Climate Resilience Lead

Dr. Paul Lankester is a Climate Resilience Lead working for English Heritage. English Heritage is a registered charity and is one of the most important guardians of historic sites in England, caring for over 400 historic buildings, monuments, and sites spanning over 6,000 years of history.

In my role, I focus on how climate change will impact English Heritage, concentrating on five themes: buildings, collections, gardens and landscapes, people, and operations. This includes mapping climate hazards across all our sites to understand how the climate will change at each site, informing us of the potential impacts. Collaborating with colleagues who know each site in detail, we assess how these changes might affect the sites. We also evaluate what makes a site vulnerable to climate change and consider how we might adapt to reduce risks and enhance climate resilience.

I undertake desk-based work using GIS (geographical information systems) to map impacts. I need to understand the science behind climate modeling and the potential damage to different materials from environmental parameters.

As a cluster manager, I have overall responsibility for five properties within the English Heritage charity, ensuring effective management and climate resilience strategies.

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