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Mobiva Citizen - Communiy Based Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction

17 March 2021
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People & Technology - The Road to Smart City

17 March 2021
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Cultural Tourism XR

2 March 2021

Tech in Tourism

2 March 2021
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VRWORLD presents Are We There Yet.travel

2 March 2021
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Risk-informed Urban Infrastructure Planning: Applying Climate and Disaster Risk Information

25 February 2021
Alex Nash spoke on risk-informed planning and noted that such approaches are more about process than destination. That is, a good plan is one that adapts to new information and is “resilient” to the information being imperfect--important in the context of climate uncertainty and the multi-…

Scene Setting for Resilient Urban Infrastructure

25 February 2021
Manoj Sharma set the scene for resilience of urban infrastructure by reminding participants that 55% of Asia-Pacific region’s population will live in cities by 2030, and that the region is home to 6 of 10 of the world’s most vulnerable cities. Required investment in urban infrastructure is…

Infrastructure for Urban Resilience: Integrating Gray and Nature-based Solutions

25 February 2021
Kerrie Burge discussed the role that nature-based solutions (NbS) play in making urban infrastructure not only resilient but also inclusive and sustainable.

UCCRTF: Economics of Urban Resilience

25 February 2021
Matt Savage talked about measuring the benefits of investing in urban infrastructure resilience. He used as case UCCRTF’s work on examining the economics of urban resilience, which aims to build a sound business case drawn from country and local- level studies.

AASCTF Webinar 6: Next Practice Smart Mobility

2 February 2021
This presentation emphasized that cities are currently at the brink of a fundamental mobility transition, and discussed the four driving factors for this transition that are setting their mark and where technologies serve as enablers.