Extreme Weather 2022: Prevention, Planning and Response
Online Conference 15 December 2022, 9:00am - 3:00pm
Day 1
9:00am
Online Registration
9:45am
Chair’s Welcome Address
Jed Cotgrove, Institute of Government and Public Policy
9:50am
Keynote Address: Implementing a Nationwide Environmental Strategy for Safeguarding the UK for the Future
- Understanding the scope of issue concerning extreme weather
- Implementing measures to promote resilience and to minimise damage
- Having a flexible and rapid response in place to deal with serious damage and to prevent loss of property and life
Alex Sobel MP, Shadow Minister for Nature Recovery and the Domestic Environment
10:10am
Case Study: Designing Climate Resilient Cities
- The UK recorded temperatures above 40 degC for the first time on record in July 2022 and broke several records relating to heat-related excess deaths during summer 2022
- This presentation presents headline findings from an ongoing study examining responses to the 2022 heatwaves in the UK
- Whilst stakeholders working on the frontline of the 2022 heatwaves generally considered responses were well managed, the UK is unprepared to manage the impacts of extreme heat events
Dr Candice Howarth, Co-Director, Place-based Climate Action Network (PCAN)
10:30am
Question And Answer Session
10:50am
Break and Networking
11:30am
Keynote Address: Just a Drop: Preparing and Overcoming Extreme Rainfall Events
Councillor Keith Little, Cabinet Member for Highways and Transport, Cumbria County Council
11:50am
Case Study: Building Effective Community Resilience To Severe weather And Other Shocks
The session will outline Cumbria LRF’s Strategic Approach to Community:
- Community resilience is more than community engagement
- Make friends before you need them – relationships matter
- Communities to COBR approach
- Community-led by default
- Tackling inequalities
- Investing in community resilience
Carolyn Otley MBE, Community Resilience Coordinator, Cumbria CVS
12:10pm
Case Study: Military Support During Extreme Weather Events In The North West
- The MOD can contribute to response operations for to civil emergencies, and has done extensively over the course of the last few years.
- As part of the local and national multi-agency structure for emergency response, the MOD has a capabilities which can contribute to contingency operations.
- There is a process for this support, which can require ministerial authority.
- The Integrated Review includes a vision for the future of the Defence role in resilience.
Lt Col John Shirras, Joint Regional Liaison Officer (North), Ministry For Défense
12:30pm
Question And Answer Session
12:50pm
Lunch And Networking
1:40pm
Case Study: Protecting Health and Promoting Resilience During Extreme Heat Events
- Understanding the effects of extreme heat on the body and the danger it poses
- Learning how to prevent injury and to protect others during extreme heat
- Discover best practice in making sure your in workspace is sufficient to deal with the dangers
Carl Petrokofsky FFPH, Consultant in Public Health, UKHSA
2:10pm
Keynote Address: Safeguarding Water Supplies in Extreme Weather
- Outlining the legislation around water and waste water emergency response
- Case studies of major incident responses to extreme weather events
- Lessons Learnt and Continued Improvement to safeguard water supplies
Steve Youell, Head of Wholesale Service, Emergency Planning & Security, Dŵr Cymru Welsh Water
2:40pm
Question And Answer Session
3:00pm
Chair’s Summary And Close
*programme subject to change without notice