Feeling Hot Hot Hot! - February 2019
Channel: City of Adelaide
Date: 05/04/2019

As our climate changes, heatwaves are getting hotter, longer and more frequent.

Heatwaves kill more people than any other natural disaster including floods, cyclones or bushfires. They also cause serious damage to our health, ecosystems, agriculture, businesses, infrastructure and communities.

Fortunately, there are things we can do to prepare and respond.

Well known media identity, Amanda Blair, guided a panel of experts through a hypothetical extended heatwave.

Guests learned about the challenges posed by heatwaves in Adelaide as well as practical actions that can be taken to manage your risks. 

Kaurna Welcome by Senior Kaurna Man Mickey Kumatpi O’Brien

Panellists:

Anthony Penney, Executive Director of Industry and Government Engagement, Business SA
Chris Beattie, Chief Officer, South Australian State Emergency Service 
Frank Crisci, Emergency Manager, SA Power Networks
Hitaf Rasheed, Executive Director, Events South Australia, South Australian Tourism Commission
John Nairn, State Manager, Bureau of Meteorology 
Ken Long, Chairman, Adelaide Sustainable Building Network
A/Prof Nicola Spurrier, Deputy Chief Medical Officer and Public Health Physician & Paediatrician, SA Health
Rose Rhodes PSM, Chairperson SA Divisional Advisory Board, Australian Red Cross
Tim Jarvis, Environmental Scientist & Explorer

Resilient East is an initiative between the City of Adelaide, Campbelltown City Council (SA), the City of Burnside, City of Norwood Payneham & St Peters, City of Prospect, City of Tea Tree Gully, City of Unley and the Town of Walkerville. Our goal is to improve the resilience of communities, assets and infrastructure, local economies and natural environments so we can cope with the challenges and opportunities of climate change.

For more information on Resilient East please visit: http://bit.ly/ResilientEast