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1 Walker Institute for Climate System Research March 30 th 2010

2 Recent highlights… New research opportunities –NERC calls / DFID IPCC is starting again… New appointments –Nick Bardsley (Agriculture) Increasing interest in adaptation –Royal Commission on Environmental Pollution –Environment Audit Committee –CBI EU funding seminar 29 th April 2010

3 Climate KIC European leadership in climate change innovation Vision Catalyse climate change innovation Create a community for climate change innovation Deliver integrated climate change innovation Transform Europe’s response to climate change Vision Catalyse climate change innovation Create a community for climate change innovation Deliver integrated climate change innovation Transform Europe’s response to climate change Collocation Centre Regional Innovation Centre 3 Focus on delivering innovation

4 Who is involved? Five “co-location centres” UK (Imperial + Reading/Met Office/LSE) NL (Utrecht, Delft, Wageningen +..) F(Fondation Saclay, ParisTech, IPSL +..) D (PIK, TU Berlin, TU Munchen) CH(ETH Zurich)

5 Climate KIC A Comprehensive Strategy for Climate Change Innovation Source: IPCC AR4 WGII 5 Four “Research themes”

6 KIC operation Research and Innovation –Co-fund projects which lead to practical applications (methods, widgets, etc) Education –Co-ordinated PhD/M-level training Knowledge Transfer –Creating entrepreneurs…

7 Research themes Understanding climate change Improving the prediction of climate change Impacts and consequences for adaptation and mitigation climate processes climate change and climatic variability links between surface and atmosphere variability and change over different time scales weather and climate modelling using climate information understanding exposure, vulnerability and decisions

8 Interdisciplinary foci Science-focused The next few decades Extremes and variability Feedbacks Integrated assessments Policy-focused The consequences of climate policies Understanding, facilitating and supporting adaptation Understanding, facilitating and supporting mitigation

9 Practicalities Walker Institute Research Development Fund Communicating with the press… Walker Institute Annual Lecture –Rowan Douglas (Willis) –June 10 th London Contribution to research planning process Links with business… Next two external seminars CANCELLED due to election… Walker Institute RoadShow

10 Thank you Visit www.walker-institute.ac.uk

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