{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/6539ae8a238f610012deb93c/69a7921647994e3427ebb857?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Communities in an era of compounding disasters: stories of hope from the Northern Rivers","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/6539ae8a238f610012deb93c/1772589316407-0a9edbd9-d2aa-46dd-b6a7-46027156d4d1.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>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.</p><p><br></p><p>See the presentation here: <a href=\"https://www.sydney.edu.au/content/dam/corporate/documents/sydney-environment-institute/events/presentation_2026-_mccalman-lecture.pdf\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">The 2026 Iain McCalman Lecture presentation</a></p><p><br></p><p><strong>Timestamps:</strong></p><p>00:50 - Welcome from Prof David Schlosberg</p><p>08:00 - Professor Vicki Flood introduces the keynote speaker</p><p>12:17 - Dr McNaught introduces herself and the University Centre for Rural Health</p><p>18:11 - Context of compounding disasters&nbsp;</p><p>25:28 - Community action after floods&nbsp;</p><p>35:27 - Dr McNaught and her colleagues' embedded research</p><p>45:35 - Calls to action for policy-makers, donors, universities and disaster practitioners</p><p>57:08 - Beck Dawson responds</p><p><br></p><p><strong>Speakers</strong></p><p>Dr Rebecca McNaught, Faculty of Medicine</p><p>Professor David Schlosberg, Sydney Environment Institute</p><p>Beck Dawson, Henry Halloran Urban Regional Research Initiative</p><p>Professor Vicki Flood, Head of Rural Clinical School</p>","author_name":"Sydney Environment Institute"}