As the UK faces increasing risks from international cascading climate and nature-related shocks, it is critical to strengthen resilience across trade, supply chains, and the economy and increase mobilisation of finance to address the growing risks in emerging and developing economies. This event with distinguished panel of speakers will explore new evidence on the evolving global risk landscape and its implications for policy and finance.
The event will launch the new report Towards UK Systemic Resilience to International Cascading Climate Risks, prepared by the Environmental Change Institute with support from the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) under the Oxford Martin Systemic Resilience Initiative. The report presents new research on the scale of transboundary climate and nature risks using high-frequency trade data to assess how systemic shocks impact UK trade and competitiveness. The launch will be followed by an expert panel discussion focused on how to utilise key policy and financial levers to boost resilience domestically and internationally.
Speakers and Panellists include:
Rachel Kyte | UK Special Representative for Climate
Jim Hall | Professor of Climate and Environmental Risks (ECI)
Nicola Ranger | Executive Director of the Oxford Martin Systemic Resilience Initiative
Jasper Verschuur | Assistant Professor in Engineering Systems and Climate Security at Delft University of Technology
Sir Charles Godfray | Director of the Oxford Martin School
Michael Obersteiner | Director of the Environmental Change Institute