• Do you work with vulnerable groups?
• Would you like to find out more about they are affected by extreme weather and fuel poverty?
• Has your organisation considered how its services could better respond to climate change?

If so please consider attending a free, introductory “Climate Just” event to find out more.

The NW Climate Change Partnership and Climate UK, in partnership with the Joseph Rowntree Foundation and the Environment Agency are hosting a series of half-day events during Winter 2014/15 to support the launch of a powerful new website and mapping tool called Climate Just, which aims to help practitioners in England address issues of social vulnerability to climate change. During this half-day workshop, you will have chance to:

• hear about the evidence and resources available on the Climate Just website

• learn how you can use it in your own role

• find out how your area is affected by issues of social vulnerability and climate disadvantage.

5 events are taking place.  The first will be hosted by the NW Climate Change Partnership, in central Manchester, on the afternoon of the 17th December, at the Mechanics Institute.  

If you would like to book to attend in Manchester please visit:  http://climatejustmanchester.eventbrite.co.uk

To book a place at an event elsewhere in the country please visit:http://www.eventbrite.co.uk/o/climate-uk-6722708839

Draft Agenda

12.30 Registration, buffet lunch, tea and coffee

13.00 Welcome and introduction

13.10 Climate Just: work to date and aspirations

Katharine Knox, Joseph Rowntree Foundation

- Why climate justice matters

- What the research says

- Overview of key recommendations

13.30 Introduction to the website

- Key features of website and mapping tool

- How to use

- Understanding the layers

13.45 Questions and reactions from audience

14.00 Using Climate Just: the local authority perspective

Kit England, Core Cities

14.15 Refreshment Break

14.30 Testing the Tool and Discussion

- Opportunity to try out the website - shared laptops provided or bring your own device

- Discussion

15.30 Identifying Vulnerable Communities in Wigan

Rachel Brisley, JBA Consulting

- Results of a CLASP project with Wigan Council

- Identifying communities in Wigan vulnerable to flooding and extreme heat

15.45 Conclusions

16.00 Close