Join us for a roundtable discussion hosted by the International Coalition for Sustainable Infrastructure (ICSI) live from COP26. The discussion will explore the need for the engineering community to take more influential and solutions-oriented positions on issues related to climate, resilience and sustainable infrastructure – both at the global level and within a country-specific or regional context. […]

In this session, we will review and put into context all ten Sustainable Infrastructure Good Practice Principles. The session will then focus on gaining your feedback so that we can understand how to shape the future of this community of practice. Through discussion and breakout sessions, we will take suggestions for forming communities of practice […]

Refurbishment and Replenishment of Aging Infrastructure for Transition into Net-zero and Resilient Future This session will unpack the manifestation of risks and challenges of aging infrastructure in their transition to a more resilient and net-zero future. The current transition in infrastructure has created uncertainty for aging critical infrastructure – both for their current existence and […]

Transitioning the path to resilient infrastructure through performance-based standards  

In this era of ever-increasing weather and climate disasters, nature-based solutions — like hybrid green-gray infrastructure — hold incredible promise as climate adaptation solutions, but accepted policies, norms, and standards are a key barrier limiting applications. Creating the next generation of climate resilient infrastructure will require the engineering and construction industry to design and build with nature […]

Assessing drought risk at the global scale to track progress in drought adaptation, mitigation and management Lucy Barker, Hydrological Analyst, UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology Droughts are known to be one of the most damaging and costly natural hazards as a result of their large spatial scale, creeping nature and long duration. They have […]

The side event will present the work being done by WFEO and its partners in international engineering to align its engineering education’s benchmarks with the UN SDGs, to build capacity in engineering education and to provide essential training and development for professional engineers, technologists and technicians.

Join a virtual discussion with two members of Congress who are working across party lines to advance a national climate resilience strategy.

In this era of ever-increasing weather and climate disasters, nature-based solutions — like hybrid green-gray infrastructure — hold incredible promise as climate adaptation solutions, but accepted policies, norms, and standards are a key barrier limiting applications. Creating the next generation of climate resilient infrastructure will require the engineering and construction industry to design and build with nature […]