COastal REsearch & POlicy INTegration Title Loction Date LOGO The development of the Severn Climate Change RAG Dr Rhoda Ballinger

COastal REsearch & POlicy INTegration Title Loction Date LOGO Format of talk Progress to date –Background research –Bristol January 07 Workshop Today’s discussion –Development of Research Advisory Group Future developments & events “We have oceans of data, rivers of information, puddles of knowledge and the odd drop of wisdom.” Nix H. “A National Geographic information – an Achievable Objective? AUSISA Conference. 1990

COastal REsearch & POlicy INTegration Title Loction Date LOGO Preliminary work

COastal REsearch & POlicy INTegration Title Loction Date LOGO Impetus: –Severn Estuary Strategy action –INTERREG COREPOINT funding Preliminary work –Review of research strategy development of other UK coastal partnerships –SEP discussions JAC / MG Climate Change: Impetus & Preliminary Work

COastal REsearch & POlicy INTegration Title Loction Date LOGO Lead to focus on climate change

COastal REsearch & POlicy INTegration Title Loction Date LOGO Climate Change: Preliminary Work Severn Estuary Research Citations Database –over 450 references –ENDNOTE Severn Estuary Contacts list –135 organisations

COastal REsearch & POlicy INTegration Title Loction Date LOGO Bristol Workshop

COastal REsearch & POlicy INTegration Title Loction Date LOGO Bristol Workshop: Aims & Attendance Aims: –To raise awareness, network scientists & professionals –To identify research priorities related to climate change –To explore integration of research / policy Attendees: –representatives from universities, government agencies, ngos and local authorities around the Estuary

COastal REsearch & POlicy INTegration Title Loction Date LOGO Focus of Bristol Workshop Presentations: –Impacts of climate change on the Severn Estuary –Thames Estuary Partnership Research Forum –Planning & management perspectives (UKCCIP; EA) –Science perspective Discussions focused on: –The research community’s needs & aspirations on coastal change –Policy makers needs for climate change information –Synergies between priorities for coastal climate change research from researchers & policies makers –Preliminary discussions on the development of a Severn Climate Change Advisory Group

COastal REsearch & POlicy INTegration Title Loction Date LOGO Bristol Workshop Outcomes & Outputs Outcomes: –Useful networking opportunity & benefits –Agreement to pursue Severn Climate Change Research Advisory Group –Agreement to bring discussions to the Severn Estuary Forum Outputs –Report including presentations –Summary of meeting including suggested research priorities ideas for RAG development

COastal REsearch & POlicy INTegration Title Loction Date LOGO Key priorities: –Downscaling of climate change assessment for the estuary –Assessments of the state of the whole estuary –Social and economic assessment of climate change impacts –Mapping of assets (including nature conservation, built heritage and tourism) at risk from climate change –Implications of climate change on coastal risk management –Identification of the climate change-related scientific and research inputs required for estuary-wide, local authority and other plans Driving factors: –renewables –tourism; beach management Bristol Workshop Research Priorities

COastal REsearch & POlicy INTegration Title Loction Date LOGO Research Outputs Required Updated, projected probabilistic estimates of climate change Development and monitoring of key indicators Risk and scenario- based predictions Visualisation of how the estuary is going to change Flatholm Future?!

COastal REsearch & POlicy INTegration Title Loction Date LOGO Development of Severn Research Advisory Group - today’s discussions including comments from ‘critical friend’ Graham Lymbery, Sefton

COastal REsearch & POlicy INTegration Title Loction Date LOGO RAG: Development considerations Purpose & Membership - a forum for:  Linking researchers with interests on climate change in the Severn Estuary  Linking researchers with policy-makers & user groups  Priorities from today’s workshop  ‘bridge’ between strategic & tactical research  need to define levels of risk with monitoring of baseline indicators for future climate change  need for signposting of existing & future research (UKSSIP08)  need to increase accessibility of & trust in existing research (& research community)  translation - plain & simple - mobilise the public

COastal REsearch & POlicy INTegration Title Loction Date LOGO RAG Operating Procedures Membership size & structure, need for dedicated Officer / Secretariat representation & responsibilities - other models e.g. CCO Operating procedures - small terms of reference potential frequency & topics of meetings reporting structures Links to other groups - SEP Funding support - incremental

COastal REsearch & POlicy INTegration Title Loction Date LOGO Future development

COastal REsearch & POlicy INTegration Title Loction Date LOGO Future Development & Events Future development: –Small Steering Group RAG & Research Priorities Research needs –Review of citations & contacts databases CoastNET / COREPOINT conference –Conference on Coastal Climate Change –Friday 22 June 2007, Cardiff –SPACES still available: SEP partners REDUCED conference fee of #50 Autumn Second Workshop –October 19 (Friday), Cardiff

COastal REsearch & POlicy INTegration Title Loction Date LOGO Further information: General COREPOINT enquiries / Climate change: Report & other materials available from: workshopreports.html Thank you