Preparing for the unpredictable: Building resilient water infrastructure

Across utilities, governments, ports, and major infrastructure owners, water demand is rising, while resourcing and operating conditions are becoming less predictable, requiring decision-makers to elevate their long-term strategic planning and funding models. 

In this 60-minute session, our industry specialists will explore how organisations are developing resilient solutions through clear problem framing, options assessment and adaptive planning, while managing cost, service levels, risk and stakeholder expectations.  

• Describe the key drivers increasing the need for climate resilient water infrastructure, the interrelationships between climate and other pressures, and why this complexity requires long-term, strategic planning. 
• Explain how resilience decisions involve trade-offs across cost, risk, service levels, and stakeholder expectations, and why “no regrets” and adaptive approaches are often required.
• Apply the resilience and system planning principles to undertake a gap analysis and identify improvement opportunities for their own challenges.