This session considered how the natural environment is exposed to priority risks identified in the Independent Assessment of the UK Climate Risk.
A healthy, functioning natural environment is essential for biodiversity, the continued delivery of key ecosystem services to the economy and to the health and well-being of our society.
Despite this, the assessment found that current adaptation measures are inadequate to match the scale of key risks to the natural environment, including risks to terrestrial and freshwater species and habitats, soils, and natural carbon stores and sequestration.
During this recording we hear from lead authors of the Natural Environment and Assets chapter of The Third UK Climate Change Risk Assessment Technical Report.
Panellists also discuss the urgent actions that need to be implemented in the next five years to address these risks.
Event details:
• 10:00-11:00, Tuesday 14th September 2021
• Chaired by Kate Jones, Expert Adviser to the Adaptation Committee
• Presentations from Pam Berry and Iain Brown, technical report chapter authors, and Brendan Freeman from the Climate Change Committee secretariat
• Joined on the panel by Olly Watts who heads up the adaptation work programme at RSPB, and Jenny Phelps MBE from the Gloucestershire Farming and Wildlife Advisory Group (FWAG)
UK Climate Risk – State of the Nation series
The UK Climate Risk – State of the Nation series delves into the Independent Assessment of UK Climate Risk, focusing on: key sectors exposed to priority risks, important players in responding to climate risk, and some of the key challenges raised in the assessment. You can find links to register for the event series at [ Ссылка ]
