Twenty-sixth RECLAIM Webinar - Nature-based solutions in Southend, UK & fighting air pollution with gardens

Tom has over 15 years’ experience working in Local Authorities delivering a range of responsibilities around managing flood risk, ranging from enforcement, asset inspections and engagement to constructing award-winning flood alleviation schemes.

As part of Catchment to Coast he is project managing the ‘Mid-Catchment sites’ – ones where rainwater and highway runoff are captured, treated, stored and re-used through innovative retrofit measures. This work has highlighted the importance of water as a valuable and unappreciated resource and inspired him to take a more holistic and multi-benefit approach to managing water going forward so we are better prepared in our changing climate.

Karina Corada-Pérez is an interdisciplinary environmental chemist, currently working as a Research Fellow specialising in Air Quality and Green Infrastructure at the Sustainability Research Institute at the University of East London. Karina is highly skilled in solving the intricate issues surrounding urban environmental challenges, focusing on promoting green justice by enhancing air quality. She obtained a master's in Planning and Environmental Management and recently finished her PhD studies at the Centre for Environmental Policy at Imperial College London.