Futureproofing transport at the COP Resilience Hub

Specialists in climate change resilience, Climate Sense have partnered with the University of Birmingham and the Infrastructure Operators’ Adaptation Forum (IOAF) to deliver a Resilient Infrastructure workshop at the COP Resilience Hub.

The seminar ‘Futureproofing transport: design codes and standards – why do they matter and how can they evolve’, will take place at the COP Resilience Hub, a virtual hub and physical space for two weeks in the blue zone at COP26 in Glasgow, from 9:15 AM – 10:45 AM on Wednesday 10 November 2021.

The workshop will feature Climate Sense Director’s Nick Pyatt & Tim Reeder as speakers, discussing Climate Adaptation pathways and prioritising short / long-term decisions, as well as fellow Director and Chair at the IAOF, Professor John Dora, who will share insight into ISO 14090, the first international standard to specify Climate Adaptation.

• ITEM: Why design codes and standards matter. Pose two questions for hybrid and virtual audiences: 1. How can we create evolving standards and codes for an evolving world? 2. How can we support and engage LMICS to develop climate resilient standards and codes?
  SPEAKER: Dame Jo da Silva, ARUP
• ITEM: ISO 14090, the first international standard to specify Climate Adaptation
  SPEAKER: Prof John Dora, Infrastructure Operators Adaptation Forum
• ITEM: Using ISO1490 to evaluate adaptation policies in Low Income Countries in Africa and South Asia
  SPEAKER: Sarah Greenham, University of Birmingham
• ITEM: BS 8631:2021 how adaptation pathways can prioritize decisions in the short and long-term; and working with international stakeholders to update the Euro codes
  SPEAKER: Tim Reeder & Nick Pyatt, Climate Sense
• ITEM: Discussion Part 1: Questions to presenters and overview of answers to questions 1 & 2
  FACILITATOR: Dr Emma Ferranti, University of Birmingham
• ITEM: PIANC: international good practice guidance for the waterborne sector in 2020
  SPEAKER: Jan Brooke
• ITEM: Weather Resilience and Climate Adaptation: iterative climate adaptation in the railway sector
  SPEAKER: Lisa Constable, Network Rail
• ITEM: Building a future railway for future climate: HS2
  SPEAKER: Alison Walker, HS2
• ITEM: Discussion Part 2: Questions to presenters and overview of answers to questions 1 & 2
  FACILITATOR: Dr Emma Ferranti, University of Birmingham

For more information or to register, visit https://cop-resilience-hub.org/