Climate change a key focus at Stormwater Victoria Conference

CRC for Water Sensitive Cities (CRCWSC) researchers and industry partners will share their knowledge and experience on water quality, climate change, flooding and other issues at this year’s Stormwater Victoria Conference on 5-6 May.

CRCWSC researchers presenting at the conference include Andy Coutts and Nigel Tapper speaking on incorporating trees into water sensitive urban design (WSUD), Veljko Prodanovic on the development of green walls for biofilter treatment and Cintia Dotto on developing a water sensitive strategy for Fishermans Bend.

The conference, being held at the RACV Cape Schanck Resort, Mornington Peninsula, Victoria, is themed ‘Climate Change – Does it Matter Anymore?’ and speakers will explore the stormwater industry’s approach to climate change mitigation and expected impacts on local, national and global scales.

Greenwall-for-Stormwater-story-1024x516 — CRCWSC researchers will discuss topics such as developing green walls for biofilter treatment at the Stormwater Victoria conference

Other upcoming stormwater industry events include the Stormwater Queensland Annual Conference from 15-17 July in Toowoomba, Queensland.