News and Events Categories: Natural Environment
Heat data and vulnerability
February 4, 2020
In November we hosted a small workshop to start a conversation about the potential to obtain and use data to create a heat vulnerability index for cities, or a similar information product to support implementation, measuring progress, and monitoring risk across a range of different needs and sectors. Around 35 participants from across policy, environmental … … Find out more
Nature-based solutions for flooding and coastal risk management
January 17, 2020
ICE will be hosting the annual Vernon-Harcourt lecture on Monday 3 February at 6pm for 6.30pm start. The lecture will be given by Dr Jonathan Simm, Chief Technical Director at HR Wallingford. The topic will be ‘Nature based solutions for flooding and coastal risk management.’ You can attend in person (One Great George Street, Westminster, … … Find out more
Climate Risk Disclosure @Futurebuild 2020
October 22, 2019
Climate Risk Disclosure: what you need to know Background: In response to a call from G20 leaders, the Financial Stability Board established the Taskforce on Climate-Related Financial Disclosures (TCFD) to enhance transparency about the financial risks to investors from climate change. The TCFD published recommendations, which the UK Government formally endorsed in 2017, and … … Find out more
Prospering from Climate-Resilient Growth in Cities
June 10, 2019
Cities are of particular significance for resilience and adaptation as they are concentrations of exposure and risk: most of the world’s population now lives in urban areas. Worldwide, the urban population is projected to increase to 5 billion by 2030, with 95 percent of the expansion expected in developing countries. Cities are also major drivers … … Find out more
2019 Flood and Coast Conference
May 30, 2019
The Environment Agency’s Flood and Coast Conference 2019 will feature sessions on economic impacts of flooding, effective sustainable drainage, collaboration on climate change adaptation, and resilient growth and regeneration. Our own Anusha Shah of the Thames Estuary Partnership will take part in a panel on climate resilience, with a themed talk: “Time to connect the … … Find out more
Futurebuild 2019: London’s Climate Resilience
April 5, 2019
ExCel, London London is already feeling the impacts of climate change, both directly with severe weather in the city, and indirectly, because of its interconnectedness with the global economy and reliance on imported resources. This session brought together a range of expertise to explore how to ensure the viability of London’s society, economy, and environment … … Read more
Improving weather monitoring in London
March 28, 2019
LCCP and Space4Climate are organizing a workshop event to hear from experts on weather and related data monitoring. This event follows on from our previous Observing London report and findings. We are interested in how we can better coordinate across data users and providers with different planning and scientific agendas (for example, air quality, heat, other … … Find out more
Urban Albedo: digital tools for urban resilience and growth
September 5, 2018
The Urban Albedo project, which aims to create an urban albedo calculation tool to help planners, urban designers, architects, engineers, and others cool the city through good design and selection of building materials. This event, marking the first day of Green Great Britain Week, provides an opportunity for urban practitioners and planners to learn about … … Find out more
Heat Risk in London Group
April 30, 2018
Featured presentations from the GLA GI focus map, a new heat-related Surrey University fellowship, and a project on urban albedo. For more information, contact Kristen.
Earth Observation Data and City Adaptation Monitoring
February 2, 2018
We’re delighted to invite partners and stakeholders to a workshop bringing together world-class expertise in Earth Observation research and decision-makers from across sectors to support climate change adaptation in London. The workshop, convened by the London Climate Change Partnership and the Space4Climate group, will include three keynote talks to set the context and then a … … Find out more