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Dialogues on Resilient Infrastructure Drought Resilience: Irrigation, water harvesting, drainage

24 March 2021
This presentation discussed protective irrigation, water harvesting and watershed management, and efficient drainage for salinity control to enhance drought resilience. Jelle highlighted the importance of ensuring that drought resilience solutions are closely aligned with national development…

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.

Climate Sense on Resilient Infrastructure

9 December 2020
This presentation gives an overview of Climate Sense’s good practices and practical examples and standards in resilient infrastructure designs.

Climate Adjustments to Road Design

9 December 2020
This presentation shares Loughborough University’s practices and procedures for incorporating climate change allowances in design.

Optimizing Infrastructure Investments

9 December 2020
This presentation shares insights on Deltares’ resilient and nature-inclusive infrastructure.

Early Warning Systems and Infrastructures

9 December 2020
This presentation gives an overview of the Regional Integrated Multi-Hazard EWS for Africa and Asia or RIMES.

Fireside Chat – A Precarious Path to Recovery

7 December 2020
Developing Asia will contract this year by 0.7%, its first contraction in six decades. Growth will rebound to 6.8% in 2021, but this implies only a partial recovery. The presentation discusses the risks that comes with this scenario such as the possibility of a prolonged pandemic; geopolitical…

The Adaptation Principles: A Guide for Designing Strategies for Climate Change Adaptation and Resilience

25 November 2020
Stephane Hallegatte of World Bank discussed the adaptation principles and the importance of assessing both the resilience of project design and the resilience of the project outcomes. He highlighted practical tools, concrete examples, and information to guide decision-makers through the principles…

Climate and Disaster Resilience and Low Carbon Development in the COVID-19 Recovery – Assessment

24 November 2020
Kate Hughes of ADB shared key findings from ADB’s recent Accelerating Climate and Disaster Resilience and Low-Carbon Development through the COVID-19 Recovery Technical Note (October 2020), which aims to help DMCs accelerate climate and disaster resilience and low-carbon development through the…