News and Events Categories: Health & Wellbeing

Monitoring Health Sector Adaptation in London

June 1, 2018

We invite colleagues from health and social care sectors to join us for a discussion about climate change impacts on health and well-being, how well London’s health sector is adapting, and how we can monitor progress. Background: The new London Environment Strategy sets out a sector-based approach to climate change adaptation, with the London Climate Change Partnership bringing … Read more

Responding to Hot Weather Events in Cities

May 9, 2018

As part of a program of research on responses to climate change, Surrey University is developing a research project on perceptions of and responses to hot weather events in cities.   In partnership with Surrey and the British Sociological Association, we are organizing  a workshop  to help set the direction and the form of the … Read 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 … Read more

Climate Just Take 2

January 5, 2018

February 16, 2018 City Hall, London The Climate Just team at the University of Manchester are delighted to present the new version of Climate Just, three years and 25,000 users after the original launch in February 2015. We hope that stakeholders from public service providers will join us for some insightful presentations, lively debate and … Read more

Heat Risk in London Group 13 April

April 7, 2017

The Heat Risk Group met on April 13 to hear about new developments in combining modeling and observation data, how heat risk is being addressed in the new London Environment Strategy, and resources and initiatives for extreme heat preparedness from the United States. The notes are below. For more information, or to obtain the presentations, please … Read more

Infrastructure interdependencies workshop March 10

February 14, 2017

LCCP, in partnership with London Resilience and TfL, are pleased to host a half-day workshop on 10 March 2017 at City Hall, where we will use London Resilience’s Anytown methodology to explore interdependencies within the critical systems that our city depends on for its day-to-day functioning. Understanding and being able to articulate these interdependencies and potential cascading … Read more

Climate Just: tailored solutions to improve your area’s resilience to climate change

February 5, 2016

Thanks to Climate Just, you can look at climate change impacts across England at a neighbourhood level. Those training events helped attendees to use and apply the Climate Just’s resources in practice. … Read more

Resilient Health, Care and Wellbeing in a Changing Climate: Lessons from Research and Local Practice

Climate UK, along with Durham University and the Future Health Partnership heard from local authorities who have worked with their communities to develop new approaches to planning and delivering resilient services that reflect specific local characteristics and needs. … Read more

London Health, Social Care and Public Health Sustainability Workshop

June 18, 2015

Public Health England London hosted a one day event looking at building a sustainable health and care in London. … Read more