MENACW 2023: Climate-resilient infrastructure systems (FRE)

Track 2

Climate-resilient infrastructure systems: adapting to extreme weather events in urban MENA - Nature-based solutions to enable sustainable travel amidst everyday environment and extreme weather events

This event aims to raise awareness about everyday challenges at the local level with heatwaves and other extreme weather events like flooding occurring in MENA cities today; identify and showcase the need for physical climate-risk assessments embedded into the planning and design of built assets; discuss how urban infrastructure and transport systems can be designed to be resilient and adapt to extreme weather events and disasters such as through the nexus of the Sharm El Sheikh Adaptation Agenda and Nature Positive Development and other initiatives; showcase solutions in advancing sustainable infrastructure and materials to support urban and transport transitions in the MENA region; showcase real-world, concrete solutions being taken forward on the ground, especially cooling systems (e.g. Cool Up) and energy demand management; how to mitigate the impacts of extreme weather events on transport systems using technology, best practices and Nature-Based Solutions; how to leverage the ecological benefits of nature-based solutions to improve the well-being of urban commuters; and how subnational governments can contribute and support national governments in implementing national policies for an inclusive nature-positive agenda.