UR2020 # Nature-based solutions

   Extreme Wildfire Development: Why, Where and When? Organizer: FM Global In recent years, extreme wildfires have claimed lives in Asia, Europe and North America. These fires can move much faster than current models predict and overwhelm communities and emergency response measures. They are not unique to any one geography and pose the potential of…

   Map your city’s future: A spatial data for resilience workshop Organizer: World Bank City Resilience Program (CRP); GFDRR The cities of today face the challenge of protecting their populations from extreme weather and climate change effects. Many cities of the future will only be larger, denser, and more exposed to natural hazards. What can…

   Catching fire: Evolving wildfire response for catastrophic events Organizer: World Bank This moderated panel discussion will bring together global wildfire and disaster management leaders to explore technological innovations, share practical insights and explore meaningful solutions to the growing challenge of catastrophic wildfires. As the climate changes, the world has marked a significant increase in…

   Doing drainage differently: Tackling urban flooding in the future mega-city of Dar es Salaam, Tanzania Organizer: World Bank Every year floods in the Msimbazi River Valley in Dar es Salaam result in deaths and millions of dollars of infrastructure and economic losses. The Msimbazi Valley is a strategically important area in the city. Two…

   Managing risk through Nature-based Solutions Organizer: IIED *this session is part of the Development & Climate Days This session is part of the Development & Climate Days.The world is facing two unprecedented risks: biodiversity loss and climate change. The causes of these parallel challenges are interrelated, as are the solutions.Nature-based Solutions (NbS) are increasingly…

   Breaking the silos: From single to comprehensive multi-hazard risk frameworks Organizer: Institute for Environmental Studies, VU University Amsterdam; Philippines Red Cross, German Red Cross and 510, an initiative of the Netherlands Red Cross; Deltares; Marsh & McLennan Advantage, Singapore; UN MGCY The conventional multi-hazard framework is still characterized by hazard-silo thinking. This causes disaster…

   Biodiversity loss is an underestimated risk: climate, development and business perspectives Organizer: IIED *this session is part of the Development & Climate Days This session is part of the Development & Climate Days.Biodiversity is essential for human life, yet we are losing biodiversity at unprecedented rates. This presents as much risk to our economy,…

   Risk thinking versus resilience thinking Organizer: Royal HaskoningDHV Our session is focused on risk thinking versus resilience thinking and the use of objective data versus subjective data in urban adaptation and resilience design. During the session we will showcase several modelling tools, two practical cases and explain how objective data and subjective data play…

   Nature-based solutions: Balancing risk and societal benefits Organizer: Norwegian Geotechnical Institute, University of Bologna, IHE Delft, ICATALIST The increasing frequency and severity of hydro-meteorological events on land and sea have a high impact globally. The science behind these phenomena is complex and multi-disciplinary as the international scientific community explores solutions that not only mitigate…

   Forming radical collaborations to address climate and disaster risk: The Understanding Risk Field Lab Organizer: Co-Risk Labs, Earth Observatory of Singapore, Arup, University of Toronto As an all-of-society challenge, addressing climate and disaster risk issues will require diverse participation and collaboration across boundaries of all sorts, whether they be disciplinary, national, professional, cultural, age,…

   Risk-informed development planning in Bangladesh Organizer:  National Resilience Programme (Programming Division Part), Bangladesh Planning Commission Although Bangladesh has made significant progress in disaster risk management, the country is still at risk of growing loss and damage due to disaster and climate stresses. Limitations are found in incorporating disaster and climate change risks in all…

   Virtual site visit: Green infrastructure and nature-based solutions for urban flood resilience in Singapore Organizer: World Bank – Urban, Disaster Risk Management (DRM), Resilience, and Land GP; World Bank – Urban Floods Community of Practice (UFCOP); Public Utilities Board (PUB) Singapore; National University of Singapore (NUS) The objective of this technical session is to…

   Nature-based solutions for flood risk management in Asia: How much do we (Not) know? Organizer: Nanyang Technological University Investments in nature are increasingly considered as solutions to manage flood risk. Yet understanding when and how nature-based solutions can effectively mitigate flooding remains challenging, especially in many Asian cities where the evidence base for nature-based…