Join us on 18 September for an informal roundtable event where we’ll be exploring how your organisation could be affected by weather, including extreme events, and how you can prepare for the impacts of climate change, both in the present and future.
We will hear from our guest speaker, Alan Carr, Senior Sustainability Adviser at Sustainability West Midlands, who will be sharing his top tips for adaptation planning. Plus, Cynnal Cymru CEO, Dr Simon Slater, will be sharing some of the lessons learnt from over two decades working in the climate adaptation and resilience sector.
Whether you’re just starting to embed climate resilience into your organisation or looking to enhance your existing strategy and action plan, this session is an opportunity to share your experience, learn from others and identify risks and opportunities to ensure you are climate ready.
Places are limited, with priority booking for Cynnal Cymru members.
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This event is for Cynnal Cymru members and for businesses or organisations that are based in Wales.
Date: 18 September 2025
Time: 10:00 – 11:30 noon
Location: Teams Meeting (online)
Speakers
Alan Carr, Senior Sustainability Adviser
Lead – Climate Change Adaptation, Sustainability West Midlands SWM
Alan leads on SWM’s adaptation activity, securing new projects and managing them through to completion. He has produced many place-based adaptation plans and risk assessments, working with local authorities and many external stakeholders. He has also produced a range of guidance and tools to help public and private sector organisations build their adaptive capacity, learn from good practice and implement adaptation action. He is also a partner in the Maximising Adaptation to Climate Change Hub, a co-funded project by Defra and UKRI, which aims to develop practical, scalable solutions that inform transformational adaptation strategies across the UK.
Simon Slater, CEO at Cynnal Cymru – Sustain Wales
Simon has worked in regional sustainable economic development in the UK and across the world as an environmental advisor with royalty, charities, government, councils, and business, supporting leaders seeking to invest in a more sustainable future.
He has been involved in running sustainability and community development charities, such as Sustainability West Midlands, the Springfield Project, and ecobirmingham, developing people and processes to help grow income and impact.
