Climate change’s impact on water to be examined at Camden event

The panel will discuss how scientists are preparing for water shortages. Photograph: Geograph

H2O is something most of us take for granted, especially in a country famous for its drizzle. But in future years that may all change.

An event at Conway Hall, titled ‘Water and Climate Change: 10 Things You Should Know’, will draw together a range of experts to probe the various ways in which global heating is altering our access to water.

The panel discussion on 27 March will be chaired by journalist and broadcaster Ritula Shah.

It will include contributions from Caroline Douglass, executive director for flood and coastal risk management at the Environment Agency, together with Jan Selby, professor of international politics and climate change at the University of Leeds, activist Phiala Mehring and James Wallace, chief executive of the charity River Action.

They will be talking about what we are already experiencing, alongside what we expect to happen in the coming years.

There will also be a focus on the positive ways that scientists and engineers are building resilience, as well as how the artistic community works with scientists to communicate evidence.

‘Water and Climate Change: 10 Things You Should Know’ takes place from 7.00-8.15pm on Thursday 27 March at Conway Hall, 25 Red Lion Square, WC1R 1RL.

To book, visit conwayhall.org.uk/whats-on/event/water-and-climate-change-10-things-you-should-know.