UK Climate Resilience Programme news

UK Climate Resilience programme book - January 2024

A new book was published about the UK Climate Resilience programme. ‘Quantifying Climate Risk and Building Resilience in the UK’ summarises £19m of research to improve the characterisation and quantification of climate risks, enhance understanding of the management of climate risks, and develop and delivery climate services. Find out more about the publication. 

UK Climate Resilience Final Conference - March 2023

The final conference of the programme took place in London on 8-9 March. This hybrid event was an opportunity to celebrate the successes of the programme and discuss the implications of research findings for practice and policy. More information about the conference can be found on the event webpage.

UK Climate Resilience Showcase - October 2022

The UK Climate Resilience Programme Showcase took place on 10-11 October 2022 at the University of Hull.  It will be a celebration of the work of the UK Climate Resilience community, and a demonstration of the value of the programme’s research outputs. Find out more. 

New embedded researcher cohort announced - November 2021

The UK Climate Resilience Programme announced a second cohort of projects had been awarded through the Embedded Research fund with UKRI. Learn more. 

UKCR Academics contribute to third Climate change Risk Assessment - July 2021

Academics involved in the UK Climate Resilience Programme contributed to the Independent Assessment of UK Climate Risk for the third Climate Change Risk Assessment (CCRA3). Find out more. 

Pioneering study develops Shared Socioeconomic Pathways (SSPs) to equip research on UK Climate Resilience - June 2021

Commissioned by the Met Office and funded by the UK Climate Resilience Programme, a pioneering interdisciplinary research developed a set of UK-SSPs (Shared Socioeconomic Pathways) that are consistent with the global SSPs. They provide a series of innovative products that will aid future research into the UK’s climate resilience. Find out more

Climate Information to inform UK decision making - May 2021

The Met Office commissioned a research project, through the UK Climate Resilience Programme, to determine the next steps needed to produce climate information for UK climate risk assessment and adaptation decision-making over the next decade. Find out more

High impact scenarios and storylines  - May 2021

This project created a set of ‘high impact’ scenarios or storylines, representing plausible high-consequence but low-likelihood future climates. The scenarios will define hot, cold, wet and dry extremes, windstorms, sea level rise and compound events. Find out more

Met Office Climate Science Conference - May 2021

The Met Office Hadley Centre hosted a conference on the theme of net zero and climate resilience to help set the agenda for the development of science for policy over the next decade. Find out more.

Climate change to put farming sectors under stress - April 2021

A new Met Office study provided examples of how two of the UK’s most important farming sectors are likely to be impacted by climate change. The study – published in Climate Risk Management – examined the effect of climate change on the dairy and potato farming sectors. Find out more 

Increases to Agricultural Hazards over the next 50 years - April 2021

Future climate change is likely to have a serious impact on two of the UK’s agricultural staples, dairy farming and potato growing, according to a new paper published by Met Office scientists. Learn more 

Urban Climate services Pilot helps fill evidence gap on heart - February 2021

New Urban fact sheets called City Packs produced by the Met Office have been hailed as “a brilliant opportunity to bridge the gap between climate science and practitioners”. Learn more 

Met Office Hackathon presents Climate Data Challenge - March 2021

A Met Office hackathon generated a wide range of innovative ideas for ways to bring together data and other information to improve the UK’s resilience to a changing climate. Virtual 3-D visualisations, storytelling, interactive projections, digital platforms, the use of  webcams and a participatory art project were just some of the solutions participants came up with over the course of the two-day Climate Data Challenge. Find out more

Exploring spatially coherent flood risks – present and future  - February 2021

Spatially coherent (widespread) flood events can cause significant damage and disruption in the UK.  New research explored how climate change may influence the spatial structure of widespread events, and how any change may affect future risks and our approach to managing them. Find out more 

Met Office Climate Scientist Jason Lowe awarded OBE - October 2020

Professor Jason Lowe, Head of Climate Services at the Met Office, is a world-leading expert in climate science. Professor Lowe, who is also Met Office Science Co-ordinator for the SPF UK Climate Resilience Programme, was recognised in the Queen’s Birthday Honours list 2020 where he was awarded an OBE. Find out more

UK Climate Resilience programme webinar series announced - May 2020

A new lunchtime webinar series was launched by the UK Climate Resilience programme (UKCRP) to showcase projects conducted for UKRI and the Met Office for the first wave of the programme. Find out more 

New Met Office projects announced  - February 2020

The Met Office commissioned new research as part of the SPF UK Climate Resilience programme, which is jointly led by UKRI and the Met Office. Find out more

UK Climate Resilience programme holds Leeds Worskshop - November 2019

The SPF UK Climate Resilience Programme held its first workshop on 14-15 November, bringing together representatives from 19 UKRI projects and four Met Office work themes. Find out more