UK Climate Projections 09 (UKCP09)
The East Midlands regional launch event took place on 2 September 2009.
The East Midlands launch of the UK Climate Projections 09 (UKCP09) was the
first regional event following the national launch by Hilary Benn on 18th
June. It explored the implications of the projections for the East
Midlands; this will be supported by a further series of sub-regional events
in November to consider issues in more depth.
Whilst we must continue to reduce our greenhouse gas emissions we also need
to prepare for change which, due to past emissions, is inevitable. The
UKCP09 includes key findings, scientific reports and pre-prepared maps,
which will be of use to public and private sector organisations that are
affected by weather and climate and/or make long-term investment decisions.
The keynote speaker was Peter Unwin, Director General from Defra's Natural
Environment Group. There followed a series of speakers which are listed
below with links to their presentations:
UKCP09 - Peter Walton of UKCIP
What the changes mean in practice
in the East Midlands - Sarah Fowler from the Environment
Agency
Impacts on Health - Dr
David Pencheon, Director of the NHS Sustainable Development Unit
Impacts on the East
Coast - Charles Beardall from the Environment Agency
To complement the regional launch of UKCP09 on 2 September in Nottingham, 4
sub regional events were held in the week commencing 9 November 2009. These
free events were aimed at helping people in businesses, local authorities,
partnerships and communities, or with an interest in east coast issues
understand the potential risks climate change poses to them. The programmes
and presentations for each of these days are given under
Related Documents.
East Midlands Expo
EXPO in the East Midlands is an annual event focusing on sustainability in
the way the region works and lives to ensure the environment is protected
for the future. This can be in the way we work, travel and even eat. Expo
provides the largest gathering of suppliers and buyers under one roof, and
is an opportunity to find out how your company or organisation can rise to
the challenge of climate change and create a more sustainable future.
East Midlands Expo is organised by a partnership of East Midlands Centre
for the Built Environment (emcbe), Government Office for the East Midlands
(GOEM), East Midlands Regional Assembly (EMRA) and East Midlands
Development Agency (emda).
EXPO 2008 "Acting on Climate Change" took place at the EPIC Centre at the
Lincolnshire Showground and focused on the ways we can respond innovatively
to this challenge as a region. The EXPO provided a showcase of solutions
for reducing our carbon impact of our buildings, our use of energy and
resources, the goods and services we consume, and the ways we move around.
There were exhibitors from a wide range of businesses and organisations
that are playing their part in improving peoples quality of life. A local
producers market also provided the opportunity to purchase local produce.
EXPO 2009 takes place at the Walkers Stadium in Leicester on 8 October. The
theme is "Greening the Economy" and brings together a wide range of
organisations and businesses to showcase low carbon technologies and
solutions. More information is available via the EMRA website.
Adaptation 2009
'Adaptation 2009', a major climate change adaptation event, was held in
Leicester on 29 January 2009. Aimed primarily at local authorities and
their partners the event focused on how we can adapt to climate
change.
The event formed part of an ongoing sequence of initiatives designed to
assist local authorities and their partners deliver against the climate
change indicators in the Local Government Framework.
A programme for the day and five presentations are provided below :
Programme for the
Day
Anna Dodd (Leicester
City)
Matthew Owen (LCLIP
officer)
Sophie Churchill (Chief
Exec National Forest)
Chris Allison (Director
RIEP)
David Strahan (ODAC)
Climate Change Workshop
GOEM, together with Defra; UK Climate Impacts Programme (UKCIP); and the
Regional Climate Change Partnership, held a Workshop on Delivering NI188
‘Planning to Adapt to Climate Change’ on Tuesday 7 October 2008
at Government Offices for the East Midlands.
The presentations and associated documents from the day are provided within
a delegate pack below:
Leicester Adaptation Action Plan
Leicester City Adaptation Risk
Register
Leicester City Cabinet Report
Leicester City Opportunity Register
