System resilience against the impacts of climate change

Session
Tuesday, 17 May 2016
13:17 - 13:17
Duration: 12 mins
Publication date: 02 Jun 2016
Location: Electricity theatre, Hall 12, NEC, Birmingham, United Kingdom
Part of event Utility Week Live

About the session

A case study-led seminar exploring network resilience, mitigation and adaptation strategies to maintain continuity of services during severe weather, storm response. and other incidents Exploring best practice in minimising disruption to customers and time to reconnect.

Keywords:: climate change

energy

extreme weather

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Ian Allison

Mott MacDonald, Global Head Climate Resilience

In the last three years Ian has driven Mott MacDonald’s response to the issues surrounding climate change and management of the impacts, in terms of institutional and infrastructure interventions.With a background in public health engineering and environmental management, he has over 35 years’ experience in the development of essential infrastructure in the water supply and wastewater sectors and in water resource risk and uncertainty management.His knowledge of the risks and opportunities associated with project finance, and the mechanisms by which public sector support can mobilise private investment and leverage debt financing, has seen him advise a number of public and private sector clients.

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