About Workstream 8
In Summer 2021, the Construction Industry Council (CIC) Climate Change Committee published ‘Carbon Zero: the professional institutions’ climate action plan‘. As one of the plan’s 40 signatories and 11 delivery partners, the Landscape Institute (LI) is helping the CIC take real action in the face of the climate and biodiversity emergencies.
At the heart of the plan are ten Workstreams that reflect the main target areas for built environment professionals. The Landscape Institute (LI) is leading Workstream 8, which explores the three main themes of water, biodiversity and urban heat, which play a pivotal role in climate resilience, adaptation and mitigation.
Achievements so far
Workstream 8’s continuing focus is on knowledge discovery and sharing, making sense of the body of work on adaptation and resilience, which has already been done, spotting gaps in information and identifying opportunities for further research. In all this, we look to highlight activity and evidence which is most practical and useful to members of supporting professional institutions. In this way, we can usefully seek to establish a baseline of awareness, knowledge and understanding.
Webinars
Workstream 8 has brought together leading industry experts on key themes around climate adaptation and resilience to produce a series of free one-hour webinars.
Multi-sector Innovations in Water Management
A changing climate disrupts water patterns, leading to increased risk of flooding, drought, and coastal erosion. This multidisciplinary webinar explores innovative strategies for navigating this complex challenge.
Multi-sector Innovations for Extreme Heat
Rising heat levels across all environments is a serious problem mainly driven by climate change and growing urbanisation, which increases the frequency, intensity and duration of extreme heat events. This multidisciplinary webinar explores innovative strategies for navigating this complex challenge.
Multi-sector Innovations in Biodiversity Health
For far too long we have designed ourselves into a human-centric world. This has resulted in biodiversity loss at rates unprecedented in human history, while also restricting access to nature rich spaces within our immediate environments. This webinar explores particular themes to address these challenges.
Exploring the Role of Water through Nature-led Strategies and Co-design
With water covering around three quarters of the earth’s surface, water plays a fundamental role in building adaptation and resilience. This inter-disciplinary webinar will explore nature-led strategies for navigating these complex challenges, including how co-design can positively support long term solutions.
