6th July 2021
Adaptation and Resilience

Ambition
Our plenary talks all address the topic of Adaptation and Resilience. The afternoon parallel sessions include themes that range from fundamental scientific insights and break-throughs to highly applied, user-facing applications. We aim to create dialogue across the spectrum of activity which helps to strengthen the science, improve communication between our research activities and assist with the translation into applications. The collective aim is to provide us all with an opportunity to discuss and update each other on the latest developments from right across our discipline and share our science and its application.
Agenda
Breakout Sessions
10.30am - 12.05pm
Room One - Climate
Chair: James Keeble
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10.30am BST - Welcome
10.35am BST
Mike Kendon, Climate Information Scientist, Met Office, National Climate Information Centre
10.55am BST
Dr Laura Baker, Research Scientist, NCAS, University of Reading
11.15am BST
Characterising and Quantifying the UK Climate Change Commitment over the 21st Century
Chris Smith, Research Fellow, University of Leeds
11.35am BST
The Effects of Climate Change on the World’s Monsoons
Dr Andrew Turner, Associate Professor of Monsoon Systems, NCAS and University of Reading
Room Two - Air Quality and Composition
Chair: Fiona O'Connor
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10.30am BST - Welcome
10.35am BST
Dr Steven Turnock, Senior Scientist, Met Office Hadley Centre
10.55am BST
The Role of Aerosol Process Representation in Uncertainty in the North Atlantic Region in CMIP6
Dr Laura Wilcox, Associate Professor, NCAS, University of Reading
11.15am BST
Quantifying Air Quality Impacts of Greenhouse Gas Removal Technologies
Dr Maria Val Martin, UKRI Future Leaders Fellow, University of Sheffield
11.35am BST
The Refinement of an Ensemble of Volcanic Ash Forecasts using Satellite Retrievals
Dr Antonio Capponi, Senior Research Associate, Lancaster Environment Centre, Lancaster University
Room Three - Weather
Chair: Rebecca Emerton
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10.30am BST - Welcome
10.35am BST
IMPROVER – Probabilistic Post-Processing of Today’s Numerical Weather Prediction Systems
Ken Mylne, Head of Verification, Impacts and Post-Processing,
Met Office
10.55am BST
Using Co-Production to Improve the Appropriate Use of Sub-Seasonal Forecasts in Africa
Dr Linda Hirons, Research Scientist, NCAS, University of Reading
11.15am BST
Satellite-Based Nowcasting of West African Storms
Ralph Burton, Research Scientist, NCAS
11.35am BST
Impact of Sudden Stratospheric Warmings on United Kingdom Mortality
Prof Andrew Charlton-Perez, Professor of Meteorology, University of Reading
Afternoon Keynote Plenary
Chair: Dr Claire Ryder, University of Reading
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13.00pm BST
The Language of Risk: Optimizing Choices to Build Effective Climate Resilience
Dr Tom Philp, Chief Executive Officer, Maximum Information and Dr Helen Greatrex, Assistant Professor in Remote Sensing and Geospatial Analysis, The Pennsylvania State University
13.30pm BST
Forecasting Impactful Flooding from Tropical Cyclones to Support Humanitarian Operations
Dr Linda Speight, Researcher in Applied Flood Forecasting, University of Reading
14.00pm BST
Climate Change Adaptation in Disasters and Conflict: What is Happening and Where?
Professor Erin Coughlan de Perez, Dignitas Associate Professor, Tufts University and Senior Advisor, Red Cross Red Crescent Advisor
14.30pm BST
Beyond Limit Values - The Need to Rethink our Air Pollution Policies
Dr Gary Fuller, Senior Lecturer in Air Quality Measurement, MRC Centre for Environment and Health, Imperial College London
