Climate change is one part of a much bigger story. Discover how Earth's interconnected systems shape the challenges and opportunities of our future.
Climate change is not an isolated problem to solve. It is one expression of a much larger system of interconnected environmental, social and economic change.
In this session, Dr Cathrine Dyer from Te Herenga Waka Victoria University of Wellington steps back to examine the bigger picture. Why are climate change, biodiversity loss, freshwater decline, food security, economic pressures and community resilience so closely linked? What happens when we address one challenge without considering the others?
Drawing on systems thinking and the latest climate research, Cathrine will explore the feedbacks, connections and tipping points that shape our world. Rather than focusing solely on emissions or climate impacts, she will demonstrate why lasting solutions depend on understanding the relationships between the systems that support life.
This session will equip participants with a systems perspective for making sense of complexity and show why building resilience requires us to think beyond individual issues and towards the health of the whole system.
YOUR SPEAKERS
Lecturer in Climate Change at Te Herenga Waka Victoria University of Wellington