Oral evidence session on critical infrastructure and climate adaptation inquiry

Purpose of the session

This is the first session for the Committee’s new inquiry into critical national infrastructure (CNI) and climate adaptation. The session is likely to explore the potential impact of climate change on CNI, the role of Government and regulators in CNI resilience to climate change, and the current state of resilience among CNI operators.

Witnesses

Monday 13 December

 At 4.30pm:   

• Sir John Armitt, Chairman, National Infrastructure Commission 
• Professor Richard Dawson, Adaptation Committee Member, Committee on Climate Change 
• Dr Will Lang, Head of Civil Contingencies, Met Office 
• Dr Swenja Surminksi, Head of Adaptation Research, Grantham Research Institute on Climate Change and the Environment, LSE

Further information

• About Parliament: Select committees
• Visiting Parliament: Watch committees

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