NPL is pleased to be hosting this workshop across two days:

Wednesday 23 February 2022, 10:00 – 12:30

This session will have a policy focus, discussing:

Adaptation and resilience needs, and climate risks, facing the UK,
The role of measurement in supporting adaptation policy,
Identification of measurement challenges that need addressing.

Speakers include

Richard Barker - Head of Environment, NPL
Alex Mindell - Climate Adaptation and Resilience Researcher, NPL
Brendan Freeman - Head of Adaptation Indicators, Climate Change Committee (CCC)
Charles Ffoulkes - Associate Director, ADAS / Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra)
Professor Suraie Dessai - Chair in Climate Change Adaptation, University of Leeds

Thursday 24 February 2022, 10:00 – 12:30

This session will have a solution focus, with consideration for the role of geospatial and space-based solutions in partnership with Space4Climate (S4C), discussing:

The role of remote sensing and space-based solutions, and how these can support adaptation and resilience action,
Prioritisation of the measurement needs that will underpin evidence-based decision making,
Recognition of knowledge gaps and how measurement can help to address them.

Speakers include

Emma Richardson - Research Lead, NPL,
Rob Scott - Co-Director, CEOI
Donna Lyndsay - Innovation Lead, Ordnance Survey (OS)
Fai Fung - Science Manager, UKCP Science into Services, Met Office
Emma Woolliams - Chair of the European Metrology Network for Climate and Ocean, Observation and Principal Research Scientist for Earth Observation, NPL
Briony Turner - Climate Services Development Manager, Space4Climate, NCEO

Links to join the workshop and final agenda will be sent to registered attendees ahead of the event.

The content and discussions from this workshop will be published as a free report by NPL in Spring 2022. All those signed up for the workshop will automatically be emailed a copy of the report.

Please note, this workshop is being recorded for internal use only and by registering, you are giving consent to this.

Delivering Climate Adaptation and Resilience: The Role of Measurement