Roger leads the Programme's technical and scientific work aimed at guiding impacts and adaptation studies, and at developing and delivering new tools, including the next set of UKCIP climate scenarios (UKCIP08).
He came to the UKCIP in January 2006 after working over 32 years on climate impacts and adaptation while with the Canadian federal government. This included working within the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change beginning with its first assessment report, leadership of the Canada Country Study, and involvement with the US National Assessment on climate change impacts.