Thanks

We would like to acknowledge the contributions made to the study by the following organisations:

Study Steering Group
The study was managed by a Steering Group whose members provided valuable direction to the work, contributed essential data and information, provided established links with organisations working across the region, and provided contributions on the format and content of the website.  The Steering Group comprised:

• Sustaine
• Government Office for the North East
• One North East
• North East Regional Assembly
• Environment Agency
• Northumberland Strategic Partnership
• Association of North East Councils
• United Kingdom Climate Impacts Programme

Authors
This study was undertaken by the Newcastle-upon-Tyne office of international consultants Royal Haskoning, with specialist support from Newcastle University.

Principal authors are:  Cooper, N.J.⁽¹⁾, Gee, E.M.⁽¹⁾, Whitelaw, R.I.⁽¹⁾,
Donoghue, M.⁽¹⁾, Kilsby, C.G.⁽²⁾, Mayes, W.M.⁽²⁾, Burdett, S.⁽¹⁾ and Blatter, A⁽¹⁾.

The website was designed by: Cooper, T.⁽¹⁾

(1) Royal Haskoning
(2) Newcastle University

Workshops
It has only been possible to deliver the study outputs thanks to the contributions of a wide range of organisations through consultation and through a series of four workshops that were held across the region in October 2007.

We would like to thank the following organisations (listed in alphabetical order) for their contributions:

Images
The images and photographs used on this website have been provided by:

• Association of British Insurers (ABI)
• Environment Agency
• Hadley Centre
• Highways Agency
• Met Office
• The National Trust
• One North East
• Royal Haskoning
• UKCIP
• United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)