The sponge city is a way of visualising how water should be absorbed and travel through an urban environment.

Instead of rushing the water away, a sponge city absorbs and keeps it in the landscape. But how do we plan for sponge cities when the city or town has already evolved to rush water away? It starts with benchmarking: assessing how water sensitive a community already is and asks what else councils might do to progress.

We discuss how ISJO started and constructed its benchmarking process and share insights from other councils that have successfully engaged their communities in water sensitive practices. 

In this episode we hear from:
Jan Orton - Senior Consultant from Mosaic Insights working with ISJO on benchmarking
Natalia McGregor - Manager of the Environment team with the City of Shellharbour
Emma Struys - WSUD Project Manager for ISJO 

The sponge city is a way of visualising how water should be absorbed and travel through an urban environment.
Instead of rushing the water away, a sponge city absorbs and keeps it in the landscape. But how do we plan for sponge cities when the city or town has already evolved to rush water away? It starts with benchmarking: assessing how water sensitive a community already is and asks what else councils might do to progress.
We discuss how ISJO started and constructed its benchmarking process and share insights from other councils that have successfully engaged their communities in water sensitive practices.&nbsp;
In this episode we hear from:
<ul>
<li>Jan Orton - Senior Consultant from Mosaic Insights working with ISJO on benchmarking</li>
<li>Natalia McGregor - Manager of the Environment team with the City of Shellharbour</li>
<li>Emma Struys - WSUD Project Manager for ISJO&nbsp;</li>
</ul>

How do we secure water as the critical enabler for communities, economies and the environment in the context of a changing climate?

Like much of NSW, the Namoi region is recovering from the worst drought in living memory.

In this exciting new podcast series, Climate Resilience: Namoi, you’ll hear directly from staff and councillors from the Walcha Shire and Tamworth Regional councils about their experiences of unprecedented drought, and how they are preparing for a future of climate uncertainty.   

And we’ll bring you to a farm on the Liverpool Plains that is working to keep water in the land for longer and helping ensure a viable future for agriculture.

The podcasts are proudly funded by the NSW Government in association with Local Government NSW through the Increasing Resilience to Climate Change Program.

How do we secure water as the critical enabler for communities, economies and the environment in the context of a changing climate?
Like much of NSW, the Namoi region is recovering from the worst drought in living memory.
In this exciting new podcast series, Climate Resilience: Namoi, you&rsquo;ll hear directly from staff and councillors from the Walcha Shire and Tamworth Regional councils about their experiences of unprecedented drought, and how they are preparing for a future of climate uncertainty. &nbsp;&nbsp;
And we&rsquo;ll bring you to a farm on the Liverpool Plains that is working to keep water in the land for longer and helping ensure a viable future for agriculture.
The podcasts are proudly funded by the NSW Government in association with Local Government NSW through the Increasing Resilience to Climate Change Program.

Climate Resilience

How do we secure water as the critical enabler for communities, economies and the environment in the context of a changing climate?

How do we keep water in the landscape for longer whether that’s in cities or towns, in the home or on the street?

Big changes are under way in how citizens and their governments think about water, and local government is critical in bringing about these shifts in thinking.

This exciting new podcast, Climate Resilience, is for those on the frontline: council staff and policy makers concerned with changing water use practices from the ground up.

In two series, we dive deep into the issues:

• In the Namoi region, we look at how councils are preparing for unprecedented drought with limited water for public works and keeping towns alive.

• In the Shoalhaven, we look at emerging policy and practice around the best way to use the water we have, via water sensitive urban design.

How do we secure water as the critical enabler for communities, economies and the environment in the context of a changing climate?
How do we keep water in the landscape for longer whether that&rsquo;s in cities or towns, in the home or on the street?
Big changes are under way in how citizens and their governments think about water, and local government is critical in bringing about these shifts in thinking.
This exciting new podcast, Climate Resilience, is for those on the frontline: council staff and policy makers concerned with changing water use practices from the ground up.
In two series, we dive deep into the issues:
&bull; In the Namoi region, we look at how councils are preparing for unprecedented drought with limited water for public works and keeping towns alive.
&bull; In the Shoalhaven, we look at emerging policy and practice around the best way to use the water we have, via water sensitive urban design.

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