Adaptation Panel Sessions
In 2024, the Panel spent four sessions discussing climate adaptation to support the WMCA's growing work in this area.
What is climate adaptation?
Climate adaptation refers to the adjustments made to ensure that our region can better prepare for climate threats.
The goal of adaptation is climate resilience, where our communities, infrastructure and natural environment can withstand, cope with and bounce back from climate impacts.
Why did the Panel spend 4 sessions discussing climate adaptation?
In partnership with the University of Birmingham, WMCA secured over £150k of research funding to develop climate risk and vulnerability assessment mapping tools and to engage with residents to help shape research outputs and next policy steps for the WMCA.
The WMCA used a portion of this funding to host four Panel sessions dedicated to climate adaptation - a topic that had not been taken to the panellists before and is less well known within the climate agenda.
Adaptation session 1
In the first meeting, the panel heard from experts on what does adapting climate change mean for the region?
Adaptation session 2
The Panel heard from the British Red Cross on the climate risks and impacts we can expect in the UK.
Adaptation session 3
The Panel were able to influence the priorities within the Local Nature Recovery Strategy.
Adaptation session 4
The final session saw the Panel share their views on how transport funding should be allocated to fund adaptation measures.
Read the overall report from our adaptation focused citizen panel
The report highlights the key thoughts and decisions made by the panel relating to the four adaptation meetings we held.