Climate change risk management for land projects - new CIRIA guidance
Join this free webinar to learn how climate change risk should be assessed and managed in land projects, and to understand how the guidance in CIRIA’s new report, C824: Good practice guide for managing climate change and extreme weather–related impacts on geo-based risks and liabilities for land developments, can help you address these risks.
Background
Climate change is affecting everyone, including the development and construction sectors. For example, severe flooding from Storm Babet in October 2023 caused roads and bridges to collapse. There was also a surge in subsidence claim payouts as a result of the record-breaking heatwave of summer 2022. Long-term changes in the climate, including the exacerbation of seasonal variations, also affect existing buildings and infrastructure during operation and maintenance.
This webinar will discuss how the construction industry should assess and manage geotechnical and geoenvironmental risks associated with a changing climate in land projects. It also marks the launch of the first UK guidance on this subject, Good practice guide for managing climate change and extreme weather-related impacts on geo-based risks and liabilities for land development (C824).
Special offer
All attendees will qualify for a 20% discount off Good practice guide for managing climate change and extreme weather-related impacts on geo-based risks and liabilities for land development (C824) for a limited period. The promotional code will be communicated with the joining instructions pre-event.
Why attend
- Discuss how changes to temperature, rainfall frequency and intensity, and storm events could influence below ground conditions and the associated potential impacts to land development, such as foundations, structures and onshore infrastructure
- Explore how land development projects can become more resilient to the impacts of a changing climate and reduce future cost
- Understand how to make more informed decisions to assess, manage and balance climate change risk on land development projects
- Provide an insight of CIRIA’s new report, C824 Good practice guide for managing climate change and extreme weather-related impacts on geo-based risks and liabilities for land developments and how the guidance can help you manage climate change related risks
- Put your questions to the authors in an interactive Q&A session.
- Earn valuable CPD.
Who should attend
The event will be interesting to anyone in the construction industry. This includes consultants, contractors, designers, clients, and regulators as well as lenders and investors.
Programme
10:30 Welcome and introduction
Joanne Kwan, Senior Research Manager, CIRIA
10:40 Why we need the guidance
Joanne Kwan, Senior Research Manager, CIRIA
10:50 Changing climate and land projects, how big is the problem?
Dr Geoffrey Card, Managing Director, GB Card and Partners
11:10 How can CIRIA report C824 help you
Helen McMillan, Technical Director, RSK Geosciences
Shon Williams, Geotechnics Director, RSK Geosciences
11:40 Interactive discussion and Q&A
Panellist: Tom Henman, Director, RSK Geosciences
12:10 Closing remarks
Joanne Kwan, Senior Research Manager, CIRIA
When
Wednesday 18 March 2026
10:30 – 12:30
Fees
CIRIA members Free to attend
Non-members Free to attend
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