This webinar considered how the UK population will be affected by climate change and how these risks are modified by the built environment, discussing the priority risks identified in the Independent Assessment of the UK Climate Risk.



High temperatures are affecting health and wellbeing, with more than 2,500 deaths caused by the 2020 heatwaves. Yet, there has been little progress in addressing the increasing risks from overheating in our houses, health and care facilities, schools and prisons. Despite progress on flood risk management, flooding from rivers, surface water and the sea remains a major risk to people and we discuss how these risks may evolve in the future.


Watch the session to hear from the lead authors of the Health, Communities and the Built Environment chapter of The Third UK Climate Change Risk Assessment Technical Report - Sari Kovats and Rachel Brisley.


The webinar also explores the urgent actions that need to be implemented in the next five years to address these risks.


Event details:
• 10:00-11:00, Wednesday 8th September 2021
• The event was chaired by Michael Davies, Member of the Adaptation Committee
• Presentations from Sari Kovats and Rachel Brisley, technical report chapter authors, and Gemma Holmes from the Climate Change Committee secretariat
• Panellist responses from: Owen Landeg, Public Health England and Julie Godefroy, Chartered Institution of Building Services Engineers


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 https://www.theccc.org.uk/news-insights/coming-up/