The Living With Environmental Change (LWEC) programme is an unprecedented
partnership spanning research councils, government and business. LWEC was initiated by the ERFF and launched in June 2008 in response to The Fifth Treasury Challenge which focuses on global change and the pressures this will bring to natural resources.
LWEC will meet many of the needs identified by the Stern Review, the United Nations' Millennium Ecosystem Assessment, and the recent reports by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change. The programme will also contribute to delivery of the UK strategy for sustainable development, Securing the Future.
The programme connects world-leading natural, engineering, economic, social, medical, cultural, arts, and humanities researchers with policy makers, business, the public, and other key stakeholders. The partnership will help ensure the UK provides international leadership and solutions to the challenges during this crucial period, as well as helping position the economies of all the countries of the UK to capitalise on emerging opportunities. The programme is now managed by a separate Partners' Board, chaired by Lord Selborne.
Further information on the programme is available in the LWEC brochure (486KB), the LWEC web site and recent press release.