MACC Hub webinar series #10: Well-Adapted UK: What the latest Climate Change Committee report tells us

Join this joint webinar hosted by the MACC Hub and the Climate Change Committee to explore key findings from the Well-Adapted UK report. The session will highlight the latest UK climate risk evidence from the Fourth Climate Change Risk Assessment (CCRA4 – Independent Assessment), and discuss urgent priorities for adaptation across key systems including health, land, energy and infrastructure.

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April 30, 2026
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Event: 21/05/2026 - 13:00 (UTC +01:00) - 14:00 (UTC +01:00)

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Date and time

Date: Thursday 21 May 2026
Time: 1:00 PM – 2:00 PM GMT
Location: Online (Microsoft Teams)

Background

The impacts of climate change are seriously undermining the UK’s prosperity and security. Not only are these being felt right now, but it has become inevitable that more extreme impacts will be felt in the very near future.

The UK was not designed for the current, let alone future, climate. By 2050, summers in this country could feel like that of North Africa, with extreme dryness and heat causing ever increasing water shortages and drought. Heavier river flows will make dangerous flash flooding more common, sometimes with fatal consequences. More frequent and violent storms will degrade our coastlines and threaten coastal communities. It is clear that the UK must urgently and rapidly prepare and adapt.

Webinar summary

In this joint webinar, hosted by the MACC Hub and the Climate Change Committee (CCC), Dr Helen Adams, MACC Hub Lead, will chair the session. She will be joined by Dr Richard Millar, Head of Adaptation, and Dr Olivia Shears, Head of CCRA4 (Fourth Climate Change Risk Assessment – Independent Assessment), from the Climate Change Committee. They will present the key findings, analysis and recommendations from the latest report to government on climate risk: Well-Adapted UK.

The UK government has a legal obligation to assess climate risks every five years, and the CCC has a statutory requirement to give independent advice to government on those risks. For the first time, the Committee is now providing potential solutions to address them, setting out the climate risks, actions and enablers across 14 key and often overlapping systems in our society, including health, land, energy and the economy. This landmark report will be published on 20 May.

Adaptation cannot wait. Taking action today is cheaper than taking action tomorrow. This report sets out clear recommendations for immediate action, which Dr Millar and Dr Shears will explore in more detail during the webinar on 21 May.

Speakers

Dr Richard Millar, Head of Adaptation, CCC
Dr Olivia Shears, Head of CCRA4, CCC
Dr Helen Adams (Chair), MACC Hub Lead

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Published: April 30, 2026