National Emergency Briefing (UK)

On Earth Day – 22nd April 2026 – we will be co-hosting a screening of the National Emergency Briefing alongside The Create Centre and The Schumacher Institute.

Join us to watch this 50-minute screening together and hear about national implications of climate and nature breakdown, along with credible, positive responses from leading experts. The film will be followed by a Q&A.

Date: Wednesday 22nd April 2026

Time: 1pm

Location: The Create Centre, B Bond, Smeaton Road, BS1 6XN (directions are available on this webpage)

Accessibility: The Lecture Theatre is on the ground floor of the Create Centre, which has a ramp to access the reception area. There is a fixed hearing loop for the film. The Create Centre car park includes 5 accessible bays; a ‘blue’ badge must be displayed when using these and your badge will act as your permit.

This is a public event, so there is no need to RSVP if you’d like to attend the screening.

We’d love Frank Water supporters to join us afterwards for tea and biscuits with the Frank Water team in the Create Centre’s café area. If you’re able to join us, please drop Claire a line at cwilliams@frankwater.com, so we can look out for you.

What is the National Emergency Briefing?

The climate and nature crisis threatens all aspects of British life, from national security to the food supply.

Despite the scale of the risks now facing the UK, there has been no comprehensive national emergency briefing delivered to the public by the Government.

On the 27th November 2025, ten of the UK’s leading experts briefed an invited audience of more than 1,200 politicians and leaders from business, culture, faith, sport, and the media in Westminster. The purpose of the briefing was to demonstrate what a clear, evidence-led national emergency briefing could look like and why it is needed.

The film presents the national implications of climate and nature breakdown, along with credible, positive responses.

At Frank Water, we believe the Climate Crisis is a Water Crisis. We are excited to work with The Create Centre and The Schumacher Institute to bring this science-led UK briefing to a public forum and explore how by strengthening our natural systems, including water systems within global communities, we can mitigate the impacts of climate change on the people and regions of our planet that are most vulnerable.