This event brought together academics from our partner universities and policy makers from Natural Resources Wales and Welsh Government, with a focus on nature-based solutions.
The event will be hosted in the BioSci / Sir Martin Evans Building, Museum Ave, Cardiff CF10 3A @ C.0.07 / E/1.22
- The BioSci/Sir Martin Evans building has accessible toilets, a kitchenette, a café, vending machines and Hyb workspaces. A quiet room will be available in E/1.02.
- Tea and coffee will be available during breaks on both days in room E/1.22.
- Lunch will be provided on 17/12/2025 in room E/1.22.
- There are also refreshments available nearby e.g. Green Shoots Café (Main Building), Greggs and Cafes in the Centre for Student Life.
The Program
| Day 1 16/12/2025 | Session Theme | Presenter |
| Session 1 | Welcome and Introduction | |
| Welsh Government – current policy position | Chloe Bonnington (WG) | |
| Natural Resources Wales – role or NBS , regulatory challenges | Rob McCall, NRW | |
| Session 2 | Delivering Nature Based Solutions in Wales | Chair : Adriana Kiss-Davies |
| History of NBS | Laura Walters (WG – Flood) | |
| Retrofitting for the Future – AHRC funded | Victoria Jenkins (Swansea) | |
| Ecostructure – eco-engineering and biosecurity functions for coastal adaptation to climate change | Joe Ironside (Aberystwyth ) | |
| Bio-Matrix – Practical implementation – challenges and research needs | Gary Callachan/Nick/ Chris | |
| Session 3 | Research Challenges and Solutions – Role of NBS in Flood Risk Management (Coastal and inland) | Chair: David James |
| Gwent Levels Polders Project | Nicola Rimmington | |
| Coastal Engineering | Will Bennett (Swansea) | |
| Mapping out barriers and enablers to NbS in Wales | Izzy Love (Afonydd Cymru)/ Victoria Wilson (DCWW) |
| Day 2 17th December 2025 | Session Theme | |
| Engineering of nature-based treatment technologies | Devin Sapsford (Cardiff) | |
| Use of natural coagulants to treat industrial wastewater | Chedly Tizaoui (Swansea) | |
| Bioremediation of industrial waste CO2 via algae and demonstration of products from that technology, | Darren Oatley-Ratcliffe (Swansea) | |
| Session 5 | Practical Realities | Chair: Andy Schofield |
| NbS approach to eradicating invasive species | Dong-Fan Xu (PhD Student @ Bangor) | |
| Guglielmo Sonnino Sorisio | ||
| Woodland water benefits (tackling diffuse pollution, flooding and water cooling), | Tom Nisbet (Forest Research) | |
| Retrofit/highways drainage/climate change | David James (WLGA) |
You can connect with speakers and attendees via the LinkedIn Event Page at: https://www.linkedin.com/events/savethedate-nature-basedsolutio7386075511875272704/