Urban Climate Resilience

UKRI IAA Starter Fund & UoM-CUHK Joint Research Fund

Organizers: Zhonghua Zheng, Francis Tam, David Topping, Junjie Yu, Yuan Sun

Urban Climate Resilience Workshop

Wednesday 28th May 2025 | Manchester, UK

Workshop Details

Agenda Highlights

Session 1: Climate Priorities

Speakers' presentation

Session 2: Breakout Discussions

Sector-specific challenges analysis

Session 3: Action Planning

Collaboration roadmap development

Speakers

Junjie Yu

PhD Student at The University of Manchester

Topic: Integration and Execution of Community Land Model Urban (CLMU) in a Containerized Environment

Aaron He

Research Assistant Professor at The Chinese University of Hong Kong

Topic: Planning for Cooler Cities: Urban Breezeways as a Tool for Climate Resilience

Amos Tai

Associate Professor at The Chinese University of Hong Kong

Topic: Effects of Agricultural Irrigation on Regional Climate and Air Quality in North China Plain

Francis Tam

Associate Professor at The Chinese University of Hong Kong

Topic: Multi-scale Control of Heatwave and Thermal Comfort Trends Observed in GBA, South China

Abigail Pound

Chief Executive at Station South

Topic: From Derelict to Dynamic: Building Resilience from the Ground Up

Mike Franks

Community Activist at Manchester Climate Alliance

Topic: The Possibility for Community-Owned Renewable Energy

Yuan Sun

PhD Student at The University of Manchester

Topic: Urban Heat Characteristics and Vulnerability of Greater Manchester (UK) during the Record-Breaking 2022 Heatwave

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