1. HR Wallingford in 2011
1947 UK Government Hydraulics Research Station formed
1982 Privatisation to create HR Wallingford
Limited by guarantee, non profit distributing, independent
Profits invested in research
Turnover £22 M
£12 million in total assets
Offices and agents world-wide - more than half our income from overseas
Over 240 staff including world leading experts
Valerie Bain, Senior Scientist
Environment Group
HR Wallingford
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2. Skills and experience
HR Wallingford is leading the UK’s Climate Change Risk Assessment 2012
Assessing climate change risks across multiple sectors and themes
Assessing adaptive capacity and social vulnerability to climate
Meeting the requirements of Climate Change Act 2008
Linked in with more than 500 UK stakeholders
Climate Change
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HR Wallingford
We are at the cutting edge of climate change research and consultancy and have extensive experience in multi-disciplinary aspects of climate change impacts and adaptation. HR Wallingford has been involved in EC research for 20 years, with a total of over 40 projects in various programmes including coordination of networks, research projects, an Integrated Project in FP6 as well as role as partner.
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3. Proposed contribution to FP7
ENV Climate predictions
ENV Modelling tools for assessing costs and impacts of mitigation policies
ENV Adaptation to climate change
HRW expertise in:
Seasonal forecasting of droughts for UK water companies
Extreme rainfall alert and flood forecasting systems
Assessing climate change impacts in a range of sectors – marine, water, floods, biodiversity
Advice on adaptation and mitigation
Understanding of policy on climate change
Communication of climate risks and uncertainty
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