Lords committee explores drought impacts and risks

The House of Lords Environment and Climate Change Committee continues its inquiry into drought preparedness in England by exploring the impacts of drought on the urban and rural environment, species, infrastructure, and the economy.

The session will take place from 10am on Wednesday 19 November. It can be followed live or afterwards on Parliament TV or in person in the Palace of Westminster (committee room 4).

Giving evidence will be:

• Kathryn Brown OBE,
  Director of Climate Change and Evidence, The Wildlife Trusts;
  
  
• Yetunde Abdul,
  Director of Industry Transformation, UK Green Building Council;
  
  
• Callum Ellis,
  Head of Climate Resilience, Marsh Advisory.

Questions from the committee will cover the following areas:

• understanding and awareness of drought risk across sectors;

• ecological impacts of drought and vulnerability of different habitats;

• the main impacts of drought on buildings and the urban environment;

• interventions to reduce the severity of the environmental and urban impacts of drought;

• the economic costs of drought and how these risks are accounted for by businesses and the insurance sector;

• data sharing on drought impacts.