The Economics and Financing of Resilient Urban Infrastructure

Lead Research Organisation: University of Leeds
Department Name: School of Earth and Environment

Abstract

The UK government has launched its industrial strategy, which sets out a long-term plan to improve the productivity of British industries and enhance the earning power of the population (HM Government, 2017b). One of its five main pillars is the undertaking of a major upgrade of the UK's infrastructure. Focusing on infrastructure is essential, since it has been recognised that the existing UK's infrastructure rates poorly compared to that of other advanced economies (HM Government, 2017a). Poor infrastructure affects the productivity and competitiveness of businesses and industries in the UK, while it increases the risks of adverse economic and social impacts due to extreme weather events, such as flooding.

Flooding has been identified as the major climate change risk faced by communities, businesses and infrastructure in the UK (CCC, 2017). In recent years, the UK has been impacted by several extreme flood events. For instance, the 2013/14 and 2015/16 winter floods caused severe disruptions in transport, provision of basic services (water, electricity, telecommunications), causing severe losses to households and businesses (Chatterton et al., 2016; Sakai et al., 2016). Climate projections for the UK point out future increases in flood risk (DEFRA, 2013; CCC, 2017). There is, in this sense, a genuine and urgent need among UK industries and businesses to upgrade the existing infrastructure in order to protect them against these risks, improve productivity and build climate resilience.

The government has committed to enhance infrastructure at risk, especially flood defences (DEFRA, 2014). However, issues relating to the economics and financing are under-addressed. This is especially the case at the urban scale, where cities could invest in a wide range of resilience options, but frequently lack the economic evidence base and the financing arrangements that might enable them to do so. In this sense, several questions arise. What resilient infrastructure options available to cities are the most adequate and sustainable? What are the most cost-effective options? What options can deliver the greater co-benefits (e.g. economic, social, environmental)? How could infrastructure options be delivered and financed? These queries reveal a research and policy gap that this fellowship aims to address.

The overall objective of this fellowship is thus to develop the economic case for investing in resilient urban infrastructure at a city scale, exploring the synergies between disaster risk reduction and improvements in productivity, economic growth, employment, environmental quality, and human well-being. This research will focus on the Leeds city area, which is a relevant case study since it has been affected by extreme flooding in the past, seeking to draw lessons that can be applied more broadly to other cities in the UK and abroad.

The fellowship will be based on close collaborations with Arup, as well as with other public bodies including the Environment Agency and Leeds City Council. It will also be directly aligned with the Leeds Climate Commission (leeds.candocities.org), a city-wide collaboration of 24 key organisations established to promote investment in low carbon and climate resilient development within the city of Leeds. The fellowship will also link to existing research projects and centres, like the Centre for Climate Change Economics and Policy, Water@Leeds, the Yorkshire Integrated Catchment Solutions Programme, the EU funded project ThinkNature (which involves various academic organisations across the EU) and the Climate Change Adaptation Group of the University of Leeds.

Working closely with these partners and organisations will ensure strong stakeholder engagement along all the stages of the fellowship in order to in order to maximise policy uptake, increase climate resilience and the economic productivity of UK industries, and produce a positive impact in the lives of the UK cities' inhabitants, and beyond.

Planned Impact

This fellowship seeks to produce knowledge that will directly benefit industries, businesses, communities and local government institutions in the Leeds City Area. Furthermore, it is expected that these benefits will spread more widely to other actors in the rest of the UK.

From the outset, a number of key stakeholders has expressed substantial interest in this fellowship and foresee potential opportunities to benefit from it. Among these is the Leeds Climate Commission, whose participation is essential, since it comprises 24 private and public organisations. The Commission will provide a better panorama of ongoing efforts, facilitate access to other key players, secure trust, legitimise the project's objectives and increase the receptiveness of the outputs. Involving the Commission will thus increase the chances of influencing policy through co-production of evidence that can lead to more informed decisions and successful outcomes.

Local government organisations

The Leeds City Council will directly benefit from this fellowship, since many of the fellowship outputs will be targeted to this institution. More specifically, the Council will receive clear evidence on the vulnerability of the city, its exposure to extreme weather events, and the needs of the city's businesses (in various economic sectors). Moreover, the Council will benefit from a systematic assessment tool to understand the economic significance of different infrastructure risks and identify the most cost-effective urban climate-resilient infrastructure options.

The knowledge produced will also be of value to the Environment Agency, who will benefit from the vulnerability assessment and the identification of green infrastructure options. Building upon existing networks, findings will be offered to national policy makers in Parliament and Whitehall (e.g. BEIS), who have showed interest in the problems that are being addressed and are willing to take action.

Private sector

The private sector will specifically find significant value in the findings derived from this fellowship, especially those small and medium enterprises (SMEs) located in areas at risk. Some of these firms have already been seriously impacted in the past and expect swift and concrete solutions to avoid future problems. These firms, in particular, will benefit from an upgrade in existing infrastructure that can ameliorate the risks, as well as from alternative financing arrangements to help them prepare against and recover from extreme weather events.

Larger firms in the water (Yorkshire Water), energy (Northern Gas Networks) and transport sectors will benefit from an enhancement in infrastructure that can avoid disruptions in basic services, as well as from improved productivity levels. During the fellowship, direct contact will be made with the Leeds Chamber of Commerce and other business organisations and outputs will be made available to them.

Civil society organisations

A number of non-governmental organisations and practitioners will find this study significantly useful. Some of these have been engaged from the outset as members of the Leeds Climate Commission. Among these are Friends of the Earth and the Leeds Civic Trust. The fellowship will also liaise with other existing networks in the region, which include the Upper Calder Valley Renaissance and Yorkshire Forward.

Household sector

The household sector, especially those situated in areas at risk, will find direct benefits in the form of reduced material, monetary and human losses associated with extreme weather events. Households in general will also gain from fewer disruptions in basic services, such as water, energy and transport.

In general terms, the population of the Leeds City Region will benefit from more employment opportunities related to the creation and maintenance of urban climate-resilient infrastructure, as well as from enhanced levels of economic growth.
 
Title Animated video: Closing gaps to boost SMEs flood resilience 
Description Animated video produced to communicate 1)the challenges that SMEs face when they face a flood incidence, 2)the results of the economic assessment conducted, 3)the tool developed to assess the effectiveness of flood resilience measures of SMEs. 
Type Of Art Film/Video/Animation 
Year Produced 2021 
Impact This video was presented at an event with 137 people, and after that, I was contacted by the team of the Pathfinder 'Yorkshire flood resilience' to give them advice on how they can animate their content. They then started to use animation to communicate flood risk. 
URL https://youtu.be/NmznABDFo44
 
Title Art piece for the Youth Strike: Humans Playing God 
Description I collaborated with the artist Orange Ibreck to develop an artwork derived from my work for the Annual Climate Strike. A Map of the climate vulnerability of Leeds was produced with different textures, including fabric, metallic paper, cardboard, wood and paper. There was space for drawing on the paper and materials with which to do so. The mural is in the shape of Leeds, with themes of Climate justice and transference, we never really lose anything, and how we pass our burden and risks to marginalised people and places. I developed a website to explain the climate vulnerability index and encourage people to look at their climate vulnerability and make changes to reduce their risk. 
Type Of Art Artistic/Creative Exhibition 
Year Produced 2021 
Impact The work was part of the Annual Climate Strike and featured in the main square of Leeds (Millennium Square). The artist and the scientist (myself) talked to people about the climate risks and the importance to be aware of them. I printed QR codes and gave that to people to encourage them to go to the website I developed and look at the climate vulnerability of their neighbourhood, and think about how they can minimise their risks. I was invited to give a talk to a school as a result of this. 
URL http://www.paolasakai.uk/projects/tool-to-assess-climate-opportunities
 
Title Video Leeds Food System 
Description Video about the challenges of the Leeds Food System and how we can create circular economies that enable climate-resilience, Net-zero, health and well-being while levelling up places. It explores the idea of using geothermal energy to produce food in the city of Leeds. 
Type Of Art Film/Video/Animation 
Year Produced 2022 
Impact Not yet. My students will watch the video in July 
 
Title Video: Economic impacts of flooding on SMEs 
Description Video produced for my new module on the new MSc'Sustainable Business Leadership. I bring the ideas of a famous British economist with my research and findings on the economic costs of flooding on SMEs. 
Type Of Art Film/Video/Animation 
Year Produced 2022 
Impact Not yet. The film will be watched by my students until June. 
 
Title Website TAEC 
Description Website to communicate the results of the tool to assess the economic costs of flooding 
Type Of Art Artefact (including digital) 
Year Produced 2021 
Impact This website has been visited many times and people have downloaded the resources and inform further developments of the tool by the insurance industry. 
URL https://www.paolasakai.uk/projects/tool-to-assess-economic-costs-of-flooding-on-smes
 
Title Website of TAER 
Description Website to communicate the tool to assess effective resilience. 
Type Of Art Artefact (including digital) 
Year Produced 2021 
Impact SMEs have piloted the tool and they have found it very useful. They provided feedback to refine the tool. 
URL https://sites.google.com/york.ac.uk/taer/
 
Description This project aims to develop the economic case for investing in climate-resilient urban infrastructure at a city scale, exploring the synergies between disaster risk reduction and improvements in productivity, economic growth, employment, environmental quality, and human well-being. However, to increase the investments that the city and the planet need is not enough because of various reasons identified. 1) From the National, Regional and Local level, the emphasis around climate change is on mitigation and the Net-Zero plan, which closes the door to prioritising investments in adaptation and resilience. 2) This has repercussions within the City Council. There is disconnection across departments regarding weather and climate-related impacts which impedes identifying collaboration opportunities to invest in climate-resilient urban infrastructure. 3) The way the current investment framework is set up does not have the appropriate space to value wider social, health and environmental benefits. The consequence is that it leaves behind other schemes that could bring more significant additional benefits for entire neighbourhoods. A collaborative urban strategic case is needed to connect, mobilise and enable the investments that can increase climate resilience, generate inclusive growth and reduce health inequalities. 4) The project found a crucial intervention point to mobilise investments in climate-resilient urban infrastructure to create wider benefits, i.e. the Food system. Covid-19 has uncomfortably revealed how exposed our food system is to external shocks. Further challenges are expected due to climate change and evolving trade relations. Findings show that the food system should be viewed as a matter of public good, as it underpins public health, social equality and environmental quality. 5) There is a need to widen the vision of infrastructure because the critical infrastructure of a city is also its schools, its care homes, its hospitals, its food banks, and its SMEs. When these entities are affected, for instance, SMEs that constitute 99% of UK cities' business sector, negative repercussions across the town are rippled. Findings show that the smaller the businesses, the higher the economic losses. To better understand the impact, the number of employees and turnover should be considered. Findings show that the negative consequences of flooding on SMEs exert adverse ripple effects in their communities; thus, their protection should be of interest to the broader community, local and national Government. 6) Another important finding is that there is a market failure due to imperfect information on the economic and financing arrangements that impede Local and Regional Authorities, SMEs and financial influencers to invest in options to increase climate-resilience. On the one hand, the current appraisal system, used by Local and Regional Authorities, underestimates SMEs' economic costs, leaving out additional investments in flood risk protection. The knock-on effects of flooding are wide-reaching and not always so obvious, but they add to the economic impact. For instance, flood incidents can disrupt the supply of raw materials or public services, modify the demand for products, diminish worker productivity, or even cause years of disorder. All these indirect impacts are rarely considered in SMEs' economic assessments, which is a missed opportunity to enhance economic cases for flood risk management investment. On the other hand, SMEs have difficulties accessing affordable flood insurance because insurers, lenders, surveyors and brokers, lack understanding of the economic costs of flooding on SMEs and the effectiveness of property flood protection. To unlock investments in climate-resilience for SMEs, various actors should address those knowledge gaps.
Once the project identified those barriers, it moved to the development of three tools to help to unlock investments in climate-resilient urban infrastructure:
a) TACO (Tool to Assess Climate Opportunities).
b) TAEC (Tool to Assess Economic costs).
c) TAER (Tool to Assess Effective Resilience).

a) The project created TACO (Tool to Assess Climate Opportunities) using more than 50 datasets related to health aspects, socio-economic circumstances and environmental risks. It pins down factors that can strengthen or affect how people are born, live, work and grow old. TACO has the potential to enable cross-sectoral responses to increase its climate-resilience and promote well-being and health while helping inclusive growth in the city of Leeds. An outstanding achievement has been to partner with the Health Department and Public Health England to make the tool available into a Strategic Health Asset Planning & Evaluation Web GIS. This partnership will allow every member of the City Council to access TACO. Broadening the access of the tool is vital because the different departments of Local Authorities, as previously mentioned, traditionally work in silos pursuing their objectives, such as the flood risk management department, the education department, transportation, business development. TACO will also be made available to third sector organisations in a different web-based platform to enable evidence-based decisions at a neighbourhood scale. TACO aims to unveil opportunities to invest in climate-resilience, health improvements and inclusive growth. I have partnered with the Leeds City Council, Leeds Beckett, FeedLeeds, the Permaculture Association, The Chatham House, Our Future Leeds, and other organisations to identify opportunities to invest in options to increase the climate resilience of its food system while promoting health, sustainability and food security.

b) To co-produce TAEC (Tool to Assess the Economic Costs of flooding on SMEs), I have partnered with West Yorkshire Combined Authorities, the Environment Agency, the University of York and iCASP. TAEC is a model built with various datasets, input-output tables and data from SMEs. Flood risk managers of Yorkshire and the Humber have contributed to pilot TAEC to assess the 2019/20 floods. TAEC's manual will include this assessment to build Yorkshire and Humber's local authorities' capacity. TAEC will allow consistency across the region to carry out future economic assessments on the impact of flooding on SMEs. It will help prepare more robust business cases when lobbying for additional funds to be better prepared for future flood events.

c) For the final tool, TAER (Tool to Assess the Effectiveness of Resilience Measures), I partnered-up with the insurance industry through Defra's Round Table Task Force-2. TAER has been co-produced with lenders, insurers, surveyors, and brokers to increase their understanding of SMEs' strategies to minimise flood damages. Expanding the knowledge of the flood risks that SMEs represent to the insurance industry can offer better and affordable insurance products to SMEs. Insurance could be a driver of self-protection and a driver to unlock investments if tied to the take-up of resilience measures and reflected in the price. The tool has been piloted with 6 SMEs and professional surveyors. Results are being analysed at this moment.

Partnerships are needed to tackle today's challenges. This project has created tools and enables partnerships to work together and unlock investment opportunities that can generate climate-resilience, health and well-being, and inclusive growth.

This grant has found a leverage point to increase the climate-resilient urban infrastructure of Leeds, and this is food. Results of the project have pointed at the opportunity to invest on geothermal energy projects to produce food in vertical farms or glasshouses in urban areas, and the opportunity that exist to encourage Council to use procurement to steer investments to increase climate-resilience, health and well being of our children, the sick, the elderly and the people in need. Councils can create partnerships with the industry, academia and third sector organisations to encourage a circular business ecosystem that fuels a kind and resilience food system on schools, hospitals, care homes and food banks, while at the same time, they can encourage decarbonisation and meeting Net-Zero targets.
Exploitation Route The knowledge gained with this funding will be taken forward and put to use by various users. The three tools created aim to enable decision-making on climate-resilience investments. The tools were produced at different scales so that multiple users can exploit the outcomes of this funding, from micro to regional level. The methodologies were standardised so the tools could be upscaled to other cities and regions in the UK.

TACO (Tool to Assess Climate Opportunities) will be used by the Leeds City Council and third sector organisations to identify investment opportunities that increase climate-resilience, improves health and well-being, and promotes economic growth. Through the partnerships developed (e.g. with the Leeds City Council, Public Health England, Third Sector Organisations, the Leeds Climate Commission, the new Public-Private Research and Innovation Partnership I have created, and the new Yorkshire and the Humber Climate Commission the knowledge gained will be shared with other Local Authorities, Climate Commissions and other actors to influence investments in climate-resilient urban infrastructure at a different scales.

TAEC (Tool to Assess the Economic Costs of flooding on SMEs) will be used by Local and Sub-regional Authorities across Yorkshire and the Humber to assess the indirect economic costs of flooding on SMEs will be used by Local Authorities. This knowledge will be shared with other Local Authorities in the UK through the Environment Agency Flood Risk Partnership.

TAER (Tool to Assess the Effectiveness of Resilience Measures) will be used by the insurers, lenders, surveyors, and brokers involved in the project to increase their confidence in SMEs' flood risk management. It will be taken forward by the partnership I have created with Defra Taskforce Group-2 on SMEs and insurance.
Sectors Agriculture, Food and Drink,Communities and Social Services/Policy,Construction,Environment,Financial Services, and Management Consultancy,Healthcare,Government, Democracy and Justice,Retail,Other
 
Description The research focuses on developing the economic case for investing in climate-resilient urban infrastructure at a city scale, exploring the synergies between disaster risk reduction and improvements in health and well-being and economic growth. One of the main barriers is the lack of awareness and understanding of the need to invest to minimise climate-risks. Continuous engagement has been made in this project to increase the stance of climate risks in the agenda of stakeholders and the need to invest in climate-resilience urban infrastructure. From the outset of the project, several key stakeholders expressed substantial interest. Among these is the Climate Resilience Working Group of the Leeds Climate Commission. With its private and public organisations, they facilitated access to other key players, securing trust for the project's development. The high participatory component from the inception of the project has paved the way to clear impacts at different government spheres (local government to Regional to National) and multiple actors in the private sector and civil society organisations. The findings have impacted various stakeholder' spheres. As the project is still ongoing, it is expected to have a deeper and broader influence. So far, below are some examples of how this project has impacted so far. Other parts of this report show the details of these activities. 1) Local government organisations I have been working with the cross-departmental group in Public Health called the 'Winter Group'. Through constant engagement, i.e. presenting advances of my work, contributing in the monthly discussions, commenting on their outputs, writing a blog, bringing other members of the Council to find synergies, I have contributed to increasing the awareness of that group towards flooding and heatwaves. Now, rather than producing only a 'Winter weather plan', they have produced a 'Warm weather plan' with specific activities to safeguard public' safety over the summer. The group has increased its proactiveness capacity around flood risks. Recently, I did an analysis for them in terms of the flood risk probabilities on the vaccination sites in Leeds. The group has modified its name to reflect a broader scope, and now it is called 'The Weather, Health and Impact Group'. I have contributed to the Summer 2020 and the Winter 2019 2020 annual plans. My work has been included as one of the items that the Public Health Climate Change Task Group of Public Health of the Council has put forward to contribute to tackling the climate emergency. In terms of strategic planning and investment, this fellowship helped to 1) materialise the policy that promotes water efficiency, so future housing developments invest in technologies that allow them to be adapted to a future hotter and dryer climate. The policy is in place now. From October 2019 to June 2020, this work has contributed to saving 15 litres of water per person per day in new developments, with 102,000 litres saved in this period. 2) The fellowship is also supporting the development of the Local Strategic Plan which aims to include the tool developed (TACO- climate-vulnerabilty index) with the aim of steering the investment on areas that decrease sensitivity and exposure and increase local capacities. In terms of the direction of the city's food strategy, I led a multidisciplinary group that undertook a series of workshops to think of ways to increase the climate resilience of the Food System in Leeds. The Leeds City Council leader, Cllr Judith Blake and Prof. Tim Benton, Research Director of the Chatham House, chaired our first workshop. A set of recommendations emerged from this work, and the Climate Emergency Advisory Committee (a group of Cllrs that are looking at the climate emergency) appointed a Food champion for the city and a Food sub-Committee -following in this way the main recommendation provided in my policy brief. I am working now with the city on their food strategy. I created a Public-Private Research and Innovation Partnership (PPR&I) comprised of academics (natural, physical and social scientists), the business sector, the Leeds City Council, NGOs and citizens that aims to explore cutting-edge technologies to produce food that is nutritious, climate-resilient, clean and just. The PPR&I Partnership is currently exploring geothermal energy from disused mines to heat glasshouses and vertical farms to produce nutritious food. We are examining ways in which sustainable entrepreneurs could channel this healthy food to schools, care homes, hospitals, and food banks to encourage a business ecosystem that fuels a resilient, clean and kind food system in Leeds. The aim is to create a proof of concept to bring investments for a living lab in the city and scale up the technology to other places in the UK and the world. I have contributed to increasing awareness of flood risks: The Leeds City Council has developed a climate literacy training package for all Council Departments. I have helped to create the material. The impact could be traced to the number of people taking the training and increasing their understanding of the risks of flooding and heatwaves. 2) Regional government organisations (WYCA, EA-FRMPs), I have co-produced TAEC -a Tool to Assess the Economic Costs of flooding on SMEs- with WYCA, EA and flood risk managers of Yorkshire and the Humber. And have engaged in various occasions with them to bridge the knowledge gap on the indirect economic costs of flooding on SMEs. They have contributed financially to this effort reflecting in this way an increased value seen in this work. This work has contributed to increase awareness of the importance of assessing the total economic costs of flooding on SMEs. By piloting the tool with Local and Regional Authorities of Yorkshire and the Humber, practitioners were able to see the power of the tool. The tool facilitates the estimation of direct financial costs suffered by the firm and the wider indirect economic costs for the regional economy. This information can help local and regional authorities to lobby for additional funds to be better prepared for future flood events. We piloted TAEC with 126 SMEs in 15 districts in Yorkshire and the Humber to estimate the costs related to the 2019/20 Winter floods, and the most important finding was to show how for every £1 of direct losses faced by SMEs, the local economy lost a further £0.63. This means that if these additional losses are ignored, investments will not be directed to increase the climate resilience of this backbone of the economy. 3) National government organisations I submitted evidence to a flood enquiry by the Environment, Food, and Rural Affairs Committee on SMEs' situation in areas at flood risk and contributed with other groups in two more evidence submissions of the same enquiry. I have also submitted evidence to a DEFRA enquiry. I have also engaged with MPs and the EA at a National level which has shown interest in my work. I am now part of an Advisory Committee to oversee changes to the Green Book in regards to the economic costs of flooding at a local level. 4) The private sector The SMEs sector located in areas at risk have been surveyed, and 135 and 6 of them are being explored more in-depth. They will receive detailed advice on how to increase their flood resilience. Some of these firms have already been seriously impacted in the past. They expect swift and concrete solutions to avoid future problems. In particular, these firms will benefit from an upgrade in existing infrastructure that can ameliorate the risks and alternative financing arrangements to help them prepare against and recover from extreme weather events. The project has influenced the private sector's perception of SMEs flood resilience. I have partnered with lenders, insurers, surveyors, and brokers and provided them with the information they wanted to have to increase their understanding of SMEs' economic costs when they are flooded. Also, I have been co-producing TAER -a tool for lenders, insurers, surveyors and brokers to assess the effective resilience of SMEs. TAER facilitates the understanding of the flood risk faced by SMEs and of the effectiveness of the measures that they use to reduce their risk. This information improves the confidence from insurers and lenders that risk is accurately priced, and that flood risk is properly managed by SMEs. TAER was piloted by 3 professional surveyors and was applied to 6 SMEs located across Yorkshire and the Humber. The results of the tool developed were very successful. They were piloted with SMEs and lenders, insurers, surveyors and brokers getting very good feedback on its usefulness. The insurance industry has taken the results and is developing a wider tool to encourage flood protection on households, businesses and SMES; and, I am part of the Steering Board of that project. 5) Third sector and voluntary sector I have collaborated with 'Leeds Voices', a third sector organisation that ensures that public organisations reach underrepresented communities, to identify vulnerable communities and target interventions to ensure key Winter/Covid-19 messages are received. Another societal impact of this award has been in raising awareness of the need to increase climate-resilience of schools. Throughout several meetings and presentations, I influenced the Our Future Leeds Schools, a grassroots organisation that aims to fight climate change, in that they added climate-resilience in the schools as one of their five core objectives. My work has reached the general public in many other ways: Artwork and exhibition (Youth4Climate Strike and they used my work in an art form to support their Annual Climate Strike in the Millennium Square in Leeds). Multiple blogs Radio Newspapers Animated videos Videos Multiple talks with local organisations etc
First Year Of Impact 2019
Sector Agriculture, Food and Drink,Communities and Social Services/Policy,Education,Energy,Environment,Financial Services, and Management Consultancy,Healthcare,Government, Democracy and Justice
Impact Types Societal,Economic,Policy & public services
 
Description Assessing the economic costs of SMEs
Geographic Reach Local/Municipal/Regional 
Policy Influence Type Contribution to new or Improved professional practice
URL https://www.paolasakai.uk/projects/tool-to-assess-economic-costs-of-flooding-on-smes
 
Description Assessing the effectiveness of flood resilience
Geographic Reach National 
Policy Influence Type Contribution to new or Improved professional practice
Impact The insurance industry has taken this work forward and it is further developing a tool.
URL https://sites.google.com/york.ac.uk/taer/
 
Description Carbon literacy training
Geographic Reach Local/Municipal/Regional 
Policy Influence Type Influenced training of practitioners or researchers
 
Description Climate Emergency Impact Assessment tool
Geographic Reach Local/Municipal/Regional 
Policy Influence Type Participation in a guidance/advisory committee
Impact The Climate Emergency Impact Assessment tool aims to help Councillors of Leeds to understand how their decisions will help to reduce carbon emissions and improve resilience to climate change.
 
Description Climate resilience of Leeds in Local Plan
Geographic Reach Local/Municipal/Regional 
Policy Influence Type Contribution to new or Improved professional practice
 
Description Defra evidence submission
Geographic Reach National 
Policy Influence Type Contribution to a national consultation/review
Impact I was invited to participate in a workshop to shape this debate. My work has been used in some discussions at a national policy level.
 
Description Enabling a climate resilient, sustainable food system in Leeds that promotes inclusive growth, well-being and food security.
Geographic Reach Local/Municipal/Regional 
Policy Influence Type Implementation circular/rapid advice/letter to e.g. Ministry of Health
Impact I have been leading a multidisciplinary group to explore how we could build a food system in Leeds that is good for people & the planet. Our first workshop was attended by the leader of the Leeds City Council, Cllr Judith Blake and Prof. Tim Benton Research Director of the Chatham House chaired the session. A second workshop was planned but was cancelled due to Covid-19. We had the workshop online and focused on increasing the speed to create a resilient food system. A set of recommendations emerged from that second workshop and I led a policy brief (https://doi.org/10.5518/100/62), which was presented to the Climate Emergency Advisory Committee of the Leeds City Council. The main recommendation was taken, and now a Food Sub-Committee is in place in the Council, and it has appointed a Food Campion for the City. I am now working more closely with the Food Sub-Committee in advancing the other policy recommendations.
URL https://eprints.whiterose.ac.uk/168954/1/PolicyLeeds-Brief1-Resilient-Food-System.pdf
 
Description Leeds Air Pollution Health Needs Assessment Group
Geographic Reach Local/Municipal/Regional 
Policy Influence Type Membership of a guideline committee
 
Description Leeds Air Pollution and Health Group
Geographic Reach Local/Municipal/Regional 
Policy Influence Type Membership of a guideline committee
 
Description Leeds Food Strategy
Geographic Reach Local/Municipal/Regional 
Policy Influence Type Membership of a guideline committee
 
Description Leeds Voices
Geographic Reach Local/Municipal/Regional 
Policy Influence Type Participation in a guidance/advisory committee
URL https://www.leedsccg.nhs.uk/get-involved/your-views/preparing-for-winter/
 
Description North Yorkshire intelligence Covid-19 Group
Geographic Reach Local/Municipal/Regional 
Policy Influence Type Participation in a guidance/advisory committee
 
Description Seasonal weather health prevention plan
Geographic Reach Local/Municipal/Regional 
Policy Influence Type Participation in a guidance/advisory committee
Impact The influence that the fellow has made in the Public Health Winter Group is to raise awareness on the negative impacts of warm weather -and the future risks that climate change poses. The impact of this constant engagement with the group has been a development of a Warm Weather Plan with activities that relate to protecting the population from the risks of high temperature. The group previously developed some of those activities, but mainly in a reactive mode. Now, there is a stronger focus on short and long term planning with the Warm Weather Plan. In addition, a paper was circulated to the Leeds City Council Adults and Health Directorate "to strengthen a directorate wide approach to protect the health of the population during periods of hot and cold weather by preparing for, alerting people to, and protecting from, the major avoidable effects on health".
 
Description TAEC -EA
Geographic Reach National 
Policy Influence Type Membership of a guideline committee
 
Description TAER -Insurance industry
Geographic Reach National 
Policy Influence Type Membership of a guideline committee
 
Description Water Efficiency Policy
Geographic Reach Local/Municipal/Regional 
Policy Influence Type Contribution to a national consultation/review
Impact I led the collaboration with the Planning Department of the Leeds City Council to gather evidence to modify a policy to restrict water consumption to 110 litres per person per day in new housing developments (https://tinyurl.com/yxzjgsw7). Results were presented at a hearing where it was said that: "The evidence was so robust that there was very little that the objectors could do to try to discredit it". This work has contributed to saving 15 litres of water per person per day in new developments, which from October 2019-June 2020 totals 102,000 litres saved.
URL http://www.hwa.uk.com/site/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/CSSR-Matter-8-LCC.pdf
 
Description Weather and Health Impact Group -Public Health Leeds
Geographic Reach Local/Municipal/Regional 
Policy Influence Type Participation in a guidance/advisory committee
Impact Since 2019, I have been a member of the Weather and Health Impact Group of Public Health of the Leeds City Council. I have contributed to the Summer 2020 and the Winter 2019, 2020 annual plans of Public Health of the Leeds City Council. My work has been included as one of the items that the Public Health Climate Change Task Group of Public Health of the Council is putting forward to contribute to tackling the climate emergency. I have contributed to increasing the awareness of that group towards flooding and heatwaves by presenting advances of my work, contributing in the monthly discussions, commenting on their outputs, writing a blog, bringing other members of the Council to find synergies, etc. I have brought to the group members of other areas in the Council to increase coordination. Recently, I did an analysis in terms of the vaccination sites and their flood risk. In Leeds, we have had flood warnings in February 2021 and in the Weather and Health Impact Group of the Council, we discussed the need to look at the COVID-19 vaccine sites and plan for if any vaccine sites were at risk of flooding. So, if there was any at flood risk, they could flag this up with the persons responsible in the Council and double-check that the sites were protected. The report was shared among the responsible people and as the sites were not at risk, no further actions were taken. However, this exercise was helpful to increase awareness that there is a need to consider flood risk, to be prepared and to coordinate across departments.
 
Description Written evidence submitted by Dr Paola Sakai (FLO0098) to the House of Commons Environment Food and Rural Affairs Select Committee inquiry into the government's approach to flood risk of inland flooding in England
Geographic Reach National 
Policy Influence Type Contribution to a national consultation/review
URL https://committees.parliament.uk/writtenevidence/10474/pdf/
 
Description Written evidence submitted by The Yorkshire Integrated Catchment Solutions Programme (iCASP)(FLO0019)
Geographic Reach National 
Policy Influence Type Contribution to a national consultation/review
URL https://committees.parliament.uk/writtenevidence/4941/pdf/
 
Description Bridging gaps to boost resilience: Closing the knowledge gap between Local Authorities, insurers, lenders and surveyors on the economic impacts of flooding and resilience efforts of SMEs
Amount £10,000 (GBP)
Organisation West Yorkshire Combined Authorities 
Sector Public
Country United Kingdom
Start 06/2020 
End 04/2021
 
Description Bridging gaps to boost resilience: Closing the knowledge gap between Local Authorities, insurers, lenders and surveyors on the economic impacts of flooding and resilience efforts of SMEs
Amount £18,000 (GBP)
Organisation Environment Agency 
Sector Public
Country United Kingdom
Start 01/2021 
End 04/2021
 
Description Bridging gaps to boost resilience: Closing the knowledge gap between Local Authorities, insurers, lenders and surveyors on the economic impacts of flooding and resilience efforts of SMEs
Amount £233,000 (GBP)
Funding ID NE/P011160/1 
Organisation Yorkshire Integrated Catchment Solutions Programme 
Sector Private
Country United Kingdom
Start 02/2019 
End 05/2021
 
Description Environmental science to promote public health and wellbeing in the Climate Emergency
Amount £170,000 (GBP)
Organisation Yorkshire Integrated Catchment Solutions Programme 
Sector Private
Country United Kingdom
Start 03/2020 
End 07/2021
 
Description Implementing Urban Agroecology as Green Infrastructure to increase socio-economic resilience in the face of climate change
Amount $30,000 (MXN)
Organisation Autonomous University of Coahuila 
Sector Academic/University
Country Mexico
Start 05/2020 
End 09/2021
 
Description Institutional Links Round 5
Amount £60,000 (GBP)
Funding ID 332400014 
Organisation British Council 
Sector Charity/Non Profit
Country United Kingdom
Start 04/2018 
End 03/2020
 
Description Michael Beverley Innovation Fellowship
Amount £10,000 (GBP)
Organisation University of Leeds 
Sector Academic/University
Country United Kingdom
Start 02/2021 
End 06/2022
 
Description Policy Support Fund (previously called the Strategic Priorities Fund)
Amount £23,000 (GBP)
Organisation United Kingdom Research and Innovation 
Department Research England
Sector Public
Country United Kingdom
Start 12/2021 
End 03/2022
 
Description Water efficiency standards for new developments
Amount £2,000 (GBP)
Organisation Yorkshire Integrated Catchment Solutions Programme 
Sector Private
Country United Kingdom
Start 12/2018 
End 01/2019
 
Description Yorkshire Future Flood Resilience Pathfinder
Amount £574,000 (GBP)
Organisation Environment Agency 
Sector Public
Country United Kingdom
Start 01/2020 
 
Title Tool to Assess Climate Opportunities 
Description This tool contains a vulnerability index is a measure of the exposure of the population of a city to three hazards: air pollution, heatwaves and flooding. It places particular attention to health risk factors to identify the frailest so as investments are directed in that direction. 
Type Of Material Data analysis technique 
Year Produced 2021 
Provided To Others? Yes  
Impact It is a spatial tool that allows identifying, classifying and prioritising vulnerable hot-spots, unveiling in this way cross-sectoral intervention opportunities with a significant positive impact on health and wellbeing. Any member of the Council has access to the vulnerability index via SHAPE (Strategic Health Asset Planning and Evaluation). 
URL https://shapeatlas.net/
 
Title Tool to Assess the Economic Costs of Flooding on SMEs 
Description This tool aims to help local and regional authorities of areas at flood risk to assess the indirect and direct economic costs of flooding on SMEs. 
Type Of Material Data analysis technique 
Year Produced 2021 
Provided To Others? Yes  
Impact This tool aims to aid local and regional authorities to prepare more robust business cases to lobby for funding for flood protection. 
 
Description Air Pollution and Health board 
Organisation Leeds City Council
Department Public Health
Country United Kingdom 
Sector Public 
PI Contribution I have shared my expertise and my intellectual input to this partnership.
Collaborator Contribution They have shared their expertise, and their intellectual input into the discussions.
Impact We aim to develop a Health Needs Assessment that points at the intervention opportunities.
Start Year 2019
 
Description Air Pollution and Health board 
Organisation Public Health England
Country United Kingdom 
Sector Public 
PI Contribution I have shared my expertise and my intellectual input to this partnership.
Collaborator Contribution They have shared their expertise, and their intellectual input into the discussions.
Impact We aim to develop a Health Needs Assessment that points at the intervention opportunities.
Start Year 2019
 
Description Air Pollution and Health board 
Organisation University of Leeds
Country United Kingdom 
Sector Academic/University 
PI Contribution I have shared my expertise and my intellectual input to this partnership.
Collaborator Contribution They have shared their expertise, and their intellectual input into the discussions.
Impact We aim to develop a Health Needs Assessment that points at the intervention opportunities.
Start Year 2019
 
Description Defra's Task Force Working Group 2 
Organisation Sedgwick Claims Management Services
Department Sedgwick International UK
Country United Kingdom 
Sector Private 
PI Contribution I have contributed to the partnership with my findings and intellectual expertise to develop a research program with them.
Collaborator Contribution They have contributed with their time, knowledge and experience on the field.
Impact This collaboration is multi-disciplinary as it involves insurers, lenders, and surveyors. The output we have is a proporsal that just got funding.
Start Year 2018
 
Description Economic costs of flooding on SMEs, insurance and effective resilience measures 
Organisation Department For Environment, Food And Rural Affairs (DEFRA)
Country United Kingdom 
Sector Public 
PI Contribution I led the formation of the partnership with my expertise on the issue, and with my networks. I started working with the partners two years ago (WYCA and Defra's Round Table) as part of another project. They were very interested in my research and we started discussions on how could we take the research forward. I have made a substantial in-kind contribution, and apart from contributing with knowledge and expertise, I have also provided various datasets and diverse materials that are essential to deliver the project's outputs.
Collaborator Contribution By working with the project team, the insurance industry are better understanding the impacts of flooding on small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), and it is expected that this will enable them to provide SMEs with better and more tailored support. As has been mentioned in the previous sections, developing this partnership has been essential to meet the project's objectives and deliver the proposed outputs. All partners have contributed with their time, knowledge and experience on the field. The West Yorkshire Combined Authority, regional local authorities, and the Environment Agency have contributed to steer the project and co-produce a Tool to Assess the Economic Costs of flooding on SMEs (TAEC). Specifically, they have provided funding, as well as essential datasets and other relevant information, including economic indicators and general data on flood events. They have also offered insight into the information/evidence they would like to have regarding the economic costs of flooding on SMEs, providing useful feedback. They have also helped to distribute surveys and other data collection tools among relevant stakeholders. In relation to insurers, lenders, brokers and surveyors, they have participated during each stage of the project in order to develop a Tool to Assess the Effectiveness of Resilience Measures Tool (TAER). This tool will allow the insurance industry to better understand the impacts of flooding on SMEs and will be able to provide these firms with better and more tailored support, which in turn can result in a more resilient sector. These partners have also contributed to steering the project given their extensive experience and knowledge of the field. They have provided feedback during the different stages. They were particularly involved in the development of a survey, which they helped to distribute, providing relevant suggestions on how to reach a better audience and sharing it within their network. They have also helped to provide useful contacts to conduct interviews and have attended webinars and other meetings related to the different components of the TAER. They will also collaborate to pilot the tool during on-site visits to SMEs by surveyors to find ways to enhance resilience. Dr. Marco Sakai, the project academic partner based on the University of York, has also made important contributions to maintaining, strengthening and expanding the partnership. Specifically, he has been working with members from WYCA and flood managers from several local councils. Marco's expertise in macroeconomic modelling has been a key contribution to develop a Tool to Assess the Economic Costs of flooding on SMEs (TAEC). The tool provides information necessary to prepare more robust business plans and strengthen the case of local authorities when lobbying for additional funds to be better prepared for future flooding events. In this regard, Marco has contributed with his intellectual input, as well as with methodological tools (e.g., Input-Output Analysis) and relevant datasets.
Impact Additional funding was secured in the period between April 2020 to December 2020 by WYCA (£10k) and the Environment Agency (£18k). Calderdale Flood Partner April 2020 issue: Mentioned project in the issue, where it described the project goals and iCASP role in developing Yorkshire's flood resilience To forecast the importance of increasing the flood resilience of SMEs, Paola Sakai wrote an expert piece on the Yorkshire Flood Resilience online platform, published on January 2021, at https://yorkshirefloodresilience.co.uk/tools-resources/the-experts-view/understanding-smes-to-increase-their-flood-resilience Paola Sakai also wrote an article in the magazine of the National Centre for universities and business, where the relevance of the topic and the project is highlighted, this piece was published on January 2021, it can be found at https://www.ncub.co.uk/index.php?option=com_docman&view=download&alias=483-5044-partnerships-for-the-planet-v8-final&category_slug=reports&Itemid=2728 . A webinar with local authorities was organised on the 30th of July 2020, where we counted with the attendance of representatives from the West Yorkshire Combined Authority, the Leeds City Region Enterprise Partnership, the environment agency (EA), and Calderdale, East Riding, Wakefield, Leeds and Hull councils. We also organised two webinars with lenders, insurers, surveyors and brokers. The first webinar was held on October 2020 and the second in December 2020. The seminars had attendants from the following organisations: Previsico, James Hutton Institute, Arcadian Group Limited, Sedgwick, Dantherm Ltd, The Environmental Design Studio, Historic England, the Association of British Insurers, Cal-Heath Consulting, AJEA Products Ltd, British Insurance Brokers' Association (BIBA), Tonkin + Taylor, Mador architects, SymbIoTic, Tranby Surveying ltd, Aviva, Sedgwick Repair Solutions and Zurich Ins. A focus group was held on the 6th of November, 2020 with lenders, insurers and brokers. Selected stakeholders from each group were invited to provide feedback on the development of the tool. The information gathered informed the tool since its early stages. In June 2020, Paola Sakai presented the webinar: "Increasing the climate resilience of Yorkshire's cities, towns and villages" in the Confluence conference, that showcased the project goals along with Jenny Armstrong from iCASP that explained the relevance of communicating flood risk. Paola Sakai, also participated in three events of the Yorkshire Flood Partnerships, where she presented updates and activities of the project.. The presentations to the Yorkshire flood partnerships meetings are below: · Invited expert to present (twice) on the quarterly meeting of the North Yorkshire Flood Risk Management Partnership (March and November 2020) · Invited expert to present (twice) on the quarterly meeting of the West Yorkshire Flood Risk Management Partnership (March and November 2020) · Invited expert to present on the 'Climate Change Day seminar' of the Chartered Insurance Institute (2020) On August 2020, a webinar was organised with local authorities, to discuss the project ongoing activities, the flood impacts on SMEs survey and the potential and goals of the partnership between the project, iCASP and the local authorities, the invitation was extended to the flood managers of the 16 councils of Yorkshire and the Humber and had 7 attendees. The webinar recording was shared with all Local Authorities and the project partners. On September 2020, a webinar was organised with insurers, brokers and lenders to update attendees about the project's activities and gather feedback. The project had 18 attendees. On December 2020, a second webinar was organised with insurers, brokers and lenders to update attendees about the project's activities and gather feedback.
Start Year 2019
 
Description Economic costs of flooding on SMEs, insurance and effective resilience measures 
Organisation Environment Agency
Country United Kingdom 
Sector Public 
PI Contribution I led the formation of the partnership with my expertise on the issue, and with my networks. I started working with the partners two years ago (WYCA and Defra's Round Table) as part of another project. They were very interested in my research and we started discussions on how could we take the research forward. I have made a substantial in-kind contribution, and apart from contributing with knowledge and expertise, I have also provided various datasets and diverse materials that are essential to deliver the project's outputs.
Collaborator Contribution By working with the project team, the insurance industry are better understanding the impacts of flooding on small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), and it is expected that this will enable them to provide SMEs with better and more tailored support. As has been mentioned in the previous sections, developing this partnership has been essential to meet the project's objectives and deliver the proposed outputs. All partners have contributed with their time, knowledge and experience on the field. The West Yorkshire Combined Authority, regional local authorities, and the Environment Agency have contributed to steer the project and co-produce a Tool to Assess the Economic Costs of flooding on SMEs (TAEC). Specifically, they have provided funding, as well as essential datasets and other relevant information, including economic indicators and general data on flood events. They have also offered insight into the information/evidence they would like to have regarding the economic costs of flooding on SMEs, providing useful feedback. They have also helped to distribute surveys and other data collection tools among relevant stakeholders. In relation to insurers, lenders, brokers and surveyors, they have participated during each stage of the project in order to develop a Tool to Assess the Effectiveness of Resilience Measures Tool (TAER). This tool will allow the insurance industry to better understand the impacts of flooding on SMEs and will be able to provide these firms with better and more tailored support, which in turn can result in a more resilient sector. These partners have also contributed to steering the project given their extensive experience and knowledge of the field. They have provided feedback during the different stages. They were particularly involved in the development of a survey, which they helped to distribute, providing relevant suggestions on how to reach a better audience and sharing it within their network. They have also helped to provide useful contacts to conduct interviews and have attended webinars and other meetings related to the different components of the TAER. They will also collaborate to pilot the tool during on-site visits to SMEs by surveyors to find ways to enhance resilience. Dr. Marco Sakai, the project academic partner based on the University of York, has also made important contributions to maintaining, strengthening and expanding the partnership. Specifically, he has been working with members from WYCA and flood managers from several local councils. Marco's expertise in macroeconomic modelling has been a key contribution to develop a Tool to Assess the Economic Costs of flooding on SMEs (TAEC). The tool provides information necessary to prepare more robust business plans and strengthen the case of local authorities when lobbying for additional funds to be better prepared for future flooding events. In this regard, Marco has contributed with his intellectual input, as well as with methodological tools (e.g., Input-Output Analysis) and relevant datasets.
Impact Additional funding was secured in the period between April 2020 to December 2020 by WYCA (£10k) and the Environment Agency (£18k). Calderdale Flood Partner April 2020 issue: Mentioned project in the issue, where it described the project goals and iCASP role in developing Yorkshire's flood resilience To forecast the importance of increasing the flood resilience of SMEs, Paola Sakai wrote an expert piece on the Yorkshire Flood Resilience online platform, published on January 2021, at https://yorkshirefloodresilience.co.uk/tools-resources/the-experts-view/understanding-smes-to-increase-their-flood-resilience Paola Sakai also wrote an article in the magazine of the National Centre for universities and business, where the relevance of the topic and the project is highlighted, this piece was published on January 2021, it can be found at https://www.ncub.co.uk/index.php?option=com_docman&view=download&alias=483-5044-partnerships-for-the-planet-v8-final&category_slug=reports&Itemid=2728 . A webinar with local authorities was organised on the 30th of July 2020, where we counted with the attendance of representatives from the West Yorkshire Combined Authority, the Leeds City Region Enterprise Partnership, the environment agency (EA), and Calderdale, East Riding, Wakefield, Leeds and Hull councils. We also organised two webinars with lenders, insurers, surveyors and brokers. The first webinar was held on October 2020 and the second in December 2020. The seminars had attendants from the following organisations: Previsico, James Hutton Institute, Arcadian Group Limited, Sedgwick, Dantherm Ltd, The Environmental Design Studio, Historic England, the Association of British Insurers, Cal-Heath Consulting, AJEA Products Ltd, British Insurance Brokers' Association (BIBA), Tonkin + Taylor, Mador architects, SymbIoTic, Tranby Surveying ltd, Aviva, Sedgwick Repair Solutions and Zurich Ins. A focus group was held on the 6th of November, 2020 with lenders, insurers and brokers. Selected stakeholders from each group were invited to provide feedback on the development of the tool. The information gathered informed the tool since its early stages. In June 2020, Paola Sakai presented the webinar: "Increasing the climate resilience of Yorkshire's cities, towns and villages" in the Confluence conference, that showcased the project goals along with Jenny Armstrong from iCASP that explained the relevance of communicating flood risk. Paola Sakai, also participated in three events of the Yorkshire Flood Partnerships, where she presented updates and activities of the project.. The presentations to the Yorkshire flood partnerships meetings are below: · Invited expert to present (twice) on the quarterly meeting of the North Yorkshire Flood Risk Management Partnership (March and November 2020) · Invited expert to present (twice) on the quarterly meeting of the West Yorkshire Flood Risk Management Partnership (March and November 2020) · Invited expert to present on the 'Climate Change Day seminar' of the Chartered Insurance Institute (2020) On August 2020, a webinar was organised with local authorities, to discuss the project ongoing activities, the flood impacts on SMEs survey and the potential and goals of the partnership between the project, iCASP and the local authorities, the invitation was extended to the flood managers of the 16 councils of Yorkshire and the Humber and had 7 attendees. The webinar recording was shared with all Local Authorities and the project partners. On September 2020, a webinar was organised with insurers, brokers and lenders to update attendees about the project's activities and gather feedback. The project had 18 attendees. On December 2020, a second webinar was organised with insurers, brokers and lenders to update attendees about the project's activities and gather feedback.
Start Year 2019
 
Description Economic costs of flooding on SMEs, insurance and effective resilience measures 
Organisation GJB Consultancy Oxford Limited
Country United Kingdom 
Sector Private 
PI Contribution I led the formation of the partnership with my expertise on the issue, and with my networks. I started working with the partners two years ago (WYCA and Defra's Round Table) as part of another project. They were very interested in my research and we started discussions on how could we take the research forward. I have made a substantial in-kind contribution, and apart from contributing with knowledge and expertise, I have also provided various datasets and diverse materials that are essential to deliver the project's outputs.
Collaborator Contribution By working with the project team, the insurance industry are better understanding the impacts of flooding on small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), and it is expected that this will enable them to provide SMEs with better and more tailored support. As has been mentioned in the previous sections, developing this partnership has been essential to meet the project's objectives and deliver the proposed outputs. All partners have contributed with their time, knowledge and experience on the field. The West Yorkshire Combined Authority, regional local authorities, and the Environment Agency have contributed to steer the project and co-produce a Tool to Assess the Economic Costs of flooding on SMEs (TAEC). Specifically, they have provided funding, as well as essential datasets and other relevant information, including economic indicators and general data on flood events. They have also offered insight into the information/evidence they would like to have regarding the economic costs of flooding on SMEs, providing useful feedback. They have also helped to distribute surveys and other data collection tools among relevant stakeholders. In relation to insurers, lenders, brokers and surveyors, they have participated during each stage of the project in order to develop a Tool to Assess the Effectiveness of Resilience Measures Tool (TAER). This tool will allow the insurance industry to better understand the impacts of flooding on SMEs and will be able to provide these firms with better and more tailored support, which in turn can result in a more resilient sector. These partners have also contributed to steering the project given their extensive experience and knowledge of the field. They have provided feedback during the different stages. They were particularly involved in the development of a survey, which they helped to distribute, providing relevant suggestions on how to reach a better audience and sharing it within their network. They have also helped to provide useful contacts to conduct interviews and have attended webinars and other meetings related to the different components of the TAER. They will also collaborate to pilot the tool during on-site visits to SMEs by surveyors to find ways to enhance resilience. Dr. Marco Sakai, the project academic partner based on the University of York, has also made important contributions to maintaining, strengthening and expanding the partnership. Specifically, he has been working with members from WYCA and flood managers from several local councils. Marco's expertise in macroeconomic modelling has been a key contribution to develop a Tool to Assess the Economic Costs of flooding on SMEs (TAEC). The tool provides information necessary to prepare more robust business plans and strengthen the case of local authorities when lobbying for additional funds to be better prepared for future flooding events. In this regard, Marco has contributed with his intellectual input, as well as with methodological tools (e.g., Input-Output Analysis) and relevant datasets.
Impact Additional funding was secured in the period between April 2020 to December 2020 by WYCA (£10k) and the Environment Agency (£18k). Calderdale Flood Partner April 2020 issue: Mentioned project in the issue, where it described the project goals and iCASP role in developing Yorkshire's flood resilience To forecast the importance of increasing the flood resilience of SMEs, Paola Sakai wrote an expert piece on the Yorkshire Flood Resilience online platform, published on January 2021, at https://yorkshirefloodresilience.co.uk/tools-resources/the-experts-view/understanding-smes-to-increase-their-flood-resilience Paola Sakai also wrote an article in the magazine of the National Centre for universities and business, where the relevance of the topic and the project is highlighted, this piece was published on January 2021, it can be found at https://www.ncub.co.uk/index.php?option=com_docman&view=download&alias=483-5044-partnerships-for-the-planet-v8-final&category_slug=reports&Itemid=2728 . A webinar with local authorities was organised on the 30th of July 2020, where we counted with the attendance of representatives from the West Yorkshire Combined Authority, the Leeds City Region Enterprise Partnership, the environment agency (EA), and Calderdale, East Riding, Wakefield, Leeds and Hull councils. We also organised two webinars with lenders, insurers, surveyors and brokers. The first webinar was held on October 2020 and the second in December 2020. The seminars had attendants from the following organisations: Previsico, James Hutton Institute, Arcadian Group Limited, Sedgwick, Dantherm Ltd, The Environmental Design Studio, Historic England, the Association of British Insurers, Cal-Heath Consulting, AJEA Products Ltd, British Insurance Brokers' Association (BIBA), Tonkin + Taylor, Mador architects, SymbIoTic, Tranby Surveying ltd, Aviva, Sedgwick Repair Solutions and Zurich Ins. A focus group was held on the 6th of November, 2020 with lenders, insurers and brokers. Selected stakeholders from each group were invited to provide feedback on the development of the tool. The information gathered informed the tool since its early stages. In June 2020, Paola Sakai presented the webinar: "Increasing the climate resilience of Yorkshire's cities, towns and villages" in the Confluence conference, that showcased the project goals along with Jenny Armstrong from iCASP that explained the relevance of communicating flood risk. Paola Sakai, also participated in three events of the Yorkshire Flood Partnerships, where she presented updates and activities of the project.. The presentations to the Yorkshire flood partnerships meetings are below: · Invited expert to present (twice) on the quarterly meeting of the North Yorkshire Flood Risk Management Partnership (March and November 2020) · Invited expert to present (twice) on the quarterly meeting of the West Yorkshire Flood Risk Management Partnership (March and November 2020) · Invited expert to present on the 'Climate Change Day seminar' of the Chartered Insurance Institute (2020) On August 2020, a webinar was organised with local authorities, to discuss the project ongoing activities, the flood impacts on SMEs survey and the potential and goals of the partnership between the project, iCASP and the local authorities, the invitation was extended to the flood managers of the 16 councils of Yorkshire and the Humber and had 7 attendees. The webinar recording was shared with all Local Authorities and the project partners. On September 2020, a webinar was organised with insurers, brokers and lenders to update attendees about the project's activities and gather feedback. The project had 18 attendees. On December 2020, a second webinar was organised with insurers, brokers and lenders to update attendees about the project's activities and gather feedback.
Start Year 2019
 
Description Economic costs of flooding on SMEs, insurance and effective resilience measures 
Organisation Sedgwick Claims Management Services
Country United States 
Sector Private 
PI Contribution I led the formation of the partnership with my expertise on the issue, and with my networks. I started working with the partners two years ago (WYCA and Defra's Round Table) as part of another project. They were very interested in my research and we started discussions on how could we take the research forward. I have made a substantial in-kind contribution, and apart from contributing with knowledge and expertise, I have also provided various datasets and diverse materials that are essential to deliver the project's outputs.
Collaborator Contribution By working with the project team, the insurance industry are better understanding the impacts of flooding on small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), and it is expected that this will enable them to provide SMEs with better and more tailored support. As has been mentioned in the previous sections, developing this partnership has been essential to meet the project's objectives and deliver the proposed outputs. All partners have contributed with their time, knowledge and experience on the field. The West Yorkshire Combined Authority, regional local authorities, and the Environment Agency have contributed to steer the project and co-produce a Tool to Assess the Economic Costs of flooding on SMEs (TAEC). Specifically, they have provided funding, as well as essential datasets and other relevant information, including economic indicators and general data on flood events. They have also offered insight into the information/evidence they would like to have regarding the economic costs of flooding on SMEs, providing useful feedback. They have also helped to distribute surveys and other data collection tools among relevant stakeholders. In relation to insurers, lenders, brokers and surveyors, they have participated during each stage of the project in order to develop a Tool to Assess the Effectiveness of Resilience Measures Tool (TAER). This tool will allow the insurance industry to better understand the impacts of flooding on SMEs and will be able to provide these firms with better and more tailored support, which in turn can result in a more resilient sector. These partners have also contributed to steering the project given their extensive experience and knowledge of the field. They have provided feedback during the different stages. They were particularly involved in the development of a survey, which they helped to distribute, providing relevant suggestions on how to reach a better audience and sharing it within their network. They have also helped to provide useful contacts to conduct interviews and have attended webinars and other meetings related to the different components of the TAER. They will also collaborate to pilot the tool during on-site visits to SMEs by surveyors to find ways to enhance resilience. Dr. Marco Sakai, the project academic partner based on the University of York, has also made important contributions to maintaining, strengthening and expanding the partnership. Specifically, he has been working with members from WYCA and flood managers from several local councils. Marco's expertise in macroeconomic modelling has been a key contribution to develop a Tool to Assess the Economic Costs of flooding on SMEs (TAEC). The tool provides information necessary to prepare more robust business plans and strengthen the case of local authorities when lobbying for additional funds to be better prepared for future flooding events. In this regard, Marco has contributed with his intellectual input, as well as with methodological tools (e.g., Input-Output Analysis) and relevant datasets.
Impact Additional funding was secured in the period between April 2020 to December 2020 by WYCA (£10k) and the Environment Agency (£18k). Calderdale Flood Partner April 2020 issue: Mentioned project in the issue, where it described the project goals and iCASP role in developing Yorkshire's flood resilience To forecast the importance of increasing the flood resilience of SMEs, Paola Sakai wrote an expert piece on the Yorkshire Flood Resilience online platform, published on January 2021, at https://yorkshirefloodresilience.co.uk/tools-resources/the-experts-view/understanding-smes-to-increase-their-flood-resilience Paola Sakai also wrote an article in the magazine of the National Centre for universities and business, where the relevance of the topic and the project is highlighted, this piece was published on January 2021, it can be found at https://www.ncub.co.uk/index.php?option=com_docman&view=download&alias=483-5044-partnerships-for-the-planet-v8-final&category_slug=reports&Itemid=2728 . A webinar with local authorities was organised on the 30th of July 2020, where we counted with the attendance of representatives from the West Yorkshire Combined Authority, the Leeds City Region Enterprise Partnership, the environment agency (EA), and Calderdale, East Riding, Wakefield, Leeds and Hull councils. We also organised two webinars with lenders, insurers, surveyors and brokers. The first webinar was held on October 2020 and the second in December 2020. The seminars had attendants from the following organisations: Previsico, James Hutton Institute, Arcadian Group Limited, Sedgwick, Dantherm Ltd, The Environmental Design Studio, Historic England, the Association of British Insurers, Cal-Heath Consulting, AJEA Products Ltd, British Insurance Brokers' Association (BIBA), Tonkin + Taylor, Mador architects, SymbIoTic, Tranby Surveying ltd, Aviva, Sedgwick Repair Solutions and Zurich Ins. A focus group was held on the 6th of November, 2020 with lenders, insurers and brokers. Selected stakeholders from each group were invited to provide feedback on the development of the tool. The information gathered informed the tool since its early stages. In June 2020, Paola Sakai presented the webinar: "Increasing the climate resilience of Yorkshire's cities, towns and villages" in the Confluence conference, that showcased the project goals along with Jenny Armstrong from iCASP that explained the relevance of communicating flood risk. Paola Sakai, also participated in three events of the Yorkshire Flood Partnerships, where she presented updates and activities of the project.. The presentations to the Yorkshire flood partnerships meetings are below: · Invited expert to present (twice) on the quarterly meeting of the North Yorkshire Flood Risk Management Partnership (March and November 2020) · Invited expert to present (twice) on the quarterly meeting of the West Yorkshire Flood Risk Management Partnership (March and November 2020) · Invited expert to present on the 'Climate Change Day seminar' of the Chartered Insurance Institute (2020) On August 2020, a webinar was organised with local authorities, to discuss the project ongoing activities, the flood impacts on SMEs survey and the potential and goals of the partnership between the project, iCASP and the local authorities, the invitation was extended to the flood managers of the 16 councils of Yorkshire and the Humber and had 7 attendees. The webinar recording was shared with all Local Authorities and the project partners. On September 2020, a webinar was organised with insurers, brokers and lenders to update attendees about the project's activities and gather feedback. The project had 18 attendees. On December 2020, a second webinar was organised with insurers, brokers and lenders to update attendees about the project's activities and gather feedback.
Start Year 2019
 
Description Economic costs of flooding on SMEs, insurance and effective resilience measures 
Organisation University of York
Country United Kingdom 
Sector Academic/University 
PI Contribution I led the formation of the partnership with my expertise on the issue, and with my networks. I started working with the partners two years ago (WYCA and Defra's Round Table) as part of another project. They were very interested in my research and we started discussions on how could we take the research forward. I have made a substantial in-kind contribution, and apart from contributing with knowledge and expertise, I have also provided various datasets and diverse materials that are essential to deliver the project's outputs.
Collaborator Contribution By working with the project team, the insurance industry are better understanding the impacts of flooding on small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), and it is expected that this will enable them to provide SMEs with better and more tailored support. As has been mentioned in the previous sections, developing this partnership has been essential to meet the project's objectives and deliver the proposed outputs. All partners have contributed with their time, knowledge and experience on the field. The West Yorkshire Combined Authority, regional local authorities, and the Environment Agency have contributed to steer the project and co-produce a Tool to Assess the Economic Costs of flooding on SMEs (TAEC). Specifically, they have provided funding, as well as essential datasets and other relevant information, including economic indicators and general data on flood events. They have also offered insight into the information/evidence they would like to have regarding the economic costs of flooding on SMEs, providing useful feedback. They have also helped to distribute surveys and other data collection tools among relevant stakeholders. In relation to insurers, lenders, brokers and surveyors, they have participated during each stage of the project in order to develop a Tool to Assess the Effectiveness of Resilience Measures Tool (TAER). This tool will allow the insurance industry to better understand the impacts of flooding on SMEs and will be able to provide these firms with better and more tailored support, which in turn can result in a more resilient sector. These partners have also contributed to steering the project given their extensive experience and knowledge of the field. They have provided feedback during the different stages. They were particularly involved in the development of a survey, which they helped to distribute, providing relevant suggestions on how to reach a better audience and sharing it within their network. They have also helped to provide useful contacts to conduct interviews and have attended webinars and other meetings related to the different components of the TAER. They will also collaborate to pilot the tool during on-site visits to SMEs by surveyors to find ways to enhance resilience. Dr. Marco Sakai, the project academic partner based on the University of York, has also made important contributions to maintaining, strengthening and expanding the partnership. Specifically, he has been working with members from WYCA and flood managers from several local councils. Marco's expertise in macroeconomic modelling has been a key contribution to develop a Tool to Assess the Economic Costs of flooding on SMEs (TAEC). The tool provides information necessary to prepare more robust business plans and strengthen the case of local authorities when lobbying for additional funds to be better prepared for future flooding events. In this regard, Marco has contributed with his intellectual input, as well as with methodological tools (e.g., Input-Output Analysis) and relevant datasets.
Impact Additional funding was secured in the period between April 2020 to December 2020 by WYCA (£10k) and the Environment Agency (£18k). Calderdale Flood Partner April 2020 issue: Mentioned project in the issue, where it described the project goals and iCASP role in developing Yorkshire's flood resilience To forecast the importance of increasing the flood resilience of SMEs, Paola Sakai wrote an expert piece on the Yorkshire Flood Resilience online platform, published on January 2021, at https://yorkshirefloodresilience.co.uk/tools-resources/the-experts-view/understanding-smes-to-increase-their-flood-resilience Paola Sakai also wrote an article in the magazine of the National Centre for universities and business, where the relevance of the topic and the project is highlighted, this piece was published on January 2021, it can be found at https://www.ncub.co.uk/index.php?option=com_docman&view=download&alias=483-5044-partnerships-for-the-planet-v8-final&category_slug=reports&Itemid=2728 . A webinar with local authorities was organised on the 30th of July 2020, where we counted with the attendance of representatives from the West Yorkshire Combined Authority, the Leeds City Region Enterprise Partnership, the environment agency (EA), and Calderdale, East Riding, Wakefield, Leeds and Hull councils. We also organised two webinars with lenders, insurers, surveyors and brokers. The first webinar was held on October 2020 and the second in December 2020. The seminars had attendants from the following organisations: Previsico, James Hutton Institute, Arcadian Group Limited, Sedgwick, Dantherm Ltd, The Environmental Design Studio, Historic England, the Association of British Insurers, Cal-Heath Consulting, AJEA Products Ltd, British Insurance Brokers' Association (BIBA), Tonkin + Taylor, Mador architects, SymbIoTic, Tranby Surveying ltd, Aviva, Sedgwick Repair Solutions and Zurich Ins. A focus group was held on the 6th of November, 2020 with lenders, insurers and brokers. Selected stakeholders from each group were invited to provide feedback on the development of the tool. The information gathered informed the tool since its early stages. In June 2020, Paola Sakai presented the webinar: "Increasing the climate resilience of Yorkshire's cities, towns and villages" in the Confluence conference, that showcased the project goals along with Jenny Armstrong from iCASP that explained the relevance of communicating flood risk. Paola Sakai, also participated in three events of the Yorkshire Flood Partnerships, where she presented updates and activities of the project.. The presentations to the Yorkshire flood partnerships meetings are below: · Invited expert to present (twice) on the quarterly meeting of the North Yorkshire Flood Risk Management Partnership (March and November 2020) · Invited expert to present (twice) on the quarterly meeting of the West Yorkshire Flood Risk Management Partnership (March and November 2020) · Invited expert to present on the 'Climate Change Day seminar' of the Chartered Insurance Institute (2020) On August 2020, a webinar was organised with local authorities, to discuss the project ongoing activities, the flood impacts on SMEs survey and the potential and goals of the partnership between the project, iCASP and the local authorities, the invitation was extended to the flood managers of the 16 councils of Yorkshire and the Humber and had 7 attendees. The webinar recording was shared with all Local Authorities and the project partners. On September 2020, a webinar was organised with insurers, brokers and lenders to update attendees about the project's activities and gather feedback. The project had 18 attendees. On December 2020, a second webinar was organised with insurers, brokers and lenders to update attendees about the project's activities and gather feedback.
Start Year 2019
 
Description Economic costs of flooding on SMEs, insurance and effective resilience measures 
Organisation Upper Calder Valley Renaissance
Country United Kingdom 
Sector Charity/Non Profit 
PI Contribution I led the formation of the partnership with my expertise on the issue, and with my networks. I started working with the partners two years ago (WYCA and Defra's Round Table) as part of another project. They were very interested in my research and we started discussions on how could we take the research forward. I have made a substantial in-kind contribution, and apart from contributing with knowledge and expertise, I have also provided various datasets and diverse materials that are essential to deliver the project's outputs.
Collaborator Contribution By working with the project team, the insurance industry are better understanding the impacts of flooding on small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), and it is expected that this will enable them to provide SMEs with better and more tailored support. As has been mentioned in the previous sections, developing this partnership has been essential to meet the project's objectives and deliver the proposed outputs. All partners have contributed with their time, knowledge and experience on the field. The West Yorkshire Combined Authority, regional local authorities, and the Environment Agency have contributed to steer the project and co-produce a Tool to Assess the Economic Costs of flooding on SMEs (TAEC). Specifically, they have provided funding, as well as essential datasets and other relevant information, including economic indicators and general data on flood events. They have also offered insight into the information/evidence they would like to have regarding the economic costs of flooding on SMEs, providing useful feedback. They have also helped to distribute surveys and other data collection tools among relevant stakeholders. In relation to insurers, lenders, brokers and surveyors, they have participated during each stage of the project in order to develop a Tool to Assess the Effectiveness of Resilience Measures Tool (TAER). This tool will allow the insurance industry to better understand the impacts of flooding on SMEs and will be able to provide these firms with better and more tailored support, which in turn can result in a more resilient sector. These partners have also contributed to steering the project given their extensive experience and knowledge of the field. They have provided feedback during the different stages. They were particularly involved in the development of a survey, which they helped to distribute, providing relevant suggestions on how to reach a better audience and sharing it within their network. They have also helped to provide useful contacts to conduct interviews and have attended webinars and other meetings related to the different components of the TAER. They will also collaborate to pilot the tool during on-site visits to SMEs by surveyors to find ways to enhance resilience. Dr. Marco Sakai, the project academic partner based on the University of York, has also made important contributions to maintaining, strengthening and expanding the partnership. Specifically, he has been working with members from WYCA and flood managers from several local councils. Marco's expertise in macroeconomic modelling has been a key contribution to develop a Tool to Assess the Economic Costs of flooding on SMEs (TAEC). The tool provides information necessary to prepare more robust business plans and strengthen the case of local authorities when lobbying for additional funds to be better prepared for future flooding events. In this regard, Marco has contributed with his intellectual input, as well as with methodological tools (e.g., Input-Output Analysis) and relevant datasets.
Impact Additional funding was secured in the period between April 2020 to December 2020 by WYCA (£10k) and the Environment Agency (£18k). Calderdale Flood Partner April 2020 issue: Mentioned project in the issue, where it described the project goals and iCASP role in developing Yorkshire's flood resilience To forecast the importance of increasing the flood resilience of SMEs, Paola Sakai wrote an expert piece on the Yorkshire Flood Resilience online platform, published on January 2021, at https://yorkshirefloodresilience.co.uk/tools-resources/the-experts-view/understanding-smes-to-increase-their-flood-resilience Paola Sakai also wrote an article in the magazine of the National Centre for universities and business, where the relevance of the topic and the project is highlighted, this piece was published on January 2021, it can be found at https://www.ncub.co.uk/index.php?option=com_docman&view=download&alias=483-5044-partnerships-for-the-planet-v8-final&category_slug=reports&Itemid=2728 . A webinar with local authorities was organised on the 30th of July 2020, where we counted with the attendance of representatives from the West Yorkshire Combined Authority, the Leeds City Region Enterprise Partnership, the environment agency (EA), and Calderdale, East Riding, Wakefield, Leeds and Hull councils. We also organised two webinars with lenders, insurers, surveyors and brokers. The first webinar was held on October 2020 and the second in December 2020. The seminars had attendants from the following organisations: Previsico, James Hutton Institute, Arcadian Group Limited, Sedgwick, Dantherm Ltd, The Environmental Design Studio, Historic England, the Association of British Insurers, Cal-Heath Consulting, AJEA Products Ltd, British Insurance Brokers' Association (BIBA), Tonkin + Taylor, Mador architects, SymbIoTic, Tranby Surveying ltd, Aviva, Sedgwick Repair Solutions and Zurich Ins. A focus group was held on the 6th of November, 2020 with lenders, insurers and brokers. Selected stakeholders from each group were invited to provide feedback on the development of the tool. The information gathered informed the tool since its early stages. In June 2020, Paola Sakai presented the webinar: "Increasing the climate resilience of Yorkshire's cities, towns and villages" in the Confluence conference, that showcased the project goals along with Jenny Armstrong from iCASP that explained the relevance of communicating flood risk. Paola Sakai, also participated in three events of the Yorkshire Flood Partnerships, where she presented updates and activities of the project.. The presentations to the Yorkshire flood partnerships meetings are below: · Invited expert to present (twice) on the quarterly meeting of the North Yorkshire Flood Risk Management Partnership (March and November 2020) · Invited expert to present (twice) on the quarterly meeting of the West Yorkshire Flood Risk Management Partnership (March and November 2020) · Invited expert to present on the 'Climate Change Day seminar' of the Chartered Insurance Institute (2020) On August 2020, a webinar was organised with local authorities, to discuss the project ongoing activities, the flood impacts on SMEs survey and the potential and goals of the partnership between the project, iCASP and the local authorities, the invitation was extended to the flood managers of the 16 councils of Yorkshire and the Humber and had 7 attendees. The webinar recording was shared with all Local Authorities and the project partners. On September 2020, a webinar was organised with insurers, brokers and lenders to update attendees about the project's activities and gather feedback. The project had 18 attendees. On December 2020, a second webinar was organised with insurers, brokers and lenders to update attendees about the project's activities and gather feedback.
Start Year 2019
 
Description Economic costs of flooding on SMEs, insurance and effective resilience measures 
Organisation West Yorkshire Combined Authorities
Country United Kingdom 
Sector Public 
PI Contribution I led the formation of the partnership with my expertise on the issue, and with my networks. I started working with the partners two years ago (WYCA and Defra's Round Table) as part of another project. They were very interested in my research and we started discussions on how could we take the research forward. I have made a substantial in-kind contribution, and apart from contributing with knowledge and expertise, I have also provided various datasets and diverse materials that are essential to deliver the project's outputs.
Collaborator Contribution By working with the project team, the insurance industry are better understanding the impacts of flooding on small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), and it is expected that this will enable them to provide SMEs with better and more tailored support. As has been mentioned in the previous sections, developing this partnership has been essential to meet the project's objectives and deliver the proposed outputs. All partners have contributed with their time, knowledge and experience on the field. The West Yorkshire Combined Authority, regional local authorities, and the Environment Agency have contributed to steer the project and co-produce a Tool to Assess the Economic Costs of flooding on SMEs (TAEC). Specifically, they have provided funding, as well as essential datasets and other relevant information, including economic indicators and general data on flood events. They have also offered insight into the information/evidence they would like to have regarding the economic costs of flooding on SMEs, providing useful feedback. They have also helped to distribute surveys and other data collection tools among relevant stakeholders. In relation to insurers, lenders, brokers and surveyors, they have participated during each stage of the project in order to develop a Tool to Assess the Effectiveness of Resilience Measures Tool (TAER). This tool will allow the insurance industry to better understand the impacts of flooding on SMEs and will be able to provide these firms with better and more tailored support, which in turn can result in a more resilient sector. These partners have also contributed to steering the project given their extensive experience and knowledge of the field. They have provided feedback during the different stages. They were particularly involved in the development of a survey, which they helped to distribute, providing relevant suggestions on how to reach a better audience and sharing it within their network. They have also helped to provide useful contacts to conduct interviews and have attended webinars and other meetings related to the different components of the TAER. They will also collaborate to pilot the tool during on-site visits to SMEs by surveyors to find ways to enhance resilience. Dr. Marco Sakai, the project academic partner based on the University of York, has also made important contributions to maintaining, strengthening and expanding the partnership. Specifically, he has been working with members from WYCA and flood managers from several local councils. Marco's expertise in macroeconomic modelling has been a key contribution to develop a Tool to Assess the Economic Costs of flooding on SMEs (TAEC). The tool provides information necessary to prepare more robust business plans and strengthen the case of local authorities when lobbying for additional funds to be better prepared for future flooding events. In this regard, Marco has contributed with his intellectual input, as well as with methodological tools (e.g., Input-Output Analysis) and relevant datasets.
Impact Additional funding was secured in the period between April 2020 to December 2020 by WYCA (£10k) and the Environment Agency (£18k). Calderdale Flood Partner April 2020 issue: Mentioned project in the issue, where it described the project goals and iCASP role in developing Yorkshire's flood resilience To forecast the importance of increasing the flood resilience of SMEs, Paola Sakai wrote an expert piece on the Yorkshire Flood Resilience online platform, published on January 2021, at https://yorkshirefloodresilience.co.uk/tools-resources/the-experts-view/understanding-smes-to-increase-their-flood-resilience Paola Sakai also wrote an article in the magazine of the National Centre for universities and business, where the relevance of the topic and the project is highlighted, this piece was published on January 2021, it can be found at https://www.ncub.co.uk/index.php?option=com_docman&view=download&alias=483-5044-partnerships-for-the-planet-v8-final&category_slug=reports&Itemid=2728 . A webinar with local authorities was organised on the 30th of July 2020, where we counted with the attendance of representatives from the West Yorkshire Combined Authority, the Leeds City Region Enterprise Partnership, the environment agency (EA), and Calderdale, East Riding, Wakefield, Leeds and Hull councils. We also organised two webinars with lenders, insurers, surveyors and brokers. The first webinar was held on October 2020 and the second in December 2020. The seminars had attendants from the following organisations: Previsico, James Hutton Institute, Arcadian Group Limited, Sedgwick, Dantherm Ltd, The Environmental Design Studio, Historic England, the Association of British Insurers, Cal-Heath Consulting, AJEA Products Ltd, British Insurance Brokers' Association (BIBA), Tonkin + Taylor, Mador architects, SymbIoTic, Tranby Surveying ltd, Aviva, Sedgwick Repair Solutions and Zurich Ins. A focus group was held on the 6th of November, 2020 with lenders, insurers and brokers. Selected stakeholders from each group were invited to provide feedback on the development of the tool. The information gathered informed the tool since its early stages. In June 2020, Paola Sakai presented the webinar: "Increasing the climate resilience of Yorkshire's cities, towns and villages" in the Confluence conference, that showcased the project goals along with Jenny Armstrong from iCASP that explained the relevance of communicating flood risk. Paola Sakai, also participated in three events of the Yorkshire Flood Partnerships, where she presented updates and activities of the project.. The presentations to the Yorkshire flood partnerships meetings are below: · Invited expert to present (twice) on the quarterly meeting of the North Yorkshire Flood Risk Management Partnership (March and November 2020) · Invited expert to present (twice) on the quarterly meeting of the West Yorkshire Flood Risk Management Partnership (March and November 2020) · Invited expert to present on the 'Climate Change Day seminar' of the Chartered Insurance Institute (2020) On August 2020, a webinar was organised with local authorities, to discuss the project ongoing activities, the flood impacts on SMEs survey and the potential and goals of the partnership between the project, iCASP and the local authorities, the invitation was extended to the flood managers of the 16 councils of Yorkshire and the Humber and had 7 attendees. The webinar recording was shared with all Local Authorities and the project partners. On September 2020, a webinar was organised with insurers, brokers and lenders to update attendees about the project's activities and gather feedback. The project had 18 attendees. On December 2020, a second webinar was organised with insurers, brokers and lenders to update attendees about the project's activities and gather feedback.
Start Year 2019
 
Description Economic costs of flooding on SMEs, insurance and effective resilience measures 
Organisation Yorkshire Integrated Catchment Solutions Programme
Country United Kingdom 
Sector Private 
PI Contribution I led the formation of the partnership with my expertise on the issue, and with my networks. I started working with the partners two years ago (WYCA and Defra's Round Table) as part of another project. They were very interested in my research and we started discussions on how could we take the research forward. I have made a substantial in-kind contribution, and apart from contributing with knowledge and expertise, I have also provided various datasets and diverse materials that are essential to deliver the project's outputs.
Collaborator Contribution By working with the project team, the insurance industry are better understanding the impacts of flooding on small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), and it is expected that this will enable them to provide SMEs with better and more tailored support. As has been mentioned in the previous sections, developing this partnership has been essential to meet the project's objectives and deliver the proposed outputs. All partners have contributed with their time, knowledge and experience on the field. The West Yorkshire Combined Authority, regional local authorities, and the Environment Agency have contributed to steer the project and co-produce a Tool to Assess the Economic Costs of flooding on SMEs (TAEC). Specifically, they have provided funding, as well as essential datasets and other relevant information, including economic indicators and general data on flood events. They have also offered insight into the information/evidence they would like to have regarding the economic costs of flooding on SMEs, providing useful feedback. They have also helped to distribute surveys and other data collection tools among relevant stakeholders. In relation to insurers, lenders, brokers and surveyors, they have participated during each stage of the project in order to develop a Tool to Assess the Effectiveness of Resilience Measures Tool (TAER). This tool will allow the insurance industry to better understand the impacts of flooding on SMEs and will be able to provide these firms with better and more tailored support, which in turn can result in a more resilient sector. These partners have also contributed to steering the project given their extensive experience and knowledge of the field. They have provided feedback during the different stages. They were particularly involved in the development of a survey, which they helped to distribute, providing relevant suggestions on how to reach a better audience and sharing it within their network. They have also helped to provide useful contacts to conduct interviews and have attended webinars and other meetings related to the different components of the TAER. They will also collaborate to pilot the tool during on-site visits to SMEs by surveyors to find ways to enhance resilience. Dr. Marco Sakai, the project academic partner based on the University of York, has also made important contributions to maintaining, strengthening and expanding the partnership. Specifically, he has been working with members from WYCA and flood managers from several local councils. Marco's expertise in macroeconomic modelling has been a key contribution to develop a Tool to Assess the Economic Costs of flooding on SMEs (TAEC). The tool provides information necessary to prepare more robust business plans and strengthen the case of local authorities when lobbying for additional funds to be better prepared for future flooding events. In this regard, Marco has contributed with his intellectual input, as well as with methodological tools (e.g., Input-Output Analysis) and relevant datasets.
Impact Additional funding was secured in the period between April 2020 to December 2020 by WYCA (£10k) and the Environment Agency (£18k). Calderdale Flood Partner April 2020 issue: Mentioned project in the issue, where it described the project goals and iCASP role in developing Yorkshire's flood resilience To forecast the importance of increasing the flood resilience of SMEs, Paola Sakai wrote an expert piece on the Yorkshire Flood Resilience online platform, published on January 2021, at https://yorkshirefloodresilience.co.uk/tools-resources/the-experts-view/understanding-smes-to-increase-their-flood-resilience Paola Sakai also wrote an article in the magazine of the National Centre for universities and business, where the relevance of the topic and the project is highlighted, this piece was published on January 2021, it can be found at https://www.ncub.co.uk/index.php?option=com_docman&view=download&alias=483-5044-partnerships-for-the-planet-v8-final&category_slug=reports&Itemid=2728 . A webinar with local authorities was organised on the 30th of July 2020, where we counted with the attendance of representatives from the West Yorkshire Combined Authority, the Leeds City Region Enterprise Partnership, the environment agency (EA), and Calderdale, East Riding, Wakefield, Leeds and Hull councils. We also organised two webinars with lenders, insurers, surveyors and brokers. The first webinar was held on October 2020 and the second in December 2020. The seminars had attendants from the following organisations: Previsico, James Hutton Institute, Arcadian Group Limited, Sedgwick, Dantherm Ltd, The Environmental Design Studio, Historic England, the Association of British Insurers, Cal-Heath Consulting, AJEA Products Ltd, British Insurance Brokers' Association (BIBA), Tonkin + Taylor, Mador architects, SymbIoTic, Tranby Surveying ltd, Aviva, Sedgwick Repair Solutions and Zurich Ins. A focus group was held on the 6th of November, 2020 with lenders, insurers and brokers. Selected stakeholders from each group were invited to provide feedback on the development of the tool. The information gathered informed the tool since its early stages. In June 2020, Paola Sakai presented the webinar: "Increasing the climate resilience of Yorkshire's cities, towns and villages" in the Confluence conference, that showcased the project goals along with Jenny Armstrong from iCASP that explained the relevance of communicating flood risk. Paola Sakai, also participated in three events of the Yorkshire Flood Partnerships, where she presented updates and activities of the project.. The presentations to the Yorkshire flood partnerships meetings are below: · Invited expert to present (twice) on the quarterly meeting of the North Yorkshire Flood Risk Management Partnership (March and November 2020) · Invited expert to present (twice) on the quarterly meeting of the West Yorkshire Flood Risk Management Partnership (March and November 2020) · Invited expert to present on the 'Climate Change Day seminar' of the Chartered Insurance Institute (2020) On August 2020, a webinar was organised with local authorities, to discuss the project ongoing activities, the flood impacts on SMEs survey and the potential and goals of the partnership between the project, iCASP and the local authorities, the invitation was extended to the flood managers of the 16 councils of Yorkshire and the Humber and had 7 attendees. The webinar recording was shared with all Local Authorities and the project partners. On September 2020, a webinar was organised with insurers, brokers and lenders to update attendees about the project's activities and gather feedback. The project had 18 attendees. On December 2020, a second webinar was organised with insurers, brokers and lenders to update attendees about the project's activities and gather feedback.
Start Year 2019
 
Description Financing urban climate-resilient development 
Organisation State University of West Paraná (UNIOESTE)
Country Brazil 
Sector Academic/University 
PI Contribution I partnered up with the University of York and UNIOESTE to conduct an international workshop. I contributed with my expertise and my networks.
Collaborator Contribution The partners obtained funding and organised the entire workshop meeting.
Impact I was a mentor of 40 early career researchers in a Newton Fund project. With some colleagues, we organised a one-week workshop in Brazil around the theme "Financing of Climate Resilience". We signed an agreement and the Major of the City of Foz do Iguacu signed it as a witness. A network of UK-Brazil researchers was created and currently, we have 165 people interested in pursuing funding opportunities to take the discussion forward
Start Year 2018
 
Description Financing urban climate-resilient development 
Organisation University of York
Country United Kingdom 
Sector Academic/University 
PI Contribution I partnered up with the University of York and UNIOESTE to conduct an international workshop. I contributed with my expertise and my networks.
Collaborator Contribution The partners obtained funding and organised the entire workshop meeting.
Impact I was a mentor of 40 early career researchers in a Newton Fund project. With some colleagues, we organised a one-week workshop in Brazil around the theme "Financing of Climate Resilience". We signed an agreement and the Major of the City of Foz do Iguacu signed it as a witness. A network of UK-Brazil researchers was created and currently, we have 165 people interested in pursuing funding opportunities to take the discussion forward
Start Year 2018
 
Description Food Systems that are climate resilient, healthy, and sustainable 
Organisation Chatham House
Country United Kingdom 
Sector Public 
PI Contribution I brought to the partnership my intellectual property, networks, and proactiveness leading the group.
Collaborator Contribution The contributions of the collaborations were: expertise, intellectual property
Impact I have been leading a multidisciplinary group to explore how we could build a food system in Leeds that is good for people & the planet. Our first workshop was attended by the leader of the Leeds City Council, Cllr Judith Blake and Prof. Tim Benton Research Director of the Chatham House chaired the session. A set of recommendations emerged from a second workshop and I led a policy brief (https://tinyurl.com/y2xeha58), which was presented to the Climate Emergency Advisory Committee of the Leeds City Council. The main recommendation was taken, and now a Food Sub-Committee is in place in the Council, and it has appointed a Food Campion for the City.
Start Year 2019
 
Description Food Systems that are climate resilient, healthy, and sustainable 
Organisation Permaculture Association
Country United Kingdom 
Sector Charity/Non Profit 
PI Contribution I brought to the partnership my intellectual property, networks, and proactiveness leading the group.
Collaborator Contribution The contributions of the collaborations were: expertise, intellectual property
Impact I have been leading a multidisciplinary group to explore how we could build a food system in Leeds that is good for people & the planet. Our first workshop was attended by the leader of the Leeds City Council, Cllr Judith Blake and Prof. Tim Benton Research Director of the Chatham House chaired the session. A set of recommendations emerged from a second workshop and I led a policy brief (https://tinyurl.com/y2xeha58), which was presented to the Climate Emergency Advisory Committee of the Leeds City Council. The main recommendation was taken, and now a Food Sub-Committee is in place in the Council, and it has appointed a Food Campion for the City.
Start Year 2019
 
Description Food Systems that are climate resilient, healthy, and sustainable 
Organisation University of Leeds
Department School of Earth and Environment
Country United Kingdom 
Sector Academic/University 
PI Contribution I brought to the partnership my intellectual property, networks, and proactiveness leading the group.
Collaborator Contribution The contributions of the collaborations were: expertise, intellectual property
Impact I have been leading a multidisciplinary group to explore how we could build a food system in Leeds that is good for people & the planet. Our first workshop was attended by the leader of the Leeds City Council, Cllr Judith Blake and Prof. Tim Benton Research Director of the Chatham House chaired the session. A set of recommendations emerged from a second workshop and I led a policy brief (https://tinyurl.com/y2xeha58), which was presented to the Climate Emergency Advisory Committee of the Leeds City Council. The main recommendation was taken, and now a Food Sub-Committee is in place in the Council, and it has appointed a Food Campion for the City.
Start Year 2019
 
Description Food Systems that are climate resilient, healthy, and sustainable 
Organisation University of Leeds
Department School of Food Science and Nutrition Leeds
Country United Kingdom 
Sector Academic/University 
PI Contribution I brought to the partnership my intellectual property, networks, and proactiveness leading the group.
Collaborator Contribution The contributions of the collaborations were: expertise, intellectual property
Impact I have been leading a multidisciplinary group to explore how we could build a food system in Leeds that is good for people & the planet. Our first workshop was attended by the leader of the Leeds City Council, Cllr Judith Blake and Prof. Tim Benton Research Director of the Chatham House chaired the session. A set of recommendations emerged from a second workshop and I led a policy brief (https://tinyurl.com/y2xeha58), which was presented to the Climate Emergency Advisory Committee of the Leeds City Council. The main recommendation was taken, and now a Food Sub-Committee is in place in the Council, and it has appointed a Food Campion for the City.
Start Year 2019
 
Description Food Systems that are climate resilient, healthy, and sustainable 
Organisation University of Leeds
Department School of Food Science and Nutrition Leeds
Country United Kingdom 
Sector Academic/University 
PI Contribution I brought to the partnership my intellectual property, networks, and proactiveness leading the group.
Collaborator Contribution The contributions of the collaborations were: expertise, intellectual property
Impact I have been leading a multidisciplinary group to explore how we could build a food system in Leeds that is good for people & the planet. Our first workshop was attended by the leader of the Leeds City Council, Cllr Judith Blake and Prof. Tim Benton Research Director of the Chatham House chaired the session. A set of recommendations emerged from a second workshop and I led a policy brief (https://tinyurl.com/y2xeha58), which was presented to the Climate Emergency Advisory Committee of the Leeds City Council. The main recommendation was taken, and now a Food Sub-Committee is in place in the Council, and it has appointed a Food Campion for the City.
Start Year 2019
 
Description Public Private Research and Innovation Partnership to promote Food Systems that are climate resilient, sustainable, inclusive, healthy and secure 
Organisation Leeds Beckett University
Country United Kingdom 
Sector Academic/University 
PI Contribution I am leading the creation of a Public-Private-Research & Innovation Partnership that will explore and enable the production of nutritious food using innovative technologies to promote climate resilience, sustainability, inclusive growth, well-being and food security. The first idea that this partnership will explore is 'Food for Our Good'. It aims to explore the feasibility of producing nutritious food using the energy stored in abandoned mines and find ways to distribute it in care homes, schools, hospitals, and food banks. At the beginning of March, I held the inception meeting and a workshop to confirm partners. The workshop was attended by 18 persons from academics, the business sector, the Leeds City Council, and NGOs. I have developed an 8 months' plan where we will explore this.
Collaborator Contribution They have contributed with their expertise and intellectual property.
Impact This collaboration is multi-disciplinary, we have Nutrition scientists, soil and water expert, plant science, psychologists, trade and agricultural law, economist and climate resilience expert, and climate and energy governance, and various practitioners that come from engineering, business, innovation, among others. The partnership just started at the beginning of March, so no outcomes yet.
Start Year 2021
 
Description Public Private Research and Innovation Partnership to promote Food Systems that are climate resilient, sustainable, inclusive, healthy and secure 
Organisation Leeds City Council
Country United Kingdom 
Sector Public 
PI Contribution I am leading the creation of a Public-Private-Research & Innovation Partnership that will explore and enable the production of nutritious food using innovative technologies to promote climate resilience, sustainability, inclusive growth, well-being and food security. The first idea that this partnership will explore is 'Food for Our Good'. It aims to explore the feasibility of producing nutritious food using the energy stored in abandoned mines and find ways to distribute it in care homes, schools, hospitals, and food banks. At the beginning of March, I held the inception meeting and a workshop to confirm partners. The workshop was attended by 18 persons from academics, the business sector, the Leeds City Council, and NGOs. I have developed an 8 months' plan where we will explore this.
Collaborator Contribution They have contributed with their expertise and intellectual property.
Impact This collaboration is multi-disciplinary, we have Nutrition scientists, soil and water expert, plant science, psychologists, trade and agricultural law, economist and climate resilience expert, and climate and energy governance, and various practitioners that come from engineering, business, innovation, among others. The partnership just started at the beginning of March, so no outcomes yet.
Start Year 2021
 
Description Public Private Research and Innovation Partnership to promote Food Systems that are climate resilient, sustainable, inclusive, healthy and secure 
Organisation Stockbridge Technology Centre
Country United Kingdom 
Sector Private 
PI Contribution I am leading the creation of a Public-Private-Research & Innovation Partnership that will explore and enable the production of nutritious food using innovative technologies to promote climate resilience, sustainability, inclusive growth, well-being and food security. The first idea that this partnership will explore is 'Food for Our Good'. It aims to explore the feasibility of producing nutritious food using the energy stored in abandoned mines and find ways to distribute it in care homes, schools, hospitals, and food banks. At the beginning of March, I held the inception meeting and a workshop to confirm partners. The workshop was attended by 18 persons from academics, the business sector, the Leeds City Council, and NGOs. I have developed an 8 months' plan where we will explore this.
Collaborator Contribution They have contributed with their expertise and intellectual property.
Impact This collaboration is multi-disciplinary, we have Nutrition scientists, soil and water expert, plant science, psychologists, trade and agricultural law, economist and climate resilience expert, and climate and energy governance, and various practitioners that come from engineering, business, innovation, among others. The partnership just started at the beginning of March, so no outcomes yet.
Start Year 2021
 
Description Public Private Research and Innovation Partnership to promote Food Systems that are climate resilient, sustainable, inclusive, healthy and secure 
Organisation University of Leeds
Department School of Earth and Environment
Country United Kingdom 
Sector Academic/University 
PI Contribution I am leading the creation of a Public-Private-Research & Innovation Partnership that will explore and enable the production of nutritious food using innovative technologies to promote climate resilience, sustainability, inclusive growth, well-being and food security. The first idea that this partnership will explore is 'Food for Our Good'. It aims to explore the feasibility of producing nutritious food using the energy stored in abandoned mines and find ways to distribute it in care homes, schools, hospitals, and food banks. At the beginning of March, I held the inception meeting and a workshop to confirm partners. The workshop was attended by 18 persons from academics, the business sector, the Leeds City Council, and NGOs. I have developed an 8 months' plan where we will explore this.
Collaborator Contribution They have contributed with their expertise and intellectual property.
Impact This collaboration is multi-disciplinary, we have Nutrition scientists, soil and water expert, plant science, psychologists, trade and agricultural law, economist and climate resilience expert, and climate and energy governance, and various practitioners that come from engineering, business, innovation, among others. The partnership just started at the beginning of March, so no outcomes yet.
Start Year 2021
 
Description Public Private Research and Innovation Partnership to promote Food Systems that are climate resilient, sustainable, inclusive, healthy and secure 
Organisation University of Leeds
Department School of Food Science and Nutrition Leeds
Country United Kingdom 
Sector Academic/University 
PI Contribution I am leading the creation of a Public-Private-Research & Innovation Partnership that will explore and enable the production of nutritious food using innovative technologies to promote climate resilience, sustainability, inclusive growth, well-being and food security. The first idea that this partnership will explore is 'Food for Our Good'. It aims to explore the feasibility of producing nutritious food using the energy stored in abandoned mines and find ways to distribute it in care homes, schools, hospitals, and food banks. At the beginning of March, I held the inception meeting and a workshop to confirm partners. The workshop was attended by 18 persons from academics, the business sector, the Leeds City Council, and NGOs. I have developed an 8 months' plan where we will explore this.
Collaborator Contribution They have contributed with their expertise and intellectual property.
Impact This collaboration is multi-disciplinary, we have Nutrition scientists, soil and water expert, plant science, psychologists, trade and agricultural law, economist and climate resilience expert, and climate and energy governance, and various practitioners that come from engineering, business, innovation, among others. The partnership just started at the beginning of March, so no outcomes yet.
Start Year 2021
 
Description Public Private Research and Innovation Partnership to promote Food Systems that are climate resilient, sustainable, inclusive, healthy and secure 
Organisation University of Leeds
Department School of Law
Country United Kingdom 
Sector Academic/University 
PI Contribution I am leading the creation of a Public-Private-Research & Innovation Partnership that will explore and enable the production of nutritious food using innovative technologies to promote climate resilience, sustainability, inclusive growth, well-being and food security. The first idea that this partnership will explore is 'Food for Our Good'. It aims to explore the feasibility of producing nutritious food using the energy stored in abandoned mines and find ways to distribute it in care homes, schools, hospitals, and food banks. At the beginning of March, I held the inception meeting and a workshop to confirm partners. The workshop was attended by 18 persons from academics, the business sector, the Leeds City Council, and NGOs. I have developed an 8 months' plan where we will explore this.
Collaborator Contribution They have contributed with their expertise and intellectual property.
Impact This collaboration is multi-disciplinary, we have Nutrition scientists, soil and water expert, plant science, psychologists, trade and agricultural law, economist and climate resilience expert, and climate and energy governance, and various practitioners that come from engineering, business, innovation, among others. The partnership just started at the beginning of March, so no outcomes yet.
Start Year 2021
 
Description Strategic Health Assets Planning to increase resilience 
Organisation Leeds City Council
Department Public Health
Country United Kingdom 
Sector Public 
PI Contribution This collaboration is the result of the intense engagement work of the fellow with Public Health Officials -particularly the Winter Group of LCC/PHE. I co-lead the development of a proposal and contributed with my intellectual property, expertise, and networks.
Collaborator Contribution The collaborators' contributions were in terms of intellectual input, networks, access to data, and financial resources.
Impact The output of this collaboration has been a structured program to create impact and it opened up a funding stream to advance the program.
Start Year 2019
 
Description Strategic Health Assets Planning to increase resilience 
Organisation Public Health England
Country United Kingdom 
Sector Public 
PI Contribution This collaboration is the result of the intense engagement work of the fellow with Public Health Officials -particularly the Winter Group of LCC/PHE. I co-lead the development of a proposal and contributed with my intellectual property, expertise, and networks.
Collaborator Contribution The collaborators' contributions were in terms of intellectual input, networks, access to data, and financial resources.
Impact The output of this collaboration has been a structured program to create impact and it opened up a funding stream to advance the program.
Start Year 2019
 
Description Strategic Health Assets Planning to increase resilience 
Organisation Yorkshire Integrated Catchment Solutions Programme
Country United Kingdom 
Sector Private 
PI Contribution This collaboration is the result of the intense engagement work of the fellow with Public Health Officials -particularly the Winter Group of LCC/PHE. I co-lead the development of a proposal and contributed with my intellectual property, expertise, and networks.
Collaborator Contribution The collaborators' contributions were in terms of intellectual input, networks, access to data, and financial resources.
Impact The output of this collaboration has been a structured program to create impact and it opened up a funding stream to advance the program.
Start Year 2019
 
Description iCASP (water efficiency) 
Organisation University of Leeds
Country United Kingdom 
Sector Academic/University 
PI Contribution I contribute with my intellectual input, and also my networks which were contacted for their expertise.
Collaborator Contribution My partners contributed with their experience and knowledge of the field, as well as with their intellectual input.
Impact The collaboration is multidisciplinary in nature as it includes a Local Governmental Official and another academics. The outcome we have produced so far is a policy brief which provides evidence to support the implementation of a new policy to encourage water efficiency in the city of Leeds.
Start Year 2018
 
Description #PlanetData: Radical Solutions to Climate Change 
Form Of Engagement Activity A talk or presentation
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach National
Primary Audience Professional Practitioners
Results and Impact I gave a presentation that sparked questions afterward regarding heat waves. I was asked to present at another event later in 2020 by the Sustainability Department of Health Digital.
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2019
URL https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/planet-data-2019-radically-open-solutions-to-climate-change-tickets-7...
 
Description BBC live radio interview 
Form Of Engagement Activity A press release, press conference or response to a media enquiry/interview
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach Local
Primary Audience Media (as a channel to the public)
Results and Impact I was asked to give a live radio interview on BBC Radio Leeds, Nov 2021
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2021
 
Description Boosting SMEs flood resilience through collaboration 
Form Of Engagement Activity Participation in an activity, workshop or similar
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach National
Primary Audience Public/other audiences
Results and Impact Event to present research findings, and to hear from different stakeholders how the findings help them to overcome their challenges around flood risk. The expert panels were: 1) Business owners of small and medium-sized enterprises across Y&H, 2) Lenders, insurers, surveyors and brokers, 3) Local Authorities - Flood Risk Managers, 4) Regional authorities such as representatives from the West Yorkshire Combined Authorities and Environment Agency; 5) National Institutions
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2021
URL https://youtu.be/s9lHFZHsTDo
 
Description Chartered Insurance Institute 
Form Of Engagement Activity A talk or presentation
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach Regional
Primary Audience Industry/Business
Results and Impact I was invited by the Chartered Insurance Institute to present my work at the 'Climate Change Day' seminar. The presentation sparked some attendees to want to engage in the research.
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2020
URL https://www.localinstitutes.cii.co.uk/leeds/home/events/2020/cpd/climate-change-day/
 
Description Climate Change Emergency Advisory Committee (Cllrs Group) 
Form Of Engagement Activity A formal working group, expert panel or dialogue
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach Local
Primary Audience Policymakers/politicians
Results and Impact I was invited to present my policy brief to the Climate Change Emergency Advisory Committee of the Leeds City Council in November 2020. The main recommendation of the brief was taken, and now a Food Sub-Committee is in place in the Council, and it has appointed a Food Campion for the City.
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2020,2021
URL https://doi.org/10.5518/100/62
 
Description Environmental journal online 
Form Of Engagement Activity A press release, press conference or response to a media enquiry/interview
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach Local
Primary Audience Media (as a channel to the public)
Results and Impact My work was featured in this media outlet
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2021
URL https://environmentjournal.online/articles/flooding-leads-to-millions-of-pounds-in-economic-damage/
 
Description Food and biodiversity Sub-Group of the Climate Emergency Advisory Committee 
Form Of Engagement Activity A formal working group, expert panel or dialogue
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach Local
Primary Audience Policymakers/politicians
Results and Impact I was invited in February 2021 to present my work to the Cllrs in the Food and Biodiversity Sub-Group. I presented also an idea to move forward with the other recommendations provided in a policy brief that I previously presented. They received the presentation very well and invited me in 7 months to update my progress.
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2021
 
Description Food for our Own Good: Challenges, opportunities and pathways for action 
Form Of Engagement Activity Participation in an activity, workshop or similar
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach National
Primary Audience Industry/Business
Results and Impact Reaction workshop organised to present results on the barriers of using geothermal energy for food production and to explore ways to overcome the barriers. This is part of the Public-private research and innovation partnership I created.
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2022
URL https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/food-for-our-own-good-challenges-opportunities-and-pathways-for-actio...
 
Description Halifax Courier 
Form Of Engagement Activity A press release, press conference or response to a media enquiry/interview
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach Local
Primary Audience Public/other audiences
Results and Impact Result of my research were featured in the media
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2021
URL https://www.halifaxcourier.co.uk/education/cost-of-yorkshires-storm-ciara-more-than-ps65m-for-local-...
 
Description Implementing Urban Agroecology as Green Infrastructure to increase socio-economic resilience in the face of climate change 
Form Of Engagement Activity A talk or presentation
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach International
Primary Audience Undergraduate students
Results and Impact I was invited to speak in a seminar in Mexico "Implementing Urban Agroecology as Green Infrastructure to increase socio-economic resilience in the face of climate change". It was attended by students, local government and other organisations. The discussion sparked questions related to the importance of research and afterwards I was invited to give another presentation to students about this.
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2021
 
Description Inception workshop: Public private research and innovation partnership 
Form Of Engagement Activity Participation in an activity, workshop or similar
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach Local
Primary Audience Professional Practitioners
Results and Impact Workshop to confirm the partners of a Public-Private-Research-&-Innovation-Partnership that investigates how to enable a food system that is good for people and for the planet.
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2021
URL https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/inception-workshop-public-private-research-and-innovation-partnership...
 
Description Intelligence and policy 
Form Of Engagement Activity A formal working group, expert panel or dialogue
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach Local
Primary Audience Policymakers/politicians
Results and Impact I had a meeting with the Head of Intelligence and Policy to present my work. It was well received and I was asked to present at a cross-council meeting in May.
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2020
 
Description Invited expert to the Quarterly meetings of the North Yorkshire Flood Risk Management Partnership 
Form Of Engagement Activity A talk or presentation
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach Regional
Primary Audience Professional Practitioners
Results and Impact I have been invited to present my work at the quarterly meetings of the North Yorkshire Flood Risk Management Partnership. These meetings are attended by Cllrs and flood risk management authorities of the different councils in North Yorkshire.

They were very interested in my work, to the point that they were keen on contributing financially to support my research.
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2019,2020,2021
 
Description Invited expert to the Quarterly meetings of the WEST Yorkshire Flood Risk Management Partnership 
Form Of Engagement Activity A talk or presentation
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach Regional
Primary Audience Professional Practitioners
Results and Impact I have been invited to present my work at the quarterly meetings of the WEST Yorkshire Flood Risk Management Partnership. These meetings are attended by Cllrs and flood risk management authorities of the different councils in North Yorkshire. They were very interested in my work, to the point that they were keen on contributing financially to support my research.
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2019,2020,2021
 
Description Invited keynote to the III Workshop of the International Research Network of Climate Resilience 
Form Of Engagement Activity A talk or presentation
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach International
Primary Audience Professional Practitioners
Results and Impact I was invited to be a keynote speaker in the third workshop of the International Research Network of Climate Resilience. People were very engaged and I was asked to send more information bout my research.
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2021
 
Description Leeds City Council Climate Change Developer Forum Meeting 
Form Of Engagement Activity A formal working group, expert panel or dialogue
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach Local
Primary Audience Industry/Business
Results and Impact I was invited to participate in a roundtable discussion about the best ways to tackle the climate emergency and barriers. Developers reported increased interest in wanting to further explore opportunities to participate in the climate emergency efforts.
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2019
 
Description Leeds Climate Commission, Climate Resilience Working Group 
Form Of Engagement Activity A formal working group, expert panel or dialogue
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach Local
Primary Audience Policymakers/politicians
Results and Impact I have engaged with the Climate Resilience working group where I have presented my fellowship and its advances (four meetings so far: 14 February 2018; 4th June 2018; 1st October 2018; 3rd December 2018). My work is informing and leading the activities of this group -which acts as an advisory board in terms of what the city needs. I have updated the database "climate resilience and climate adaptation resources" [available online: http://leeds.candocities.org/climate-resilience-database].
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2018,2019
URL http://leeds.candocities.org/climate-resilience-working-group
 
Description Leeds Climate Vulnerability release 
Form Of Engagement Activity Participation in an activity, workshop or similar
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach Local
Primary Audience Public/other audiences
Results and Impact Event to release the tool to assess climate opportunities (Climate Vulnerability Index). The feedback was extraordinary. People were very engaged and afterwards, I was invited to talk to a group in a town (Otley) that was in charge of developing the climate strategy of the town.
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2021
URL https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/leeds-climate-vulnerability-release-tickets-140844865785
 
Description Leeds Strategic Infrastructure and Investment Group 
Form Of Engagement Activity A formal working group, expert panel or dialogue
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach Local
Primary Audience Policymakers/politicians
Results and Impact I have presented my fellowship at the Leeds Strategic Infrastructure and Investment Group (4th December 2018; 11 March 2019). I am working with them to provide a way to prioritise strategic investment to minimise negative consequences of extreme weather events and enhance wellbeing.
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2018,2019
 
Description Leeds at COP26 
Form Of Engagement Activity Engagement focused website, blog or social media channel
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach International
Primary Audience Other audiences
Results and Impact I was asked to contribute with a blog about my work for the COP26 engagement of the University of Leeds.
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2021
URL https://medium.com/policy-leeds/smes-are-the-backbone-of-every-economy-supporting-their-climate-adap...
 
Description Localities and Primary Care Meeting 
Form Of Engagement Activity A formal working group, expert panel or dialogue
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach Local
Primary Audience Professional Practitioners
Results and Impact I was invited to present at the Localities and Primary care meeting. The presentation changed people's views in that it raised awareness of the risks of climate change. I was invited to contribute to the 'health needs assessment' they are writing.
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2019
 
Description Media interview Yorkshire Evening Post 
Form Of Engagement Activity A press release, press conference or response to a media enquiry/interview
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach Regional
Primary Audience Public/other audiences
Results and Impact I was interviewed by the media about my recent study on the economic costs of flooding on SMEs
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2021
URL https://www.yorkshireeveningpost.co.uk/education/cost-of-yorkshires-storm-ciara-more-than-ps65m-for-...
 
Description N8 Policy Hub Launch 
Form Of Engagement Activity A formal working group, expert panel or dialogue
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach Regional
Primary Audience Policymakers/politicians
Results and Impact Invited speaker at N8 Food Policy Hub Launch on the session 'Tackling global food issues through local action'. The different speakers presented their work around the aspects of the food system which we can influence at a local level. My work was highlighted as an example of the power of engaging locally to actually shift policy and opinion.

The audience of the policy event was wide and included the N8's network of policy contacts, the Pro-VCs of the eight universities, Cllrs, policymakers and the general public. The aim was to provide interesting and inspirational examples of how universities can engage with their locality in meaningful and collaborative ways.
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2021
URL https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/n8-agrifood-policy-hub-tackling-global-food-issues-through-local-acti...
 
Description North Yorkshire Flood Risk Management Partnership 
Form Of Engagement Activity A formal working group, expert panel or dialogue
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach Regional
Primary Audience Policymakers/politicians
Results and Impact I have been invited three times to the quarterly meetings.

1- At the first meeting, I presented my work which was very well received and the audience wanted to participate in the project.
2- I gave an update of my work and requested a financial contribution to the project to further develop one aspect that they were very interested in
3- I provided some results and gave an update on the project
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2020,2021
 
Description Otley talks 
Form Of Engagement Activity A formal working group, expert panel or dialogue
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach Local
Primary Audience Public/other audiences
Results and Impact I was invited to give a talk about the climate vulnerability of Otley. The participants were very interested and it was reported that their views changed and actions were taken to include climate vulnerability in plans for the town.
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2021
 
Description Our Future Schools 
Form Of Engagement Activity A talk or presentation
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach Local
Primary Audience Schools
Results and Impact I have presented in at the event organised by Our Future Schools and my work managed to influence the objectives of the entire organisation, i.e. they are now interested in pursuing how they can increase the resilience of schools in Leeds.
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2020
URL https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/caught-in-the-middle-climate-change-education-and-youthstrike4climate...
 
Description Our Future Schools 
Form Of Engagement Activity A talk or presentation
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach Local
Primary Audience Schools
Results and Impact I presented my work in a previous workshop organised by Our Future Schools, and was invited to give a presentation to their working group. The presentation sparked questions and teachers have asked me for further information and help to understand more how to increase the resilience of schools in Leeds. I am helping them assessing their climate-risks, and providing them with ideas for intervention.
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2020
URL https://ourfutureleeds.org/
 
Description Policy and Plans Group of the City Development at the Leeds City Council 
Form Of Engagement Activity A formal working group, expert panel or dialogue
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach Local
Primary Audience Policymakers/politicians
Results and Impact I have presented my fellowship to the Policy and Plans Group of the City Development at the Leeds City Council (22 October 2018), and worked with them to push forward a policy that will be included in the Core Strategy Plan of the Leeds City Council. We produced a policy brief released in January 2019 and has been well received (I describe this outcome in the section "Influence on policy, practice, patients and the public").
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2018,2019
URL https://icasp.org.uk/resources/water-efficiency-pb/
 
Description Public Health Research and Science Conference 
Form Of Engagement Activity A talk or presentation
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach National
Primary Audience Professional Practitioners
Results and Impact I presented my work on Evidence-based collaborative urban strategic planning for healthy climate adaptation pathways at this conference online. Afterwards, I exchanged communication with some practitioners.
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2021
 
Description TAEC workshop 
Form Of Engagement Activity Participation in an activity, workshop or similar
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach Regional
Primary Audience Professional Practitioners
Results and Impact This workshop was to present the results of the tool to assess economic costs of flooding on SMEs and to gather the feedback of local and regional authorities about engaging more those local authorities that have less participation in events.
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2021
 
Description TAER workshop 
Form Of Engagement Activity Participation in an activity, workshop or similar
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach National
Primary Audience Industry/Business
Results and Impact This workshop was to present the results to the industry and get their feedback on further tailor the tool to assess flood resilience of SMEs
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2021
 
Description Talk to Mexican students 
Form Of Engagement Activity A talk or presentation
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach International
Primary Audience Undergraduate students
Results and Impact I was invited to give a talk to Mexican students about the importance of research on tackling worldwide environmental challenges. The students were very engaged and the talk sparked various questions. It was reported that they increased their interest in research.
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2021
 
Description UK-Brazil International Workshop 
Form Of Engagement Activity Participation in an activity, workshop or similar
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach International
Primary Audience Other audiences
Results and Impact We had an international workshop and created a network of UK-Brazil researchers who are interested in pursuing equitable climate-compatible development in the Global South. We sign an agreement and the Major or the City of Foz do Iguacu signed it as a witness. The workshop generated an increased interest in finance for resilience and the newly created network is looking for funding opportunities to take the discussion forward.
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2019
URL https://sites.google.com/view/uk-brazilworkshop/home?authuser=0
 
Description Understanding SMEs to increase their flood resilience. Expert piece, January. Yorkshire Flood Resilience 
Form Of Engagement Activity Engagement focused website, blog or social media channel
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach Regional
Primary Audience Industry/Business
Results and Impact I was invited to write an expert piece on the situation that SMEs face when they are flooded. I linked the current pandemic with the flood incidents to make the situation more understandable to those SMEs and persons that have never been flooded before. It was very well received.
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2021
URL https://yorkshirefloodresilience.co.uk/tools-resources/the-experts-view/understanding-smes-to-increa...
 
Description Understanding the Impacts of Flooding on UK SMEs 
Form Of Engagement Activity A magazine, newsletter or online publication
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach National
Primary Audience Industry/Business
Results and Impact I was invited to write a piece for the Partnerships for the National Centre for Universities and Businesses in their issue: Partnerships for the planet
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2021
URL https://tinyurl.com/5mumvd8z
 
Description University press release 
Form Of Engagement Activity A press release, press conference or response to a media enquiry/interview
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach Regional
Primary Audience Public/other audiences
Results and Impact I had a press release of the results of my research:
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2021
URL https://www.leeds.ac.uk/news/article/4836/helping_flood-hit_companies_build_for_the_future
 
Description Weather and Health Impact Group of Public Health Leeds 
Form Of Engagement Activity A formal working group, expert panel or dialogue
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach Local
Primary Audience Policymakers/politicians
Results and Impact I presented my fellowship at the Public Health Winter Group (17th January 2019). I discussed how it aims to provide them with evidence on the benefits of linking their work with other efforts across the city to maximise medium and long term strategic investment planning. They granted me access to a database which I will mine.

They have asked me to permanently join the group. I have contributed to the Summer 2020 and the Winter 2019, 2020 annual plans of Public Health of the Leeds City Council. My work has been included as one of the items that the Public Health Climate Change Task Group of Public Health of the Council is putting forward to contribute to tackling the climate emergency. I have presented advances in my work to the group on various occasions, and I have influenced an increased awareness regarding high temperatures and flood incidents.

Lately, regarding Covid-19, I did an analysis to identify vaccination sites that might be at flood risk of flooding which was welcomed by the group.
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2019,2020,2021
 
Description West Yorskhire Flood Risk Management Partnership 
Form Of Engagement Activity A formal working group, expert panel or dialogue
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach Regional
Primary Audience Policymakers/politicians
Results and Impact I was asked to present my work at the regional meeting. It was well received and the audience agreed to participate in the project.
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2020
 
Description Winter is coming to Leeds 
Form Of Engagement Activity Engagement focused website, blog or social media channel
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach Local
Primary Audience Public/other audiences
Results and Impact I was invited to write in a blog about the link between winters and climate change.
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2019
URL https://betterlivesleeds.wordpress.com/2019/12/20/winter-is-coming-to-leeds/
 
Description Woman in Science day 
Form Of Engagement Activity Engagement focused website, blog or social media channel
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach Regional
Primary Audience Professional Practitioners
Results and Impact I was invited by the Global Food and Environment Institute (GFEI) to participate in a campaign to encourage women and girls to get into science. I produced a video that was shared by the social media channels of the GFEI.
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2022
 
Description Yorkshire post 
Form Of Engagement Activity A press release, press conference or response to a media enquiry/interview
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach Regional
Primary Audience Public/other audiences
Results and Impact Results of my research were featured by the media
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2021
URL https://www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/education/cost-of-yorkshires-storm-ciara-more-than-ps65m-for-local-b...