How nature can strengthen Greater Sydney's flood resilience

In this instalment of the SEI Podcast Series, discover how nature-based solutions can be integrated into urban and coastal planning to build resilience and improve ecological health whilst balancing competing demands for land use. Learn from successful projects, understand the challenges, and explore practical strategies to implement these solutions at scale. This event will be an exclusive preview of a new report that engaged with diverse stakeholders to understand how green and blue infrastructure can transform flood risk management in Greater Sydney.This event was held in partnership with the Sydney Environment Institute, Committee for Sydney, and AECOM at Climate Action Week 2025.Timestamps:00:50 - Welcome and introduction02:11 - Address by Beck Dawson and context of discussion 09:14 - Sam Kernaghan on Sydney's resilience during floods15:39 - Genevieve Wright on international examples of how nature is being used to stop flooding21:37 - Alice Simpson-Young on barriers for implementing nature-based solutions in Sydney 26:36 - How do we shift nature-based solutions to 'business as usual'?31:29 - Panel discussion begins31:52 - What are quick ways to embed nature-based solutions?35:36 - How can we integrate nature-based solutions and Disaster Adaptation Guidelines overview44:18 - The success of the GreenWay project53:07 - The Botany Wetlands system and tackling policy 1:05:11 - Q+A begins1:22:02 - ConclusionSpeakersSam Kernaghan, Director of Resilience Program at the Committee for SydneyNick Chapman, Resilience Specialist at Willoughby City CouncilBeck Dawson, Executive Director - Adaptation and Mitigation at the NSW Reconstruction Authority Dan Penny, Professor in the Faculty of Science at the University of SydneyAlice Simpson-Young, Principal Sustainability and Resilience Consultant at AECOMSarah Tasic, Assistant Director Disaster Risk Management at the NSW Reconstruction AuthorityGenevieve Wright, Senior Project Officer at the Sydney Environment Institute Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.