Communities in an era of compounding disasters: stories of hope from the Northern Rivers

The 2026 Iain McCalman Lecture was delivered by Dr Rebecca McNaught as she shares lessons from the ground-up of communities stepping up in extraordinary ways in response to climate disasters. Dr McNaught explores what it means to move beyond a disaster response mindset toward a vision of proactivity and well-being in the face of compounding disasters.See the presentation here: The 2026 Iain McCalman Lecture presentationTimestamps:00:50 - Welcome from Prof David Schlosberg08:00 - Professor Vicki Flood introduces the keynote speaker12:17 - Dr McNaught introduces herself and the University Centre for Rural Health18:11 - Context of compounding disasters 25:28 - Community action after floods 35:27 - Dr McNaught and her colleagues' embedded research45:35 - Calls to action for policy-makers, donors, universities and disaster practitioners57:08 - Beck Dawson respondsSpeakersDr Rebecca McNaught, Faculty of MedicineProfessor David Schlosberg, Sydney Environment InstituteBeck Dawson, Henry Halloran Urban Regional Research InitiativeProfessor Vicki Flood, Head of Rural Clinical School Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.