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Transformational Solutions to Scale Up Adaptation and Resilience

3 September 2020

Upstream Actions for Environmental, Climate Change and Disaster Resilience in Transport Infrastructure

26 August 2020

The impacts of COVID-19 on indigenous peoples in Asia: An overview

21 August 2020
COVID-19 and the world of work: A focus on indigenous and tribal peoples. Discussion on pathways to resilience and sustainable development in partnership with Indigenous Peoples.

dData

21 August 2020
This presentation showcased dData, the winning team of the Nowcasting the Economic Impact of COVID-19 Challenge.

Amazon Web Services COVID-19 Data Lake

18 August 2020
This presentation discussed how public data lakes, such as AWS's COVID-19 Data Lake can be an essential source of knowledge to get insights from local communities and cities and to build situational awareness rapidly. It also pointed out how cloud platforms can support customers to speed up the…

Airborne Transmission of COVID-19 and Beyond this Pandemic

18 August 2020
This presentation discussed mitigation measures against indoor airborne transmission of COVID-19, such as appropriate building engineering controls, such as sufficient and effective ventilation, air disinfection, avoiding air recirculation, and overcrowding. It also emphasized the need for new…

Collaborating on innovative and sustainable solutions for integrated water management

11 August 2020
This presentation discussed ‘The Climate Resilient City Toolbox’ (CRCT), which supports collaborative spatial planning of adaptation measures and/or explores alternatives for a resilient and attractive urban area. Participants learned how a well-balanced plan can best be co-created by…

Opening Remarks

7 August 2020

Webinar 1 Proceedings

7 August 2020

[VIDEO] Nature-based Approach to Managing Climatic Risks and Natural Disasters

7 August 2020
The Dujiangyan water resource management system in the People's Republic of China is the world’s only existing dam-less water diversion structure. It was designed and first constructed in 256 B.C. and is still functioning today. It is a great example of using nature-based approaches to manage…