UKWP - HR Wallingford Event

Dear Reader,

We would like to invite you to a UKWP event, hosted by HR Wallingford on Tuesday 15th November 2022. Please see further details of the event below.

Venue: HR Wallingford, HOWBERY PARK, Wallingford OX10 8BA or virtual dial-in (for morning presentations only) via Microsoft Teams.

Date: Tuesday 15th November 2022

Theme: Addressing global water challenges. Presentations from keynote speakers on the landscape and challenges the water industry is facing, domestically and overseas. Discussion and vote on the UK Water Partnership’s future focus to address these challenges. 

Event outline: 

10:30 - 13:00 - The Challenge/Opportunity

Presentations showcasing what Mitigation and Adaption means in practice and demonstrating through potential solutions the need for wider action to deliver the agreed outcomes from COP26.

Opening speakers:

10:30 - 10:40 Bruce Tomlinson HR Wallingford
10:40 - 10:50 Sarah Hendry UK Water Partnership
10:50 - 11:00 Keynote speaker (TBC)

Challenge areas:

11:00 - 11:35 Water and nutrient neutrality - Sandra Norval, Southern Water (virtual dial-in from COP 27) Dan Osborn, UCL (virtual dial-in)
Tom Godfrey, Earthchange

11:35 - 12:05 Greenhouse gases - Prof Ashleigh Fletcher, Strathclyde Dr Amy Pickard, UK-CEH Prof Andrew Tyler, Stirling

12:05 - 12:25 Water resilient places - Deryck Irving

12:25 - 12:45 Multi-capitals - Adrian Rees, Adrian Rees Consulting

12:45 - 13:30 Networking Lunch

13:30 - 14:00 Facilitated discussion - Sarah Hendry, UKWP

14:00 - 15:30 Prioritisation exercise of new workstream activities. Reflections on the challenges presented and context of UKWP, and wider sector, activities. Open discussion to shortlist UKWP future focus topic. Voting and volunteering to form working group to take new UKWP workstream forward. UKWP Board, Open Discussion & Vote

15:30 - 16:30 Tour of HR Wallingford facilities by Bruce Tomlinson

16:30 Event Conclusion

Outcomes from the day:

• Establish the challenges
• Establish the landscape and context of challenges
• Select a new initiative, collaborate, and form new partnerships

Please note the event will be recorded and we will publish in due course a summary paper with recommendations, and our future plans.

We hope you are able to join us for what will be a great opportunity for collaboration, future planning and networking.

Please return your RSVP to Sarah Moxon (S.Moxon@hrwallingford.com) of HR Wallingford, noting whether you intend to join in person or virtually, by Wednesday 9th November 2022.

With kind regards,
The UK Water Partnership