Adapting Our City For Climate Change: A City-Wide Business and Community Conference

The Norwich Society, with over a century of dedication to preserving the beauty, history and character of Norwich, invites you to watch a pivotal event addressing one of the greatest challenges of our time: climate change. The conference was held on 3rd October 2024 in The Forum, Norwich.

As part of our Climate Change strategy, we collaborated with the City Council, academic institutions and the business community, to understand the impact of climate change on our City, and how we can prepare for and mitigate its effects on our community and built heritage.

Conference Speakers included:
* Mike Stonard, Leader, Norwich City Council: Norwich 2040 City Vision
* Asher Minns, Director, Tyndall Centre, UEA: Overview of climate change and its impact on Norwich.
* Nova Fairbank, Chief Executive, Norfolk Chambers of Commerce: The Green economy – opportunities and challenges for business.
* Matt Williams, Author and Geologist: Floods and the City infrastructure – resilience and adaptation.
* Prof. Saul Humphrey: Delivering sustainable development – regulatory barriers and economic opportunities for zero carbon projects.
* Stuart Wright, Operations Net Zero Delivery Director, Aviva: Addressing climate change in business strategies.
* Prof. David Pearson, Visiting Professor, Edinburgh Napier University: Technical innovation and its role in future development.
* Nigel Hargreaves and Michael Yates, Norwich BID: Norwich Solar System and the role of renewables in a low-carbon economy.
* Bridget McKenzie, founding director of Climate Museum UK and Culture Declares Emergency, facilitated engaging Q&A sessions encouraging active participation and ideas-sharing.

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