Drought and Demand
Drought and Demand
Friday, 10 November 2006
10.00am - 4.30pm
UKWIR, 1 Queen Anne's Gate, London SW1
Programme
| Time | Presentation |
|---|---|
| 09:30-10:00 | Coffee and Registration |
| 10:00-10:10 | Welcome and Introductions |
| 10:10-10:45 | What is drought? Comparing the past and present |
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Heather Chappells: What is drought? Frank Trentmann and Vanessa Taylor: Droughts from 1895 to 1959 Will Medd and Heather Chappells: Thinking about Drought - 1976 to 2006 Discussion: What was distinctive about the 2006 drought? |
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| 10:45-11:45 | Consumer responses to drought |
| Charlotte O'Connor and James Duggin: Challenges in modelling consumer responses Vanessa Taylor and Frank Trentmann: Consumer responses to past droughts Heather Chappells and Will Medd: Household experiences of drought in 2006 |
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| 11:45-12:00 | Coffee |
| 12:00-12:45 | Breakout groups: predicting consumer responses to drought |
| 12:45-13:30 | Lunch |
| 13:30-14:00 | Feedback from breakout groups and discussion |
| 14:00-15:00 | Managing and responding to drought |
| Charlotte O'Connor and James Duggin: Responding and Managing drought report Vanessa Taylor and Frank Trentmann: Historical experiences of managing drought Heather Chappells and Will Medd: Experiences of managing drought in 2006 |
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| 15:00-15:45 | Breakout groups: Challenges and opportunities for managers |
| 15:45-16:00 | Coffee |
| 16:00-16:30 | Emerging Issues and next steps |
| 16:30 | End |