Guildhall London l Room: Crypts West
Guildhall Yard London EC2V 5AE United Kingdom
Roundtable: From Flood Risk to Societal Resilience: Treating Nature and Communities as Infrastructure
Climate risk in the UK is no longer a distant threat. It’s already reshaping homes, businesses, and local economies. Flooding, in particular, is emerging as a systemic challenge, with implications for property values, SME resilience, insurance access, and regional stability.
In this roundtable, Santander will share insights from its collaboration with the University of Exeter, exploring how nature-based solutions (NbS) can help manage flood risk. We’ll examine where these approaches can deliver measurable impact, their limitations, and what it takes to scale them from local pilots into credible, investable infrastructure.
But resilience goes beyond physical assets. Disruption also tests people, businesses, and communities. It makes societal resilience a critical part of the conversation.
Join us for an open discussion to explore how to build coordinated, scalable solutions that strengthen both environmental and economic resilience in the UK.