The Yorkshire and Humber Assembly
Sustainable Development Board Advisory Group
The Sustainable Development Board has established an Advisory Group to act as a link with sustainable development practitioners throughout the region. Its purpose is to support the Sustainable Development Board, promote sustainable development principles in the region and provide a forum for practitioners to share information, experience and funding opportunities.
Together the Sustainable Development Board and its Advisory Group constitute the region's Sustainable Development Round Table. The key tasks for the Advisory Group are to:
- Support the Sustainable Development Board by providing information on regional sustainable development issues and how to tackle them
- Facilitate sharing and disseminating good practice on sustainable development policy, appraisal and practice
- Work with other regional groups and networks to identify policy changes, ways of working or projects that will improve regional and local delivery of sustainable development
The Sustainable Development Board is keen to see as wide a representation possible from sustainable development practitioners. The establishment of the network has facilitated greater involvement and support for the region's sustainable development priorities. It enables members to: feed in to the work of the Sustainable Development Board; disseminate good practice; participate in training events and seminars; and engage in web-based discussions on key policy issues such as consultation responses.
A number of activities have already taken place including workshops on Ecological Footprinting, use of REAP (Resources and Energy Analysis Programme) and Building a Greener Future.
An event, on 14 June 2007 included a presentation from UK Climate Impacts Programme representatives on the forthcoming UKCIP08 scenarios. You can download the presentations from this meeting below.
SD Advisory Group meeting 140607
UKCIP presentation
SD Advisory Group meeting 140607
Forestry Commission Presentation
15 November 2007 event
This event attracted 75 delegates from organisations across the region. Councillor Robert Light, Leader of Kirklees Metropolitan Council spoke about his work on the Local Government Association Climate Change Commission and how Kirklees is positively addressing climate change. Carol Wilson of the Sustainable Consumption and Production Network gave an informative presentation about the work of the SCP and scenario modelling. This was followed by an update on the development of the Regional Biodiversity Strategy by Ben McCarthy of Natural England. Delegates then attended short workshops where four topics were considered in greater detail. The afternoon session saw presentations from Andrew Gibbons of Construction Skills where he outlined the work they are doing to improve sustainable construction skills in the construction industry, an overview by Andrew Wood of the Yorkshire & Humber Regional Environment Forum on his recent work on Environmental Limits and finally a look at planning for sustainable flood risk management and a review of the extreme rainfall and flooding over the summer by Robin Bailey of the Environment Agency.
You can download selected presentations from this event below.
SD Board Advisory Group meeting 151107
Kirklees Council Presentation
SD Advisory Group Meeting 151107
SCPnet Presentation
SD Board Advisory Group meeting 151107
Regional Biodiversity Strategy Presentation
SD Board Advisory Group meeting 151107
Sustainable Construction Skills Presentation
SD Board Advisory Group meeting 151107
Environment Agency Presentation
If you would like more details about the Advisory Group or wish to become a member, please contact the Assembly.
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