What an inspirational panel led by strong female change-makers!
While conversations about indigenous rights and climate justice are for everyone, as an engineer I especially draw motivation from discussions on the nexus of climate change, resilience, and global development.
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My big takeaways…
1. The construction industry needs to be engaging with the local communities in our development projects. Their role is more than providing a signature on a form, they need to be engaged as key stakeholders and involved throughout the process. Listen to their desires and values.
2. Don’t just rebuild, rebuild better. Learn from our engineering pitfalls, and built back infrastructure to a higher level of resilience. With resilient structure there is often a higher embodied carbon cost, we must find the balance between material intensity and engineering to “future proof” our hazard prone communities. Global warming is increasing the recurrence and intensity of many extreme weather events, how can we engineer to meet future demands?
3. Every new infrastructure project can be a green-infrastructure project. Can we build in a way that enhances the community experience and rather than building to meet a need? Are there opportunities to promote low carbon transit, implement solar, reduce heat-island effect, or cultivate community?
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Thanks Oxfam Aotearoa
Thank you Pōneke for the warm welcome on such a windy night! And thank you to our three incredible Wāhine Toa for sharing your experience and knowledge with all of us. If you missed last night’s event - there’s still time to RSVP for Auckland’s event next Wednesday!
Register here: https://lnkd.in/gnNFw6Pm
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