1. Severn Estuary Partnership Working in partnership for the future of the Severn Estuary 1 st Severn Estuary Forum Thursday 8 th June 2006

2. Severn Estuary Partnership Working in partnership for the future of the Severn Estuary Welcome & Opening Speeches Christine Gwyther, Welsh Assembly Cllr Peter Tyzack & Natasha Barker, Severn Estuary Partnership

3. Establishing the Severn Estuary Forum Natasha Barker, Severn Estuary Partnership Officer 1 st Severn Estuary Forum 2006 & Severn Wonders Cruise Changing Times and Tides: The Future of the Severn Estuary What is the Forum? Strategy for the Severn Estuary (2001) Working together: government, industry & communities Severn Estuary Partnership

4. Establishing the Severn Estuary Forum Natasha Barker, Severn Estuary Partnership Officer 1 st Severn Estuary Forum 2006 & Severn Wonders Cruise Changing Times and Tides: The Future of the Severn Estuary How will the Forum make a difference?

5. Severn Estuary Partnership Working in partnership for the future of the Severn Estuary

6. Establishing the Severn Estuary Forum Natasha Barker, Severn Estuary Partnership Officer 1 st Severn Estuary Forum 2006 & Severn Wonders Cruise Changing Times and Tides: The Future of the Severn Estuary Themes Celebrating the estuary Climate change: recent & regional predictions The Marine Bill Renewable energy Flood risk management Working Together  Establishing an annual Forum

7. Establishing the Severn Estuary Forum Natasha Barker, Severn Estuary Partnership Officer Business Plan 2006-2009

8. Establishing the Severn Estuary Forum Natasha Barker, Severn Estuary Partnership Officer Annual Report & Action Plan 2006-07

9. Severn Wonders Festival Jim Mitchell, Severn Estuary Partnership Access, Interpretation & Communications Officer Severn Wonders Festival 20 th May – 10 th June 2006 1.Explore the shore 2.Out on the water 3.Fish and farming 4.Wildlife and nature conservation 5.History and heritage 6.Future of the Severn 7.Working together Severn Wonders Cruise …we board this afternoon

11. Severn Estuary Partnership Working in partnership for the future of the Severn Estuary Celebrating the Severn [1] SEPpoints pf view v1.ppt The Dynamic Severn: Points of View Chris Wooldridge, Cardiff University

12. Severn Estuary Partnership Working in partnership for the future of the Severn Estuary Celebrating the Severn [2] Ten Thousand Years of Change Richard Brunning, Somerset County Council

13. Severn Estuary Partnership Working in partnership for the future of the Severn Estuary Celebrating the Severn [3] Integrated Management and the Severn Estuary Professor Peter Burbridge, Newcastle-Upon-Tyne

14. Severn Estuary Partnership Working in partnership for the future of the Severn Estuary Climate Change Chair: Martin Mills, Environment Agency Reporter: Steve Knowles, Severn Estuary Partnership

15. Severn Estuary Partnership Working in partnership for the future of the Severn Estuary Climate Change [1] National Predictions Dr David Woolf, National Oceanographic Centre Woolf.ppt

16. Severn Estuary Partnership Working in partnership for the future of the Severn Estuary Climate Change [2] Regional Perspectives Sarah Hendell-Blackford, SW Climate Change Impacts Partnership SHB.pptSHB.ppt

17. Severn Estuary Partnership Working in partnership for the future of the Severn Estuary Climate Change [3] Severn Estuary Perspective Roger Wade, Environment Agency Wade8-06-06fnl.ppt

18. Severn Estuary Partnership Working in partnership for the future of the Severn Estuary Renewable Energy Chair: Roger Falconer, Cardiff University Reporter: Steve Knowles, Severn Estuary Partnership

19. Severn Estuary Partnership Working in partnership for the future of the Severn Estuary Renewable Energy [1] Severn Barrage: Is the Tide Turning? David Kerr, Sir Robert McAlpine

20. Severn Estuary Partnership Working in partnership for the future of the Severn Estuary Renewable Energy [2] Regional Perspectives on Renewables Morgan Parry, World Wide Fund for Nature

21. Severn Estuary Partnership Working in partnership for the future of the Severn Estuary Renewable Energy [3] Avonmouth Renewable Energy Project Patrick Kearon, The Bristol Port Company

22. Severn Estuary Partnership Working in partnership for the future of the Severn Estuary Working Together Open Discussion & Feedback Session Panel - Chairs of all Sessions Climate Change : Martin Mills, Environment Agency Marine Bill : Morgan Parry, World Wide Fund for Nature Renewable Energy : Roger Falconer, Cardiff University Flood Risk Management : Peter Watts, Severn Trent Regional Flood Defence Committee

23. Severn Estuary Partnership Working in partnership for the future of the Severn Estuary 1 st Severn Estuary Forum Your views Other people’s views Festival event organisers Waverley departs at 1530 prompt! Thank You

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