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.

See the presentation here: The 2026 Iain McCalman Lecture presentation

Timestamps:

00:50 - Welcome from Prof David Schlosberg

08:00 - Professor Vicki Flood introduces the keynote speaker

12:17 - Dr McNaught introduces herself and the University Centre for Rural Health

18:11 - Context of compounding disasters 

25:28 - Community action after floods 

35:27 - Dr McNaught and her colleagues' embedded research

45:35 - Calls to action for policy-makers, donors, universities and disaster practitioners

57:08 - Beck Dawson responds

Speakers

Dr Rebecca McNaught, Faculty of Medicine

Professor David Schlosberg, Sydney Environment Institute

Beck Dawson, Henry Halloran Urban Regional Research Initiative

Professor Vicki Flood, Head of Rural Clinical School

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