Topic A: Open CLimate IMpacts modelling framework (OpenCLIM)

Lead Research Organisation: University of East Anglia
Department Name: Tyndall Centre

Abstract

Climate change is one of the major threats of the 21st Century both nationally and globally. This requires a joint response of mitigation and adaptation as enshrined in the UK Climate Change Act, which mandates a Climate Change Risk Assessment (CCRA) every five years and a quinquennial National Adaptation Plan (NAP) to adapt to the climate risks that are identified. Assessing climate risks and adaptation in a consistent manner is scientifically challenging as climate change is manifest in multiple ways (rising temperature and sea level, changing precipitation, etc.) and impacts every human and natural system. Further there are direct and indirect impacts as these effects cascade and interact with other sectors which are often changing due to non-climate processes. Any proposed adaptations need to be assessed in a similar manner including direct and indirect effects and unintended consequences. Earlier UK climate assessments did not fully address this challenge relying in part on expert synthesis for integration, potentially leading to an over focus on direct consequences and leading to inconsistencies between sectors and between adaptation options.

The OpenCLIM project is designed to support UK assessment of climate risks and adaptation needs, and future CCRAs and NAPs in particular, by developing and applying a first UK integrated assessment for climate impacts and adaptation. First and foremost we aim to develop an open, innovative and flexible platform to provide an improved capacity for the next CCRA and NAP. Our model will consider UK-wide climate impacts and adaptation in biodiversity, agriculture, infrastructure and urban areas, considering the impacts of flooding, heat stress and changing temperature and precipitation. It will also consider two detailed case studies: (1) an urban analysis of Glasgow and environs (the Clyde); and (2) a more rural analysis of the Norfolk Broads and environs. These will serve as a demonstration and validation exercise to inform the national analysis. Secondly, we will also design an open-access platform with a strong legacy which is flexible to allow further development of the integrated model beyond this funding. We aspire to develop a community model where new and improved models could be easily incorporated and innovative science and new policy questions investigated. Hence future CCRAs and NAPs could be linked to a living science process, drawing on evolving understanding and stakeholder needs. This would include improving knowledge in established sectors and areas, and developing better sectoral linkages and interactions, as well as adding new models of less established sectors and areas as they emerge, including the ability to reframe and pose new questions. Recognising the significant challenge of achieving this second goal, our model will be developed within the UKCIRC DAFNI (Data & Analytics Facility for National Infrastructure) facility for High Performance Computing.

The platform will be designed to take the UKCP18 and new UK socioeconomic scenarios to ensure the best scientific inputs. The approach will be explicitly spatial and allow highlighting of geographical hotspot areas and the prioritisation of risks in a systematic and consistent manner including tabulation and mapping of outputs. The models that are included are all physically-based (rather than emulators or rules-of-thumb) and this will enable the generation of new research insights, including climatic risks in the UK. Importantly, the use of physically-based models will allow credible simulation of conditions that have not been previously observed and improve confidence in the results compared to earlier analyses.

Planned Impact

Climate change is a top threat to the well-being and sustainability of the UK. Strategic assessment and management of these climate risks is therefore crucial. Consequently, this research aims to aims to develop an open, innovative, flexible and continuously evolving platform for integrated assessment modelling of climate change risks and adaptation at the UK scale. This will provide an improved capacity for the next Climate Change Risk Assessment (CCRA) and National Adaptation Plan (NAP) and an open model platform for further development of the integrated model in multiple ways.

Our four impact priorities are to:
1. pilot the new platform in preparation for the 4th UK CCRA and the associated NAP and beyond;
2. develop an internationally leading platform for Climate Change Risk Assessment;
3. nurture a thriving ecosystem of academics, practitioners and other developers to innovate in climate change risk assessment; and,
4. demonstrate the benefit of climate change adaptation to society.

The main beneficiaries and benefits of the research will therefore be:
* The Adaptation Committee of the Committee on Climate Change as they oversee the national Climate Change Risk Assessment every 5 years, and assess the government's progress in delivering the National Adaptation Plan (NAPs) every 2 years.
* UK and Devolved Administration (DA) government departments (e.g., DEFRA) who lead on adaptation and are responsible for producing the NAPs will benefit from an improved evidence base for adaptation planning.
* Departmental and/or agency owner of risks (e.g. Environment Agency, Public Health England, etc.) who have responsibilities for managing particular risks - will benefit from improved methodologies and understanding of those risks.
* Regional stakeholders, initially those in Glasgow City Region and Norfolk who will benefit from our validation case study work, but ultimately other regional bodies and local authorities will benefit from improved climate change risk assessment at sub-national scales.
* Developers of tools for climate change risk assessment and adaptation, especially academics who usually don't have easy 'route to market', will benefit from an open and flexible platform through which they can make their cutting-edge models available for widespread use. The initial focus will be on national assessment models, but OpenCLIM will be designed to be flexible and allow DA or local scale models to be incorporated.
* Multi-disciplinary consultants, who will benefit from access to state of the art climate change modelling to inform their consultancy services in the UK, and ultimately internationally. Although OpenCLIM is an open source framework the process of setting up simulations and interpreting results could be commercial and provide benefit to UK plc.
* Communities and wider public, who will benefit in terms of their safety, health and wellbeing that results from improved understanding of climate change risks and therefore more effective adaptation. Working with partners we will seek to transfer methods to the UK and internationally.

The flexible nature of OpenCLIM, and the creation of an ecosystem of developers as part of our pathways to impact means that endusers in industry, government and communities, can rely upon steadily improving assessment and adaptation as the platform evolves to incorporate the latest knowledge.

Impact and engagement with partners will be managed by Asher Minns who has 20 year's experience of stakeholder collaboration. A series of stakeholder workshops at regional, devolved administration and national scales will form the backbone of a continuous engagement process which will take place during the project. The project is structured and managed so that the platform, framework and integrated assessments are all co-designed with stakeholders. This exchange is complemented by input from our inclusion of key stakeholders as members of our Advisory Board.

Publications

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Kennedy-Asser A (2022) Projected risks associated with heat stress in the UK Climate Projections (UKCP18) in Environmental Research Letters

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Kennedy-Asser A (2022) Projected risks associated with heat stress in the UK Climate Projections (UKCP18) in Environmental Research Letters

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Matthews B (2023) DAFNI: a computational platform to support infrastructure systems research in Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers - Smart Infrastructure and Construction

 
Description This project has been looking to improve the UK capability for climate risk and adaptation assessment to support processes such as the Climate Change Risk Assessment and National Adaptation Planning, as well as the work of devolved administrations and sub-national assessments of implications of climate implications and responses. There are a number of detailed sectoral models available to examine issues at a high spatial resolution. OpenCLIM establishes a framework and method so that these models can be consistently used in an integrated assessment. The project considers urban development, biodiversity, agriculture, inland flooding in catchments and urban settings, water supply and heat stress. The project has made use of detailed spatial datasets to visualise (map) these different climate risks consistently across the UK. Adaptation is also considered and we have produced an adaptation inventory of adaptation "on-the-ground" in the UK. There has also been an extensive stakeholder engagement to make sure that the results are provided in a useful form. The main results include:
• Heat-related mortality increases in most areas, particularly in south-eastern England.
• Future warming increases the number & duration of droughts everywhere, particularly in the east.
• Agricultural winners and losers are indicated, with most areas of reduced wheat yield in England and potential gains in Scotland.
• Biodiversity is impacted by each additional increment of warming, with the most resilient refugia in Scotland & Northern England.
• Modest increases in north & west, modest decreases in the east. Large interannual variability means extreme events may increase in frequency. Natural Flood Management has been quantified and can help manage flood risk.
• Developing a consistent framework for the analysis is a substantial effort, but only by working together in a sustained manner can the difficult questions of consistency be addressed.
• Socio-economic scenarios are as important as climate scenarios - the UK SSPs are provide explicit and common realisations of the futures (e.g., urban development and more widely land use and links to biodiversity) and promote consistency.
• But SSPs work well with national stakeholders - less well with local stakeholders.
• Spatially explicit results (detailed maps) are powerful tools to show patterns of change and engage diverse stakeholders.
• Subnational application of the results adds value and allows consistent views between studies -Highland Region vs. Northern Ireland vs. Norwich/Norfolk.
• Using DAFNI facilitates the OpenCLIM legacy - there are workflows and output datasets for consistent scenarios available on DAFNI.
Exploitation Route The legacy of OpenCLIM is being developed with the DAFNI platform (https://www.dafni.ac.uk/) which makes the workflows and the datasets publicly available. Further developments to facilitate access are being considered by DAFNI.

Sub-nationally the results can also be used and example applications have or are being implemented in Northern Ireland, Scotland (Highlands), Norfolk and the Fens.
Sectors Government

Democracy and Justice

URL https://tyndall.ac.uk/projects/openclim/
 
Description The results have been considered in the preparation of the fourth UK-wide Climate Change Risk Assessment which is a process being managed by the Climate Change Committee. this process is ongoing so the outcome is unclear. The work has also been applied sub-nationally to contribute to climate risk assessments in Northern Ireland, Highland, the Fens and Norfolk. All these activities are ongoing to varying degrees and the final impacts are unclear.
First Year Of Impact 2022
Sector Government, Democracy and Justice
Impact Types Policy & public services

 
Description OpenCLIM Fens
Amount £100,000 (GBP)
Organisation Environment Agency 
Sector Public
Country United Kingdom
Start 08/2023 
End 08/2024
 
Title UK Adaptation Inventory 
Description Colleagues within OpenCLIM have produced an adaptation inventory, which holds data on implemented adaptation within the UK. The main sources are DEFRA's Adaptation Power reports. Version 1 is described by Jenkins et al (2022) https://doi.org/10.1016/j.crm.2022.100430 
Type Of Material Improvements to research infrastructure 
Year Produced 2021 
Provided To Others? Yes  
Impact The impacts are emerging with presentations and discussions with DEFRA who lead on adaptation in government. There are many potential applications from local to national uses. One potential use is the National Stocktake of adaptation which is required for the UNFCCC as part of the Paris Agreement reporting. 
URL https://www.nismod.ac.uk/openclim/adaptation_inventory
 
Title UK Heat Stress Vulnerability app 
Description https://akaresearch.shinyapps.io/heatstressvulnerability/ 
Type Of Material Improvements to research infrastructure 
Year Produced 2021 
Provided To Others? Yes  
Impact The app has been circulated to a small number of stakeholders to get feedback on usability. So far in 2022, the app has been used for over 17 hours, with feedback generally positive suggesting that apps such as it are helpful, however the content is currently too academic/abstract for some decision makers to use. 
URL https://akaresearch.shinyapps.io/heatstressvulnerability/
 
Title DAFNI OpenCLIM workspace 
Description OpenCLIM datasets, models and workflows can be viewed on the DAFNI platform. Datasets are downloadable, while workflows and models are view only. DAFNI results can be searched using OpenCLIM and other key words. 
Type Of Material Database/Collection of data 
Year Produced 2024 
Provided To Others? Yes  
Impact Multiple local authorities are interested in accessing OpenCLIM results to use in their climate risk analysis or adaptation planning. There is also interest from reinsurance companies and consultancies to access latest quantified, spatial climate risk results. 
URL https://www.dafni.ac.uk
 
Title OpenCLIM HEAT 
Description Data and resources for the Heat Extremes Analysis Toolbox (HEAT) used in OpenCLIM 
Type Of Material Database/Collection of data 
Year Produced 2023 
Provided To Others? Yes  
Impact UKHSA are interested in the impact of climate change on future residential discomfort and the internal environment of schools, hospitals, prisons etc. They were interested to learn about the HEAT model and key findings. 
URL https://osf.io/sy6j4/
 
Title OpenCLIM searchable database tool 
Description This online search function has been deployed in BETA mode to help users locate OpenCLIM results that are on DAFNI or on the CEDA database. The tool is not yet fully published but is working for sectors such as heat, urban rainfall flooding 
Type Of Material Database/Collection of data 
Year Produced 2023 
Provided To Others? Yes  
Impact This database in an alternative method for discovering OpenCLIM data. Those who have used it so far, find it more a helpful complement to the DAFNI search function. 
URL https://www.nismod.ac.uk/openclim/resultssearch
 
Title Simulated retention ponds in the Briad Burn catchment using Shetran hydrological model 
Description Set of 65 shetran hydrological model simulations of the Briad Burn catchment, Edinburgh. These concern the effect of putting combinations of 4 retention ponds in the catchment for 8 annual maximum rainfall events and 2 design events . Namings can be seen here: shetran-simulations-namings.txt 
Type Of Material Database/Collection of data 
Year Produced 2022 
Provided To Others? Yes  
Impact Still emerging 
URL https://data.ncl.ac.uk/articles/dataset/Simulated_retention_ponds_in_the_Briad_Burn_catchment_using_...
 
Title Simulated retention ponds in the Briad Burn catchment using Shetran hydrological model 
Description Set of 65 shetran hydrological model simulations of the Briad Burn catchment, Edinburgh. These concern the effect of putting combinations of 4 retention ponds in the catchment for 8 annual maximum rainfall events and 2 design events . Namings can be seen here: shetran-simulations-namings.txt 
Type Of Material Database/Collection of data 
Year Produced 2022 
Provided To Others? Yes  
Impact Still emerging 
URL https://data.ncl.ac.uk/articles/dataset/Simulated_retention_ponds_in_the_Briad_Burn_catchment_using_...
 
Title UK Adaptation Inventory (version 1) 
Description The UK Adaptation Inventory documents adaptation on the ground, based on national reporting to government by public and private sector organisations and a systematic review of peer-reviewed literature. 
Type Of Material Database/Collection of data 
Year Produced 2022 
Provided To Others? Yes  
Impact This inventory has been presented to the (UK) Committee on Climate Change (CCC) and the International Climate Councils Network (ICCN) both of whom find it a very valuable source of information. 
URL https://www.nismod.ac.uk/openclim/adaptation_inventory
 
Description CCRA Fens funded by the Environment Agency 
Organisation Sayers and Partners LLP
Country United Kingdom 
Sector Private 
PI Contribution UKCEH has led on the development of the future land use/land management scenarios for the Fenland Basin. UKCEH has also led on the predictions of future crop yields and the mapping of suitability for new crops in the region under a changing climate.
Collaborator Contribution UEA led on the detailed descriptions of the future land use/land management scenarios. They also led on the impacts of these on future biodiversity and water supply. Sayers led on the impacts of future land use scenarios on flooding risk.
Impact Four detailed land use/land management scenarios for the Fenland Basin together with maps predicting the impacts of these on future food production, water supply, flood risk and biodiversity.
Start Year 2024
 
Description CCRA Fens funded by the Environment Agency 
Organisation University of East Anglia
Country United Kingdom 
Sector Academic/University 
PI Contribution UKCEH has led on the development of the future land use/land management scenarios for the Fenland Basin. UKCEH has also led on the predictions of future crop yields and the mapping of suitability for new crops in the region under a changing climate.
Collaborator Contribution UEA led on the detailed descriptions of the future land use/land management scenarios. They also led on the impacts of these on future biodiversity and water supply. Sayers led on the impacts of future land use scenarios on flooding risk.
Impact Four detailed land use/land management scenarios for the Fenland Basin together with maps predicting the impacts of these on future food production, water supply, flood risk and biodiversity.
Start Year 2024
 
Description Norwich Climate Change Commission risk assessment maps 
Organisation Norwich City Council
Country United Kingdom 
Sector Public 
PI Contribution OpenCLIM is providing impact maps for Norwich.
Collaborator Contribution N/A
Impact This will inform Norwich adaptation thinking.
Start Year 2022
 
Description Supporting Highland Adapts climate risk assessment 
Organisation Highland Council
Country United Kingdom 
Sector Public 
PI Contribution We are providing maps, presentations and other climate risk information to Highland Adapts who are undertaking a climate risk assessment for the Highland Council in Scotland.
Collaborator Contribution The Highland Adapts team have co-produced the research need, helping to identify the risks and metrics of most use to them. They also provide feedback how useful and accessible the data formats have been and provided feedback on their understanding of different datasets, to try to ensure data are provided in a user-friendly format.
Impact We are working on a journal article to outline the process that the collaboration has followed and the shared understanding gained.
Start Year 2021
 
Description Supporting Ricardo to fulfil CCC spatial modelling of climate risks opportunity ptoject 
Organisation Ricardo UK Ltd
Country United Kingdom 
Sector Private 
PI Contribution Our team members are delivering literature review results and a database of spatial models and datasets suitable for undertaking the fourth UK climate change risk assessment (CCRA4). Ricardo are leading the project at the OpenCLIM team's request due to resource constraints.
Collaborator Contribution Partners are helping to identify key papers to ensure full representation.
Impact This collaboration will help the CCC to plan spatial analysis within CCRA4, which is a key inovation of the OpenCLIM framework.
Start Year 2023
 
Description Adaptation Inventory talk 
Form Of Engagement Activity A talk or presentation
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach National
Primary Audience Supporters
Results and Impact Held a presentation on the Adaptation Inventory at the Climate Exp0, 17 - 21 May 2021 (online).
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2021
 
Description COP26 - Panel on infrastructure adaptation to climate change 
Form Of Engagement Activity Participation in an activity, workshop or similar
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach National
Primary Audience Professional Practitioners
Results and Impact Workshop at COP26 involving 20 climate change leads from various infrastructure organisations attended a workshop which sparked questions, discussion and follow up activities.
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2022
 
Description COP26 - Workshop on Sustainable Cities 
Form Of Engagement Activity Participation in an activity, workshop or similar
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach International
Primary Audience Policymakers/politicians
Results and Impact Event at COP26, chaired by the Danish Ambassador, with politicians, industry and academics from around the world. Follow up discussions around adaptation of the built environment to manage climate change risks.
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2022
 
Description Case Study for Wales 
Form Of Engagement Activity A broadcast e.g. TV/radio/film/podcast (other than news/press)
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach Regional
Primary Audience Industry/Business
Results and Impact As part of the collaboration with the Welsh Senedd and Cabinet in January 2021, we were invited to submit a video to showcase our research during Wales Climate Week (November 2020).
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2020
 
Description Case Study for Wales 
Form Of Engagement Activity A talk or presentation
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach Regional
Primary Audience Policymakers/politicians
Results and Impact OpenCLIM linked research produced a case study for Wales that was included in briefing documents presented both to the Welsh Senedd and Cabinet in January 2021, as part of their review of emissions targets.
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2020,2021
 
Description Centre for Life 
Form Of Engagement Activity Engagement focused website, blog or social media channel
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach National
Primary Audience Media (as a channel to the public)
Results and Impact In the run up to COP26, the Centre for Life produced a series of videos showcasing research that is happening in the North East linked to Climate Change. The videos were published across the Centre fo Life's website and social media. EL featured in a video highlighting what work is being done in the North East to measure, monitor, mitigate and adapt to climate change.
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2021
 
Description DAFNI webinar 
Form Of Engagement Activity A talk or presentation
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach National
Primary Audience Professional Practitioners
Results and Impact Robert Nicholls (PI) presented an overview of the OpenCLIM project to an online audience joining the DAFNI webinar. OpenCLIM is hosted on the Data and Analytics Facility for National Infrastructure (DAFNI) and this was a case study for users of, and people interested in, the DAFNI stystem.
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2024
 
Description Featured scientist in NHM COP26 workshop 
Form Of Engagement Activity Participation in an activity, workshop or similar
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach National
Primary Audience Undergraduate students
Results and Impact The Natural History Museum co-ordinated a series of workshops aligned with COP26 themes to support young people (15-25) in voicing their opinions about the climate crisis by providing them with science and public speaking training. EL contributed to the second workshop focussing on climate models and how they can be used to understand climate impacts and possible solutions. EL gave a presentation of her modelling work and answered participant questions.
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2021
 
Description Heat stakeholder meetings 
Form Of Engagement Activity Participation in an activity, workshop or similar
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach Regional
Primary Audience Third sector organisations
Results and Impact Bilateral and group OpenCLIM heat stakeholder meetings held with Welsh Government, PHE, PHW, CCC, Climate NI, National Trust, Adaptation Scotland.
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2021
 
Description Interview with the FT 
Form Of Engagement Activity A press release, press conference or response to a media enquiry/interview
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach International
Primary Audience Public/other audiences
Results and Impact Interview about coastal climate change risks
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2022
URL https://www.ft.com/content/5de27c61-0095-4add-8076-7469b27a4bb8
 
Description Meeting with Defra, Met Office and UEA/Tyndall Centre 
Form Of Engagement Activity Participation in an activity, workshop or similar
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach National
Primary Audience Policymakers/politicians
Results and Impact UKCEH and the Tyndall Centre met with Defra and the Met Office to discuss joint areas of interest in climate change on food production. The work of the OpenCLIM project was presented and discussed with Defra/Met Office.
The outcome was sharing of knowledge and planning for future collaboration.,
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2023
 
Description Newcastle research showcase 
Form Of Engagement Activity Participation in an activity, workshop or similar
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach Local
Primary Audience Undergraduate students
Results and Impact Elizabeth Lewis presented in the engineering research showcase for students. In the most recent NSS, students highlighted that they wanted to engage more with active research areas. The event was held on Thisisengineering Day and was in-keeping with COP26 on the theme of climate.
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2022
 
Description Norfolk Climate Risk presentation - Norfolk County Council 
Form Of Engagement Activity A talk or presentation
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach Local
Primary Audience Policymakers/politicians
Results and Impact 3 policy advisors from Norfolk County Council joined us for two online meetings where we presented the key climate risks for Norfolk based on OpenCLIM research and other outputs.
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2023,2024
 
Description Online workshop 
Form Of Engagement Activity Participation in an activity, workshop or similar
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach National
Primary Audience Professional Practitioners
Results and Impact Alan Kennedy-Asser presented an online workshop showcasing the heat stress workflow and results to 6 expert advisors and stakeholders.
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2022
 
Description OpenCLIM London Showcase 
Form Of Engagement Activity Participation in an activity, workshop or similar
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach National
Primary Audience Policymakers/politicians
Results and Impact 125 civil servants, policy advisors, professional practitioners and senior academics from around the UK, including devolved nations, were invited to attend a full day or presentations and unstructured discussions to learn all about the OpenCLIM project. We explained the methodology and outlined the results relevant to each sector, giving clear insights into climate risks associated with +2C and +4C or warming and the need for adaptation.
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2023
 
Description OpenCLIM and Broadland Futures Initiative presentations 
Form Of Engagement Activity A talk or presentation
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach Local
Primary Audience Professional Practitioners
Results and Impact An online presentation of the OpenCLIM project to the Norfolk Broads Authority and the local East of England Environment Agency, to look at areas of overlap & synergy between OpenCLIM and the Broadland Futures Initiative.
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2023
 
Description Panel discussion at UKCR Program Final Conference Day 2 
Form Of Engagement Activity A talk or presentation
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach National
Primary Audience Policymakers/politicians
Results and Impact Paul Sayers was a member of a 5-person panel discussing Climate hazard and risk assessment on Day 2 of the UKCR Program Final Conference, which was focussed towards policy makers and practitioners. The discussion was attended by an audience of ~40 and viewed live online by another 60 people.
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2023
URL https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yrsw-wFb70o
 
Description Poster presentation at IAMC Annual Meeting, Venice 
Form Of Engagement Activity Participation in an activity, workshop or similar
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach International
Primary Audience Professional Practitioners
Results and Impact The poster presentation enabled the project PI to engage with like-minded academics and professionals to share highlights of the approach and key results. A key legacy of OpenCLIM is to encourage more open use of quantified spatial data in climate risk analysis and adaptation planning, which this conference enabled.
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2023
 
Description Presentation at AGU Chicago 
Form Of Engagement Activity A talk or presentation
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach International
Primary Audience Professional Practitioners
Results and Impact Robert Nicholls (OpenCLIM PI) presented a 12 minute overview of our research to the AGU fall meeting (the conference has >25,000 registrations), with one question from the floor coming from NASA, regarding transferring/extending the framework to other geographical regions. After an initial answer at the conference, this enquiry was followed up by email.
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2022
URL https://www.agu.org/Fall-Meeting-2022/Pages/About
 
Description Presentation at UKCR Program Final Conference Day 1 
Form Of Engagement Activity A talk or presentation
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach National
Primary Audience Professional Practitioners
Results and Impact Robert Nicholls (OpenCLIM PI) was invited to speak at the final conference of the UK Climate Resilience Program (UKCR) in London. Robert presented an overview of the project and some initial results to an in-person audience of ~40 and an online audience of ~100.
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2023
URL https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DhUkzzqvGhw
 
Description Presentation to Met Office 
Form Of Engagement Activity A talk or presentation
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach National
Primary Audience Professional Practitioners
Results and Impact Robert Nicholls (OpenCLIM PI) presented a 1 hour seminar to the Met Office, which was followed by a 1 hour meeting with other team members joining online. After outlining the structure of the OpenCLIM framework during the initial presentation the second meeting explored ways for the Met Office to engage with and hopefully collaborate within the framework.
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2023
 
Description Presentation to UKCR steering group 
Form Of Engagement Activity A talk or presentation
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach National
Primary Audience Professional Practitioners
Results and Impact Rachel Warren, work package lead, presented an overview of the research project to the UK Climate Resilience Program steering group (~12 senior scientists) who were impressed with how the project has developed.
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2022
 
Description Presentation to the CCC Adaptation Committee 
Form Of Engagement Activity A talk or presentation
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach National
Primary Audience Professional Practitioners
Results and Impact Robert Nicholls (OpenCLIM PI) presented an overview of the project to the Climate Change Committee (CCC) Adaptation Committee which was followed by broader discussions and questions over lunch, giving extended access to and dialogue with an extremely influential group of expert and a primary project stakeholder.
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2023
 
Description Presentation to the Infrastructure Operators Adaptation Forum 
Form Of Engagement Activity A talk or presentation
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach National
Primary Audience Professional Practitioners
Results and Impact A presentation about climate risks to infrastructure, and new climate change risk assessment techniques from the OpenCLIM project. The event involved climate change leads from a wide range of infrastructure operators.
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2021
 
Description Presentation to the Norfolk Strategic Flood Alliance 
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 OpenCLIM results were presented to the Strategic Flood Alliance, a group of stakeholders collaborating through Norfolk County Council to ensure flooding matters are addressed and solutions can be sought.
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2023
 
Description Talk at DAFNI launch event 
Form Of Engagement Activity A talk or presentation
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach National
Primary Audience Industry/Business
Results and Impact Prof. Nicholls gave a talk at the DAFNI launch event on 5th July 2021 "Modelling services at your fingertips."
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2021
 
Description Talk at meeting of the UK Climate Resilience Steering Committee 
Form Of Engagement Activity A talk or presentation
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach National
Primary Audience Policymakers/politicians
Results and Impact Prof. Nicholls gave a talk at the UK Climate Resilience Committee Steering meeting on 11th March 2021.
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2021
 
Description Talk at the Environmental Intelligence Conference 2021 
Form Of Engagement Activity A talk or presentation
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach National
Primary Audience Third sector organisations
Results and Impact Prof. Nicholls gave a talk at the Environmental Intelligence Conference 2021 in Exeter. (16th to 17th December 2021)
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2021
 
Description Talk given to the CCRA Project Board on the OpenCLIM Project on 13 January 2021 
Form Of Engagement Activity A talk or presentation
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach National
Primary Audience Policymakers/politicians
Results and Impact Robert Nicholls presented the OpenCLIM project to the Climate Change Risk Assessment (CCRA) Board who were mainly considering CCRA3. OpenCLIM is the method proposed for CCRA4 in 5 years time. There was a good discussion with the stakeholders and engagement of them with the OpenCLIM process.
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2021
 
Description Talk to British Council 
Form Of Engagement Activity A talk or presentation
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach National
Primary Audience Policymakers/politicians
Results and Impact Wrapping-up SPERARE online conference - Russia on the road to COP26.
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2021