Flood Risk & Climate Resilience Protecting Your Investment

04 Nov 2022

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Flood Risk & Climate Resilience

Protecting Your Investment

FREE TO ATTEND CPD WEBINAR FOR REAL-ESTATE INVESTORS

9th November, 12.30-13:00 GMT

The World Economic Forum published an updated flood risk analysis in the Nature Communications Journal in September 2022, stating that 23% of the world population (1.81 billion people), currently faces significant flood risk.

The devastating floods in Western Europe in 2021, killed over 200 people and were listed as one of the top 10 biggest natural disasters worldwide by economic damage from 1980 to July 2022 (Statistia 2022).

“Under optimistic climate change scenarios (RCP 2.6), sea levels are estimated to rise up to 0.55 m by 2100, putting especially large coastal cities at risk.” - Flood exposure and poverty in 188 countries, Nature Communications Journal.

By the year 2030, the Global Assessment Report (GAR 2022), published by the United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR), estimate that there will be 560 climate-related disasters per year, globally. 

As the number of climate-related disasters increases, so does the economic cost to businesses. With an average cost of $170 billion per year across the world during the past decade, and the number of climate-related disasters predicted to continue to rise, investors must invest and adapt to be flood risk and climate resilient, mitigate and adapt to extreme weather events.

2023 will see the disclosure of climate-related risks become mandatory for investors and their portfolios of assets through frameworks such as the TCFD. In response to the uncertainties ahead, Associate Water Services Consultant, Alex Perryman, and Environmental Transactions Services Unit Director, Graham Duffield, will be delivering a free-to-attend, 30-minute, CPD webinar session specifically designed for Real-Estate Investors looking to create flood-risk and climate-resilient portfolios.

Our Real-Estate Investor-focused webinar will be answering your frequently most asked questions including:

  • Why are flood risk and climate change important in investment? 
  • What are the main drivers?
  • What are the potential flood risk impacts?
  • What are the main data gaps and challenges?

Join Associate Water Services Consultant, Alex Perryman, and Environmental Transactions Services Unit Director, Graham Duffield, for our free-to-attend, 30-minute, CPD webinar session specifically designed for Real-Estate Investors looking to create flood-risk and climate-resilient portfolios. Register for your free ticket here.

Speaker Profiles

Alex Perryman

Associate Water Services Consultant

Alex is co-lead of the Water Services team at Delta-Simons, with over 20 years of flood risk and GIS experience in the water industry and geospatial arena. 

Alex is highly experienced in Flood Risk Assessments for planning and associated flood risk sections of ES Chapters, due diligence and numerous other flood risk, data management, transactional and ESG climate change-related projects in the UK and internationally.

E: alex.perryman@deltasimons.com

M: +44 (0)797 4187 353

T: +44 (0)1522 882 555

Linkedin: Alex Perryman

 

Graham Duffield

Environmental Transactions Services - Unit Director

A Chartered Environmentalist, Graham has over 20 years of experience in Environmental Due Diligence for Real Estate and corporate Merger and Acquisitions (M&A) transactions in the UK and internationally in support of acquisitions, mergers, divestment and refinancing.

Graham’s main areas of expertise is real estate environmental due diligence projects, focusing on contaminated land liability, with extensive experience of managing and directing multi-site global corporate M&A transactions. He has strong leadership, networking and interpersonal skills, and extensive project management/direction experience in areas of EHS due diligence and land contamination.  

Additionally, Graham leads Delta-Simons Transactional ESG workstream.

E: graham.duffield@deltasimons.com

M: +44 (0)797 6319 062

T: +44 (0)1522 882 555

Linkedin: Graham Duffield