April 2025 Newsletter
Dear RECLAIM Network Members,
Don’t Miss This Keynote on Environmental Challenges! 🌍✨
Professor Alastair Lewis, a leading expert in atmospheric chemistry from the University of York, kicked off the RECLAIM Network Plus 2025 Conference with an insightful keynote on critical environmental issues. With his extensive experience—including roles advising Defra, the Department for Transport, and the Civil Aviation Authority—Professor Lewis offers valuable perspectives on air quality and sustainability. Watch the video to gain expert insights!
RECLAIM Knowledge Exchange Visit - Associate Prof Daniel Green
Associate Professor Daniel Green from Heriot Watt University shares his experiences and research gained during his Knowledge Exchange Visit with the Royal Botanical Garden Edinburgh in the area of nature based solutions.
This visit was funded by the RECLAIM Network Plus.
GP4Streets
Pioneering Climate Adaptation in Urban Environments
Streets are the lifeblood of our neighbourhoods, yet they often lack the essential green, blue, and grey infrastructure (GBGI) needed for resilience and sustainability. Building on the success of the RECLAIM Network Plus, the GP4Streets initiative is dedicated to reimagining these spaces, transforming them into vibrant, climate-resilient environments. By focusing on innovative, do-it-yourself GBGI solutions, GP4Streets empowers communities to take action and create lasting, positive change in the places they call home.
Find out more about the project here: GP4Streets | Pioneering Climate Adaptation in Urban Environments
Follow the progress of the project on social media: LinkedIn, X & Bluesky
RECLAIM Workshop
‘From Blocks to Breakthroughs: Unlocking Pocket Parks for Climate Adaptation’
Friday 23rd May 2025
In person / Living Space, Waterloo London
Eventbrite Invitation with more details - CLICK HERE!
The workshop is tailored for senior local authority officers and budget-holders across departments including:
Land & Asset Management
Highways & Cleansing
Public Protection
Planning & Housing
Parks & Greenspaces
Health, Safety & Equalities
Community Engagement & Public Health
Webinar #36 - Enhancing school climate resilience & GBGI and Social Sciences
We are pleased to announce Webinar #33 of the RECLAIM Network Plus Webinar Series on 7th May 2025 - 12:30-13:30 BST.
The RECLAIM Network Webinar Series consists of monthly one-hour online sessions. Each webinar has 2 speakers, each speaking for 20 minutes, with time for a Q&A afterwards. All the webinars are recorded to make it available for viewing on demand.
Further details of this event can be found here
Webinar #35 - NHS Forest and GBGI in Portsmouth
Thank you to everyone who attended Webinar #35. If you missed the webinar, you can watch the recording via the link below.
To view previous webinars in the series click here.
Add NEW Resources
An opportunity for you to submit your work relating to green and blue infrastructure via the new resource page on the RECLAIM website so others can read & benefit from your research.
Please submit your published papers, reports, policy briefs, tools and guidance documents here
RECLAIM Network Plus Membership
We currently have 687 members from a wide variety of sectors right across the globe, see our membership’s areas of interest below (see graph).
Below is the sign up link for the new membership form. Please share among your network, and especially encourage your contacts in city decision-making and local government to join.
Website
Our website lists all network activities. To view the RECLAIM Network Plus website click here
You Tube
Our You Tube channel provides recordings of RECLAIM Network events including the webinar series. To view click here
X
Our X page currently has 548 followers. You can follow us for the latest RECLAIM Network Plus updates here
Our LinkedIn page currently has 1235 followers. If you are on LinkedIn, you can follow us for the latest RECLAIM Network Plus updates here