September 2016
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Following publication of the Committee on Climate Change’s Adaptation Sub-Committee report, a key influence on the Defra UK Climate Change Risk Assessment in January 2017, this seminar discussed the policy priorities for climate change adaptation and planning in the next five-year cycle.
Sessions brought out the latest thinking on flood and infrastructure strategy, following the ring-fencing of at least £3bn in flood defence spending up to 2021, and examined issues surrounding urban planning and overheating following the Parliamentary Built Environment Committee’s critical report on land use and long-term housing goals.
Delegates also examined the priorities for the National Adaptation Programme ahead of its review in 2018, with sessions focusing on the management of key infrastructure assets, addressing the risks of climate change to ecosystem services and to public health, and the opportunities to integrate sustainable planning into business practices.
