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Lesley Hughes
Director and Councillor,
Climate Council
Lesley Hughes is Professor Emerita in Biology and Pro-Chancellor at Macquarie University. Her principal research interests have been the impacts of climate change on species and ecosystems and the implications for conservation. She is a former Lead Author for the IPCC’s 4th and 5th Assessment Report, a former federal Climate Commissioner, a member of the Wentworth Group of Concerned Scientists, a Councillor with the Biodiversity Council of Australia, a Director of the Environmental Defenders Office, a member of the Climate Change Authority, and a Councillor and Director of the Climate Council of Australia.
Sessions
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09-Feb-2024MEGAOperation Adaptation - preparing for fire, floods and excessive heat