Webinar in collaboration with PRAXIS, by University of Leeds and the UK National Commission for UNESCO

The recent report by Working Group 2 of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) provided a comprehensive review of the current conditions and flows of finance for adaptation. This report is essential for helping to understand how climate finance works for resilience. Furthermore, it is set in the context of the international negotiations on climate finance and the agreed target of $100billion per year that has been proposed to meet the needs of developing countries.

Key questions arise:

Lagoons provide an array of fundamental resources and ecosystem services that are necessary for the wellbeing of coastal communities in many parts of the world. However, the sustainability of lagoons and communities who rely on them are under increasing pressure from a complex set of interconnected issues. These are particularly acute in the global south where the impacts of sea level rise and climate change are compounded by increasing coastal populations, unsustainable resource use, habitat fragmentation, and environmental degradation.

Managing Radon through appropriate measurement and mitigation actions

Join us for the first IAQM Early Career Network (ECN) event of 2022!

When the Hunga Tonga–Hunga Ha'apai volcano erupted on Jan 15, 2022, it triggered a shock wave that could be seen from space. A plume of gas and ash reached 30km into the sky. NASA estimated that the eruption was hundreds of times more powerful than the atomic bomb attack on Hiroshima in 1945. Some scientists believe that Tonga’s volcanic eruption may harm the environment for years…

Ed Goodall explores how whales play a significant role in the ocean and climate change mitigation

Research findings from the IES' ground breaking research on EDI issues in the environmental sector

Defra’s Air Quality and Industrial Emissions team discuss the upcoming review

What can we do to help produce more productive built environments?

An overview of UKHSA’s operational work and academic research