Weathering Storms: Regional Resilience and Future Proofing

The South West Observatory's 6th Annual Conference - 'Weathering Storms: Regional Resilience and Future Proofing' - took place at the British Empire and Commonwealth Museum (Bristol) on Wednesday 11th March 2009.

The Conference sought to address the major issues affecting the region now and in the future. Focusing on the immediate impact of global economic change, to the ever-present challenges posed by climate change, it questioned how prepared the region was to scan the horizon and weather the storms ahead. Clearly, these are big challenges to overcome, but the consistent message which recurred throughout the day, underlined that we will deal best with change only when armed with the best possible evidence and intelligence.

To view presentations for the day, and access download options click here. For information on our Conference speakers, please click here.

The 7th Annual Conference will take place in Bath on Wednesday 31st March 2010. The theme for this event will be 'Health, Wealth and Happiness: What Makes a Prosperous Region?'. For more information, please click here.

'Weathering Storms: Regional Resilience and Future Proofing' considered three main themes: Environmental Change, Demographic Change and Economic Change. It concluded to consider Regional Resilience and Future Proofing.

The slide show below is presented via Flickr.