Resources in the Changing Climate Weeks 2: Nov 2010 category
Technical Opportunities
Presentation given by Dan Fernbank as part of the East Midlands Carbon Management Programme 2 on 5th November 2010.
More details on Technical Opportunities
Severn Trent Water’s response to the Climate Change Act’s Adaptation Reporting Power
This presentation was given at the stakeholder workshop held by Severn Trent Water on 11th November 2010, during Changing Climate Weeks.
The aims of the workshop were to raise awareness of the work Severn Trent Water (STW) have been doing on adapting to climate change, to understand how the operations of public sector bodies may be affected by STW's decisions (and vice versa), and for STW to obtain feedback on their approach.
For more information contact Emma Hill: [email protected]
More details on Severn Trent Water’s response to the Climate Change Act’s Adaptation Reporting Power
Fit for the Future? A report of the Low Carbon Health Service Conference and Marketplace
"Fit for the Future? A Low Carbon Health Service Conference and Marketplace" was held on 18th November 2010, during Changing Climate Weeks. It was organised by the East Midlands NHS Sustainable Development Network, and developed in partnership with Climate East Midlands and Sustrans in the region. You can download the report of the conference, which gives an overview of the speeches, workshops and marketplace.
UK Climate Change Risk Assessment: context, purpose and progress
This presentation was given at the UK Climate Change Risk Assessment (UK CCRA) stakeholder workshop for the East Midlands on 22nd November 2010, during Changing Climate Weeks. The first part of the presentation is an introduction to Defra's Adapting to Climate Change (ACC) Programme, and was given by Jackie Clayton, Defra. The second part of the presentation is an overview of the UK CCRA process, with relevance to the East Midlands, and was given by David Ramsbottom, HR Wallingford.
More details on UK Climate Change Risk Assessment: context, purpose and progress
Preparing for the CRC
Changing Climate Weeks event at the Ramada Hotel, Leicester, on 24th November 2010, with the London Energy Project.
Get answers to practical implementation problems associated with the Carbon Reduction Commitment Energy Efficiency Scheme and find out the very best bits of what others are doing. This event was run by the London Energy Project in support of Module 2 of their Guidance and Toolkit. Subscription to the Toolkit has been funded by EM IEP for East Midlands' local authorities.
More details on Preparing for the CRC
Climate change and flood risk: how are we preparing for the future?
This presentation was given by Paul Lockhart, Environment Agency, at the Flood Risk Management workshop during Changing Climate Weeks on 3rd November 2010.
More details on Climate change and flood risk: how are we preparing for the future?
Adaptation Action Plan Template
This template was used in an exercise at the workshop titled "A changing climate for LSPs: risks and opportunities" during Changing Climate Weeks on 9th November 2010.
The template is designed to help organisations go through the steps required to produce an adaptation action plan, by conducting a risk-based assessment of threats and opportunities, and then assigning relevant adaptive measures in response.
More details on Adaptation Action Plan Template
Next steps in adaptation
This presentation was given by Debbie Hill, Climate Change Manager at Nottingham City Council, at the workshop titled "A changing climate for LSPs: risks and opportunities" during Changing Climate Weeks on 9th November 2010. It gives an introduction to climate change adaptation, presents the business case for adaptation, and gives an overview of the steps involved in risk-based assessment of vulnerability to climate change.
More details on Next steps in adaptation
Adaptation Planning at Nottingham Trent University
This presentation was given by Grant Anderson, Nottingham Trent University's Environmental Manager, at the workshop titled "A changing climate for LSPs: risks and opportunities" during Changing Climate Weeks on 9th November 2010. NTU's adaptation work was presented as a case study.
More details on Adaptation Planning at Nottingham Trent University
