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ICSI at Climate Week NYC 2026
From 21 to 25 September, ICSI co-convened five events during Climate Week NYC. Across public sessions and smaller roundtables, participants explored how to strengthen coastal and port resilience, advance ocean health, make nature-positive engineering standard practice and accelerate the delivery of clean energy.
Tags: CWNYC
1 October 2026
Resilience Gateway Ports: Why Climate Resilience Matters and What It Takes
This paper examines how the gap between growing climate risks and their integration into port planning, investment, and decision-making can be closed through five interconnected fields of action: 1) understanding system-level risk, 2) coordinating across the many actors involved, 3) leveraging sector trends such as digitalisation and decarbonisation, 4) financing resilience in new ways, and 5) designing solutions that deliver multiple benefits at once. Drawing on examples from ports around the world, it shows how resilience can be embedded across an asset’s full life cycle, turning ports from infrastructure at risk into resilience gateways for the wider systems they anchor.
Tags: Infrastructure Pathways, resilience, resilience4ports, Transport Pathways
17 September 2026
Integrating Biodiversity into Climate-Resilient Infrastructure: Insights from the SYMBIOSIS Project
This interactive workshop will share emerging work from the SYMBIOSIS project and invite participants to explore practical approaches to choosing nature-based interventions, improving biodiversity monitoring and embedding biodiversity into infrastructure decision-making. Through presentations and interactive discussions, participants will help test and refine approaches that can support biodiversity from planning and implementation through to monitoring and long-term governance.
Tags: IENE
3 September 2026
From Insights to Action: Mainstreaming Nature-Positive Engineering Through Global Collaboration
One year after the launch of the Nature-Positive Engineering Foresight Review, this panel will bring together leaders from engineering, conservation, finance and academia to explore what needs to change. The conversation will focus on creating the right enabling environment, strengthening technical skills and evidence, and building the partnerships needed to embed nature-positive approaches in infrastructure planning, design and delivery worldwide.
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Shipping a Healthy Planet: How the Maritime Sector Can Accelerate Climate and Ocean Action
This session will bring together leaders from across the maritime sector and beyond to explore how shipping can accelerate climate and ocean action. The discussion will look at opportunities for greater collaboration and practical action across decarbonisation, ocean health and resilience, and how the sector can contribute to a healthier, more sustainable ocean.
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Unlocking finance for resilient port infrastructure: Insight paper
Port systems provide a useful way to ground the challenge of financing resilience in real-world scenarios. They are economic lifelines that connect global trade, energy systems, food supply chains and local communities. As they become hubs for the energy transition, they also provide a useful lens through which to explore why resilience still struggles to attract investment. Through consultation with practitioners from engineering, finance, academia, city networks, NGOs and international organisations, ICSI has explored what it will take to make resilience investable, using ports as a test case.
Tags: Funding and Financing Action Track, ICSI Publications, resilience, resilience4ports
24 August 2026
Global State of Engineering
The Global State of Engineering Building the engineering workforce our future needs. The Global State of Engineering (GSoE) is a collaborative effort to understand whether the world has the engineering …
9 July 2026
Advocacy
Infrastructure choices are often made without engineering expertise at the table. We change that, championing the engineering perspective and turning technical evidence into language that decision-makers can act on. Resilience4Ports …
Infrastructure Pathways
Infrastructure Pathways is a global resource for infrastructure practitioners seeking clear, easy-to-navigate guidance on practical ways to integrate climate resilience into every phase of the infrastructure lifecycle: policies and plans, …
ICSI Home 2026
Engineering action for climate, nature and people Placing infrastructure and engineers at the heart of climate action Resilient infrastructure is critical to addressing climate change, nature loss and inclusivity gaps. …
2 July 2026
Capacity Building
We need engineers with the right skills, in the right places. We address capacity gaps in the workforce, equipping engineers to deliver resilient, nature-positive, and inclusive infrastructure. Infrastructure Sustainability Learning …
12 June 2026
Research and Thought Leadership
Good advocacy needs good evidence. We produce the data, frameworks, and practical guidance that show what resilient and sustainable infrastructure looks like and how it can be delivered. Nature-positive Engineering …
ICSI at the Zero Waste Forum
The Zero Waste Forum brought together policymakers, practitioners, and civil society in Istanbul to advance systemic approaches to waste reduction. As the climate community looks ahead to COP31 in Antalya, Türkiye, the Forum provided an important moment to connect circular economy ambition with the infrastructure and climate agendas, and to strengthen partnerships ahead of next year’s climate negotiations. Our Executive Director, Savina Carluccio, joined a panel on shared access and low-waste urban living, a meeting with COP30 High-Level Climate Champion, Dan Ioschpe, and the Marrakesh Partnership Global Climate Action Agenda meeting.
9 June 2026
Upcoming ICSI Events: June 2026
This June, ICSI is bringing engineers, policymakers, and researchers together across three continents to take on some of the most urgent questions in climate-resilient infrastructure. Coming up: See below for …
27 May 2026
ICSI at the ITF 2026 Summit: Advancing resilient transport on the global stage
This year, ICSI participated in the ITF Summit for the first time, which reflects our growing engagement with the global transport agenda and our commitment to accelerating the implementation of climate-resilient infrastructure worldwide. Savina Carluccio, Executive Director of ICSI, represented ICSI at the summit.
11 May 2026
Core Funding Opportunities
Partner with us to scale impact To deliver on ICSI’s mission, we are seeking a small group of core funding partners who share our ambition to drive systemic change across …
28 April 2026
CDRI and Haskoning join the Resilience4Ports initiative
The Coalition for Disaster Resilient Infrastructure (CDRI) has officially joined the Resilience4Ports (R4P) global initiative as a Core Partner, alongside international engineering firm Haskoning, which comes on board as a Knowledge Partner. These new partnerships reinforce a shared commitment to strengthening resilience, sustainability, and innovation across the global port ecosystem.
15 April 2026
Transforming Engineering Education for the 21st Century: Learning from Practitioners
This report explores the role of academia in preparing future engineers with the knowledge, skills and mindsets required for addressing today’s pressing climate and sustainability challenges.
Tags: ICSI Publications
14 April 2026
Resilient and Adaptive Transport Infrastructure
The Plan to Accelerate Solutions (PAS) for Resilient and Adaptive Transport Infrastructure is a collaborative initiative under the Global Climate Action Agenda, within the thematic area of ‘Building Resilience for …
9 April 2026
CALL FOR CONTRIBUTIONS – The Climate Resilient Infrastructure Report: A Focus on Transport
Call for contributions are open for the Climate Resilient Infrastructure Report: A Focus on Gender Equality, Disability, and Social Inclusion (GEDSI).
26 March 2026
Climate Change 2023 Synthesis Report
This Synthesis Report (SYR) of the IPCC Sixth Assessment Report (AR6) summarises the state of knowledge of climate change, its widespread impacts and risks, and climate change mitigation and adaptation, based on the peer-reviewed scientific, technical and socio-economic literature since the publication of the IPCC’s Fifth Assessment Report (AR5) in 2014.
9 February 2026
Act Now or Pay Later: The Costs of Climate Inaction for Ports and Shipping
This report summarises existing evidence and estimates of the impacts and costs of climate-related hazards, as well as expands on these findings to provide new estimates of the potential global costs of climate change for shipping and ports.
Climate Resilient Infrastructure Handbook
This handbook distills leading practices and guidance on climate resilience and adaptation in infrastructure PPPs. It has been developed through a comprehensive review of existing resources and best practices, alongside consultations with industry experts, financial institutions, and practitioners with direct experience in implementing climate-resilient infrastructure projects.
Climate-ready Ports and Supply Chains
This white paper provides a comprehensive and practical framework to understand climate risks, plan adaptive responses, and integrate resilience into core business strategy.
26 January 2026
Nature-Based Solutions for Port
This report outlines the potential role of nature-based solutions (NBS) in ports, demonstrating how they can be integrated into port planning, design, and operations to address key challenges while enhancing climate resilience and delivering additional co-benefits.
ISLe Learning Hub on Transforming Engineering Education: Creating a pathway for transforming engineering curricula
The final session of the Transforming Engineering Education ISLe Learning Hub showcased practical examples from different geographies, illustrating how sustainability, systems thinking, and transdisciplinary approaches can be embedded into engineering curricula.
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16 December 2025
ISLe Learning Hub on Transforming Engineering Education: Charting future career paths
The sixth session explored emerging career pathways for graduate engineers aligned with the demands of sustainable development.
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26 November 2025
COP30: From Ambition to Action
For ICSI, COP30 was a milestone, providing a platform to showcase research, tools, and partnerships while accelerating real-world implementation of climate-resilient, inclusive, and nature-positive infrastructure. We were delighted to launch the Climate-Resilient Infrastructure Report: A Focus on Gender Equality, Disability and Social Inclusion, Infrastructure Pathways 2.0, the Port Decision-Makers’ Guide to Climate Risk Assessment and Chapter 4 of the Global Infrastructure Resilience Report 2025.
Tags: COP30
21 November 2025
COP30 Building Capacities for Resilient Infrastructure: From Knowledge to Practice
Achieving disaster-resilient infrastructure (DRI) depends on an integrated ecosystem that bridges the gap between knowledge and practice. This session unpacks CDRI’s integrated capacity development ecosystem, comprising the Infrastructure Resilience Academic Exchange (IRAX), Fellowship Programme, Capacity development modules, Online courses, bespoke training programmes, and Communities of Practice, and its potential to build the capacities of a wide range of stakeholders in infrastructure resilience. CDRI’s capacity-building efforts aim to empower all types of infrastructure stakeholders, especially professionals, researchers, and policymakers, to co-create solutions, share knowledge and experiences, and drive action. Join us to explore CDRI’s strides in nurturing the next generation of leaders in infrastructure resilience.
Tags: COP30
19 November 2025
COP30 Unlocking the Resilience Dividend: Building Futures through Resilient Infrastructure
This session will launch and spotlight the second Global Infrastructure Resilience (GIR 2025) report, leveraging its insights to bolster global advocacy for climate and disaster-resilient infrastructure. Building on the inaugural edition, which defined the resilience dividend, GIR 2025 report shifts the focus on how this dividend can be effectively captured. Drawing on enhanced risk assessments and global surveys, the session will explore the financial, technological, and ecological dimensions of resilience and their role in facilitating risk-informed decision-making. The technical panel will highlight practical tools, case studies, and frameworks across the various dimensions for translating GIR 2025 insights into tangible resilience outcomes.
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COP30 Rethinking Coastal Resilience: Unifying Science, Engineering and Finance
Urban coastal populations face escalating risks from sea-level rise, extreme heat and intensifying natural hazards. Vital infrastructure systems and economic stability come under continual threat, demonstrating the urgency of integration of climate science, engineering and finance in realising risk strategies. This session introduces the three-pillar climate risk assessment model, combining localised climate projections, multi-scenario analyses and quantified financial outcomes. Through diverse perspectives of how climate risks can be incorporated into infrastructure design, this session hopes to inspire cross-sector practitioners, helping them plan, operate, and manage their assets under uncertainty.
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COP30 Building with Nature: A Global Community Advancing Green-Gray Infrastructure for Resilient Adaptation
This session brings together practitioners, scientists, and policy leaders to explore how hybrid (green-gray) infrastructure can accelerate climate adaptation worldwide. Held at the DRI Pavilion during COP30, the event showcases global insights, from cutting-edge science to national policy shifts and on-the-ground engineering, while highlighting the role of the Global Green-Gray Community of Practice in connecting experts, sharing lessons, and scaling nature-positive solutions.
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COP30 Resilience Hub: Race to Resilience from Pledges to Implementation – Launch of the 2025 Progress Report
This session brings together engineers, planners, technology specialists and community leaders to explore how a co-designed, nature-positive infrastructure can align climate, biodiversity, and equity goals. Participants will share lived experiences, testing approaches, and reflecting on how to embed standards, digital tools, and community knowledge into decision making, ultimately enhancing the resilience of the infrastructure and reducing vulnerability for both people and nature.
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COP30 Global priorities for Disaster-Resilient Infrastructure: Insights from the Global Infrastructure Resilience Survey (GIRS)
This session presents insights from the Global Infrastructure Resilience Survey (GIRS), identifying global priorities for disaster-resilient infrastructure. Drawing on practitioner perspectives worldwide, the survey results highlight the institutional, policy, and technical capacities needed to adapt to evolving risks. A fireside chat and panel will interrogate the findings of the GIRS and explore practical, evidence-based actions to strengthen resilience across diverse regions and contexts.
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COP30 Official Side Event – Engineering for climate resilience: water planning, energy transition, biodiversity gain
The side event will explore critical infrastructure resilience in the face of a changing climate. It will include discussions on public tools for hydrological projections in water-stressed islands; energy transition through electrification, distributed energy resources, and digital access; and regenerative design for nature and community resilience.
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COP30 Building Resilience for All: Integrating GEDSI into Infrastructure
This session will examine how integrating Gender Equality, Disability, and Social Inclusion (GEDSI) throughout the infrastructure development lifecycle can drive more equitable outcomes for climate resilience, ensuring infrastructure leaves no one behind. This session will explore the links between GEDSI and disaster-resilient infrastructure (DRI) and identify practical pathways for greater integration through policy, strategy, standards, and indicators.
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COP30 Resilience Hub: Co-Designing Infrastructure with Nature and Communities
This session brings together engineers, planners, technology specialists and community leaders to explore how a co-designed, nature-positive infrastructure can align climate, biodiversity, and equity goals. Participants will share lived experiences, testing approaches, and reflecting on how to embed standards, digital tools, and community knowledge into decision making, ultimately enhancing the resilience of the infrastructure and reducing vulnerability for both people and nature.
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COP30 Sustainable Built Environment Panel: Nature-and-People-Positive Infrastructure for Resilient Urban Growth
Cities concentrate sustainability challenges and opportunities, accounting for 80%+ of CO₂ emissions and hosting over half the population, while powering growth and climate innovation. Co-convened by ICSI and the Sustainable Business COP, his session examines scalable, high-integrity pathways for resilient, inclusive, nature- and people-positive urban infrastructure, linking engineering, finance, and policy via concrete cases (e.g., port climate-risk) to enable replicable near-term delivery.
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ISLe Learning Hub on Transforming Engineering Education: Transdisciplinary approaches and systems thinking in engineering education
The fourth session of the Transforming Engineering Education Learning Hub emphasised the integration of transdisciplinary approaches and systems thinking into engineering education
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18 November 2025
The Climate Resilient Infrastructure Report: A Focus on Gender Equality, Disability and Social Inclusion
This report illustrates how Gender Equality, Disability and Social Inclusion are critical to the development of sustainable and resilient infrastructure.
Tags: CRI Series, engineering, ICSI Publications, infrastructure, resilience
17 November 2025
ICSI publishes Climate Resilient Infrastructure Report: A Focus on Gender Equality, Disability and Social Inclusion
The Climate Resilient Infrastructure Report series was first launched in May 2023 in an effort to report progress on the state of climate-resilient infrastructure and showcase best-practice case studies and …
13 November 2025
Resilience4Ports (R4P): Port Decision Makers’ Guide to Climate Risk Assessment (CRA)
Port Decision Makers’ Guide to Climate Risk Assessment (CRA) is an essential first step in helping ports understand, anticipate, and respond to the impacts of climate change. A structured CRA helps ports identify risks, prioritise adaptation measures, and ensure long-term resilience and sustainability.
Tags: ICSI Publications, resilience4ports
12 November 2025
Building Resilient Infrastructure for a Changing Climate – Relaunch of Infrastructure Pathways at COP30
Four years after its launch, the International Coalition for Sustainable Infrastructure (ICSI) and partners have updated Infrastructure Pathways across all life cycle phases to reflect the latest tools and global best practices of the fast-paced Adaptation and Resilience space.
In addition, ICSI has partnered with BCG to develop a detailed, up-to-date, and actionable guidance for the life cycle phases Feasibility & Preparation and Funding & Financing.
Tags: COP 30, infrastructure
10 November 2025
ICSI Activities at COP30
We are pleased to share this year’s COP programming – our busiest to date! COP30 Brasil Amazônia, taking place in Belém, Brazil, focuses on transforming existing climate commitments into concrete action, with an emphasis on implementation, climate finance, a just energy transition, and protection of the Amazon. In alignment with these priorities, as global advocacy platform for the engineering community, ICSI will contribute to discussions on how to advance climate-resilient infrastructure, highlighting nature- and people-positive engineering approaches and the importance of Gender Equality, Disability, and Social Inclusion (GEDSI) in building sustainable and inclusive resilience.
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6 November 2025
ISLe Learning Hub on Transforming Engineering Education: Integrating Sustainable Development into the Curriculum
The third session of the Learning Hub focused on practical approaches for integrating sustainable development into engineering curricula.
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21 October 2025
Strengthening Collaboration for Sustainable and Resilient Infrastructure
We’re delighted to announce that the International Coalition for Sustainable Infrastructure (ICSI) and the European Council of Civil Engineers (ECCE) have formally signed a Memorandum of Understanding on 10 October 2025, during the 81st ECCE General Meeting in Split, Croatia – hosted by the Croatian Chamber of Civil Engineers.
Tags: collaboration, ECCE, MoU
10 October 2025
ISLe Learning Hub on Transforming Engineering Education: Key Competencies and Emerging Topics
The second session of the Transforming Engineering Education Learning Hub continued the conversation on how engineering education must evolve to equip future engineers for the complex sustainability challenges of our time.
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8 October 2025
Advocacy and Storytelling for Climate Action Learning Pathway
This Learning Pathway brings together a diverse range of free resources: inspiring talks, toolkits, online courses, research, and real-world examples to empower the new generation of engineers to communicate with impact and advocate for climate resilient solutions.
Tags: advocacy, climate action, engineeringchange, ICSI Publications
6 October 2025
ISLe Learning Hub on Transforming Engineering Education: An Introduction to the Series
The first session of the Transforming Engineering Education Learning Hub introduces the series and brings together academics, practitioners, and industry leaders to explore how engineering education can adapt to the urgent challenges of our time.
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30 September 2025
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