Delivering for Defra on Climate Change

CWSI staff Keith Weatherhead, Jerry Knox and Andre Daccache are to support Defra’s work on adaptation to climate change by undertaking a study on climate change impacts on land use and water demand for agriculture. This 12 month project will deliver a GIS-based tool which enables farmers to assess crop irrigation requirement, risks to water supply and alternatives for adaptation, according to geographical location.

Cranfield Environmental Science and Technology Department.

‘Environment’ is a key strategic research theme at Cranfield. We have been contributing to the ‘green economy’ for over 40 years and have deep expertise across the University in areas of natural resources, energy and the environment, water, wastes and soils, environmental health, food and global security and environmental governance. The Environmental Science and Technology Department is the core of the University’s environmental capability. It comprises 150 academic, technical and administrative staff working together in multidiscipline teams.