6th National Climate Impact, Risk and Adaptation Meeting
- Date
- Tuesday 8 - Wednesday 9 September, 2026
- Location
- Cloth Hall Court, Quebec St, Leeds LS1 2HA
- Category
- Priestley Member events
The 6th National Climate Impact, Risk and Adaptation Meeting is taking place on 8 - 9 September 2026. The two-day meeting is free to attend and will feature a variety of oral and poster presentations, interactive sessions, and opportunities for discussion and networking.
The meeting will include sessions on: Climate science; Water risk, Nature and agriculture; Health and humans; and Adaptation in practice. The meeting will close with talks and panel discussion on the UK’s Fourth Climate Change Risk Assessment (CCRA4) and the Well Adapted UK report.
A provisional programme for the meeting is available below:
Registration
Abstract submission is now closed. You are now able to register for attendance.
Please complete the form below to register for in-person attendance: Registration Form
Registration deadline updated: Due to high demand, the registration deadline for the 6th National Climate Impact, Risk & Adaptation Meeting has been brought forward to midnight on 23 August 2026 (previously 31 August).
Please note that registration may close before this date if all available places are allocated. We therefore encourage anyone planning to attend to register as soon as possible.
Further Information
If you have any questions, please contact [email protected]. You can also follow our LinkedIn page: NCIRA2026.
The event is supported by the Royal Meteorological Society, with additional support from publisher Frontiers.
We hope you can join us and look forward to welcoming you to Leeds in September 2026!
Committee
Steering Committee:
Andy Challinor, University of Leeds
Dann Mitchell, University of Bristol
Rich Betts, University of Exeter/Met Office
Hayley Fowler, Newcastle University
Local Organising Committee:
Chair: David Dawson, University of Leeds
Committee Members: Amal Chakhar (UoL), Jamie Deakins (UoL), Stewart Jennings (UoL), Maria Chara Karypidou (UoL), James Mollard (RMetS), Martin Parker (UoL), Carly Reddington (UoL)

