7 Topics
4 Days
Programme Overview
Training Description
Who Should Attend
• Civil and environmental engineers involved in infrastructure development
• Urban and regional planners in climate-sensitive sectors
• Climate change adaptation and resilience officers
• Government officials from public works and infrastructure ministries
• Professionals from international development and donor agencies
• Disaster risk management specialists and consultants
• Architects and design professionals in urban development
• Academics and researchers in sustainable infrastructure and climate resilience
Session Objectives
- Understand the fundamentals of climate change adaptation in infrastructure planning
- Conduct climate risk and vulnerability assessments for infrastructure systems
- Design and retrofit infrastructure to withstand climate-related hazards
- Apply principles of sustainable, low-carbon, and green infrastructure
- Integrate nature-based solutions into resilient infrastructure planning
- Align infrastructure design with global climate and development goals
- Evaluate financial, environmental, and social trade-offs in adaptation decisions
About the Course
As the impacts of climate change intensify globally, the need for infrastructure that can withstand extreme weather events and environmental disruptions has never been more urgent. The Climate Adaptation and Resilient Infrastructure Design Training Course provides professionals with the strategic knowledge and technical competencies to plan, design, and implement infrastructure systems that are adaptive, sustainable, and climate-resilient. This course blends climate science, engineering principles, and policy frameworks to future-proof critical infrastructure and reduce climate-related vulnerabilities.
Participants will gain advanced insights into climate risk assessments, green infrastructure solutions, resilient urban planning, and the integration of nature-based and hybrid engineering approaches. Through case studies, analytical tools, and scenario-based exercises, the training empowers professionals to lead transformative climate adaptation efforts while aligning with global frameworks such as the Paris Agreement and the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction.
Curriculum & Topics
7 Topics | 4 Days
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Subtopic 1.1:
Overview of climate hazards and impacts on built environments
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Subtopic 1.2:
Identifying exposure and sensitivity of infrastructure assets
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Subtopic 1.3:
Sector-specific vulnerability diagnostics and baseline mapping
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Subtopic 1.4:
Use of climate projections in infrastructure planning
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Subtopic 1.5:
Tools for risk-informed development decisions
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Subtopic 2.1:
Characteristics of climate-resilient infrastructure systems
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Subtopic 2.2:
Performance-based design standards for resilience
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Subtopic 2.3:
Lifecycle assessment and adaptive design principles
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Subtopic 2.4:
Risk reduction through redundancy and modularity
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Subtopic 2.5:
Engineering solutions for multi-hazard resilience
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Subtopic 3.1:
Benefits and applications of ecosystem-based adaptation
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Subtopic 3.2:
Blue-green infrastructure for flood, drought, and heat resilience
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Subtopic 3.3:
Integration of natural systems into urban design
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Subtopic 3.4:
Hybrid solutions combining engineering and ecological functions
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Subtopic 3.5:
Case studies in coastal, watershed, and urban environments
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Subtopic 4.1:
Embedding adaptation in land-use and spatial planning
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Subtopic 4.2:
Resilient zoning, building codes, and development controls
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Subtopic 4.3:
Infrastructure planning in informal and high-risk settlements
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Subtopic 4.4:
Urban heat island mitigation and stormwater management
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Subtopic 4.5:
Community participation in infrastructure decision-making
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Subtopic 5.1:
Cost-benefit and cost-effectiveness analysis of resilient infrastructure
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Subtopic 5.2:
Accessing climate finance for adaptation projects
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Subtopic 5.3:
Public-private partnerships in infrastructure resilience
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Subtopic 5.4:
Risk transfer mechanisms including insurance models
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Subtopic 5.5:
Mainstreaming resilience into public investment systems
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Subtopic 6.1:
Policy instruments supporting climate-resilient infrastructure
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Subtopic 6.2:
Roles of government, private sector, and civil society actors
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Subtopic 6.3:
Inter-agency coordination for cross-sector resilience
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Subtopic 6.4:
Monitoring and compliance mechanisms in infrastructure projects
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Subtopic 6.5:
International standards and reporting tools
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Subtopic 7.1:
Smart technologies for early warning and performance monitoring
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Subtopic 7.2:
Digital twins and modeling for infrastructure resilience
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Subtopic 7.3:
Geospatial data and climate analytics in infrastructure planning
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Subtopic 7.4:
Materials innovation for climate durability
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Subtopic 7.5:
Promoting innovation through pilots and demonstration projects
