3rd National Climate Impacts and Risks Meeting
11-12 September 2023, University of Exeter
The 3rd National Meeting on Climate Impacts and Risks was held at the University of Exeter on 11-12 September, hosted by Professor Richard Betts MBE. This follows two previous meetings in 2018 and 2019 at the Universities of Bristol and Leeds. A key aim of the meeting was to provide information on the process for preparing the 4th UK Climate Change Risk Assessment (CCRA4), discuss how the research community can support and engage in the process, and share updates on research on UK climate risks since the previous CCRA.
| DAY ONE | Monday 11th September |
| 10.30-11.00 | Registration, tea and coffee. Put up posters. |
| Session 1. Chair: Richard Betts | |
| 11.00-11.05 | Welcome Richard Betts, University of Exeter & Met Office |
| 11.05-11.30 | CCRA4 framing – Richard Millar, Climate Change Committee |
| 11.30-11.45 | UK public perceptions of climate change risks, impacts and adaptation (2013-2023) Rachel Harcourt on behalf of Kate Sambrook, University of Leeds |
| 11.45-12.00 | What should a well-adapted England look like? Findings from a Defra-funded public dialogue on climate risks and adaptation. Rachel Harcourt, University of Leeds |
| 12.00-12.15 | Organisational perceptions of adapting to a changing climate in the UK. Denyse Dookie, Grantham Institute *Online |
| 12.15-12.30 | The UK Climate Resilience Programme (2019-2023) Suraje Dessai, University of Leeds |
| 12.30-13.30 | Lunch and poster viewing |
| Session 2. Chair: Hayley Fowler | |
| 13.30-13.45 | Translating knowledge from the UK Climate Resilience Programme. Peter Walton, University of Leeds |
| 13.45-14.00 | OpenCLIM, a national climate change risk and adaptation assessment pilot study. Robert Nicholls, UEA *Online |
| 14.00-14.15 | National-scale physically based hydrological modelling of climate adaptation impacts for the UK. Elizabeth Lewis, University of Newcastle *Online |
| 14.15-14.30 | A catastrophe risk model for current and future flooding in the UK. Natalie Lord, Fathom |
| 14.30-14.45 | The economic value of climate information in adaptation decisions. David Dawson, University of Leeds *Online |
| 14.45-15.00 | A storylines framework for UK sea level rise. Matt Palmer, Met Office |
| 15.00-15.30 | Refreshment break and poster viewing |
| Session 3. Chair: Dann Mitchell | |
| 15.30-15.45 | Applied flood and erosion research: discovering climate change needs in a government setting. Sally Brown, Environment Agency |
| 15.45-16.00 | Learning about present day climate risks from extreme weather events of the past. Ed Hawkins, University of Reading *Online |
| 16.00-16.15 | National analysis of strategic options for resilience water supplies. Jim Hall, University of Oxford. |
| 16.15-16.30 | Future water availability to support Net Zero: hydrological projections for England incorporating both climate change and socioeconomic demands. Jamie Hannaford, UKCEH |
| 16.30-16.45 | The impact of weather and climate on present and future energy system security. Hannah Bloomfield, Newcastle University |
| 16.45-17.00 | Uncertainty in earth surface responses to climate change and the needs of the UK nuclear regulators. Stephan Harrison, Office for Nuclear Regulation |
| 17.00-17.15 | Building exposure to wind-driven rain in the UK: future risk to built heritage. Michael Sanderson, Met Office |
| 17.15-17.30 | Discussion |
| 18.00-21.00 | Drinks reception followed by a barbecue. Woodbridge Suite, Reed Hall, University of Exeter. |
| DAY TWO | Tuesday 12th September |
| Session 4. Chair: Pete Falloon | |
| 09.00-09.15 | Evaluation, analysis and bias correction of the UKCP18 regional climate projections. Nans Addor, Fathom |
| 09.15-09.30 | Differences in hydrological impacts using regional climate model and nested convection-permitting model data. Alison Kay. UKCEH *Online |
| 09.30-09.45 | Compound extreme hourly rainfall following heatwaves likely in the mid-latitudes. Hayley Fowler, University of Newcastle. |
| 09.45-10.00 | The development of a framework for managing cascading risk in urban environments. Tim Mitchell, Met Office |
| 10.00-10.15 | Compound crises – the health effect of extreme weather on top of a pandemic. Eunice Lo, University of Bristol |
| 10.15-10.30 | A holistic approach to climate and health in the UK. Dann Mitchell, University of Bristol |
| 10.30-11.00 | Refreshment break and poster viewing |
| Session 5. Chair: Andy Challinor | |
| 11.00-11.15 | Health and economic impacts of London’s summer urban heat island. Charles Simpson, Institute for Environmental Design and Engineering, University College London |
| 11.15-11.30 | Linking climate mitigation and adaptation: A new framework for achieving ‘Climate Resilient Net Zero’. Candice Howarth, Grantham Institute, LSE *Online |
| 11.30-11.45 | Oil palm plantations as positive contributions to Net-Zero. Lisma Safitri, University of Leeds |
| 11.45-12.00 | What do changing weather and climate shocks mean for the UK food system? Pete Falloon, Met Office |
| 12.00-13.00 | Lunch and poster viewing |
| Session 6. Chair: Richard Betts | |
| 13.00-13.15 | Risk assessment, adaptation and policy pathways: perspectives and lessons from food systems. Andy Challinor, University of Leeds |
| 13.15-13.30 | A new set of UK future scenarios linking climate change with multiple environmental drivers. Emma Robinson, UKCEH |
| 13.30-13.45 | Towards the future of UK climate information for risk assessment and adaptation. Jason Lowe, Met Office |
| 13.45-14.30 | Panel discussion |
| 14.30 | Meeting close |
