Climate Resilient Infrastructure Planning Training Course

Participants can select and interpret climate information suitable for planning decisions.

• IPCC physical climate risk concepts relevant to long-lived infrastructure
• Observed climate trends compared with projected future climate conditions
• Representative concentration pathways and shared socioeconomic pathways explained
• Selecting time horizons matching asset lives, decisions and financing periods
• Climate projection uncertainty, confidence and decision-relevant interpretation methods
• Downscaled data limitations and appropriate use in local planning

Participants can create a climate hazard profile for an infrastructure area or asset portfolio.

• Hazard screening using historical events, climate projections and local records
• Heat thresholds affecting roads, rail, buildings, substations and workers
• Flood mechanisms including fluvial, pluvial, coastal and groundwater flooding
• Drought impacts on water supply, soils, vegetation and cooling
• Wildfire, windstorm and landslide hazards assessed through compound events
• Hazard maps matched to infrastructure locations and catchment boundaries

Participants can identify exposed assets and rank their importance to essential services.

• Asset inventory fields needed for climate exposure and vulnerability analysis
• Geospatial overlay of asset locations with climate hazard information
• Service-criticality scoring using users served, redundancy and recovery time
• Single points of failure identified within networked infrastructure systems
• Dependency mapping for electricity, fuel, telecommunications and access routes
• Criticality categories aligned with service standards and emergency priorities

Participants can assess infrastructure vulnerability using a documented and repeatable method.

• ISO 14091 assessment stages applied to infrastructure planning decisions
• Sensitivity factors covering materials, condition, design margins and location
• Adaptive capacity assessed through redundancy, maintenance and response capability
• Vulnerability scoring matrices calibrated against available evidence quality
• Condition assessment data linked to climate-related deterioration mechanisms
• Documenting assumptions, evidence gaps and confidence ratings transparently

Participants can produce a climate risk register for priority infrastructure assets.

• ISO 31000 risk process applied to climate-related infrastructure threats
• Risk statements structured around cause, event and consequence
• Likelihood scales adjusted for future climate conditions and uncertainty
• Consequence criteria covering safety, service, environment, reputation and cost
• Inherent and residual risk ratings recorded within climate risk registers
• Risk owners, controls, review dates and escalation triggers assigned

Participants can define evidence requirements and manage uncertainty in resilience planning.

• Climate evidence hierarchy from observed records to modelled projections
• Engineering records, maintenance history and incident reports as vulnerability evidence
• Data quality checks for completeness, currency, resolution and provenance
• Knowledge elicitation from operators, maintenance teams and local communities
• Confidence ratings attached to hazard, exposure and consequence assumptions
• Evidence registers supporting audit trails and investment decisions

Participants can develop practical adaptation options for identified infrastructure risks.

• Avoid, accommodate, protect, retreat and recover adaptation response categories
• Grey, green and hybrid infrastructure measures compared systematically
• Design adaptation options for drainage, cooling, protection and redundancy
• Operational measures including inspections, alerts, maintenance and demand management
• Nature-based solutions assessed for performance, land needs and maintenance
• Maladaptation screening for risk transfer, lock-in and unintended impacts

Participants can specify climate-resilience requirements for project design and delivery.

• Design basis review against historic climate assumptions and return periods
• Performance-based specifications for heat, flood, wind and drought resilience
• Safety factors, design allowances and adaptive pathways for uncertain futures
• Climate design parameters incorporated into project briefs and employer requirements
• Materials selection considering heat degradation, corrosion and moisture exposure
• Commissioning tests linked to climate-related operating conditions

Participants can compare adaptation measures using transparent technical and economic criteria.

• Longlist development from risk treatments, engineering measures and operational controls
• Multicriteria analysis weighting safety, service, cost, environment and equity
• Lifecycle costing for capital, operations, maintenance, replacement and residual risk
• Cost-benefit analysis assumptions for avoided losses and service disruption
• Real options thinking applied to staged and flexible adaptation investments
• Appraisal results documented through option comparison matrices

Participants can sequence adaptation actions under changing climate and demand conditions.

• Dynamic adaptive policy pathways for long-lived infrastructure decisions
• No-regret, low-regret and transformational actions distinguished clearly
• Pathway maps showing options, dependencies, thresholds and decision points
• Monitoring triggers tied to hazard thresholds, asset condition and demand
• Avoiding stranded assets through phased investment and modular design
• Contingency actions prepared for threshold exceedance and accelerated change

Participants can incorporate equity and community needs into adaptation planning decisions.

• Distributional impacts assessed across vulnerable users, places and service groups
• Equity screening questions for access, affordability, safety and displacement
• Community knowledge incorporated into hazard history and adaptation option design
• Stakeholder mapping identifies affected groups, decision rights and influence
• Consultation plans distinguish information sharing, consultation and co-design
• Resettlement, cultural heritage and livelihood risks considered early

Participants can embed climate adaptation actions into asset management processes.

• ISO 55000 asset management principles linked to climate resilience objectives
• Climate risks incorporated into asset strategies and lifecycle plans
• Inspection frequencies adjusted for heat, flood, corrosion and vegetation risks
• Preventive maintenance tasks targeted at climate-sensitive failure mechanisms
• Renewal prioritisation combines condition, criticality and climate risk scores
• Asset information systems updated with climate attributes and adaptation actions

Participants can prepare climate-resilience investment cases for decision makers.

• Climate adaptation actions translated into capital programme work packages
• Investment cases state baseline risk, proposed action and expected benefits
• Funding sources mapped across public budgets, tariffs, grants and finance
• Financial sensitivity tests address climate uncertainty, inflation and delay
• Prioritisation portfolios balance urgent risk reduction and long-term transformation
• Board papers present decisions, trade-offs, residual risks and approvals

Participants can include climate-resilience requirements in procurement and contract documents.

• Procurement specifications define climate data, performance and evidence requirements
• Tender evaluation criteria assess supplier adaptation capability and methodology
• Design obligations allocate climate assumptions, review points and responsibilities
• Contract clauses require resilience testing, reporting and corrective actions
• Whole-life value assessment addresses maintenance, durability and operational costs
• Supplier due diligence checks climate risks within critical supply chains

Participants can establish governance arrangements for delivering adaptation actions.

• Governance structures assign accountability for climate risk and adaptation delivery
• RACI matrices clarify decision authority, consultation and delivery responsibilities
• Implementation roadmaps sequence actions, milestones, dependencies and resources
• Risk controls tracked through programme dashboards and management reviews
• Change control processes test climate implications of scope modifications
• Escalation protocols address emerging hazards, delays and cost pressures

Participants can design monitoring arrangements that support adaptation decisions over time.

• Results chains connect adaptation actions to outputs, outcomes and impacts
• Indicators measure asset performance, service continuity and avoided disruption
• Baseline data defined before implementation and investment approval
• Threshold indicators trigger reassessment, maintenance action or pathway changes
• Post-event reviews capture lessons from climate-related infrastructure incidents
• Adaptive management cycles update plans using monitoring and evaluation findings

Participants can prepare clear climate-resilience reporting for internal and external audiences.

• Climate risk reporting links physical risks, controls and investment decisions
• Disclosure evidence connects asset risks with governance and financial planning
• Materiality assessment identifies infrastructure risks requiring senior oversight
• Assurance-ready records retain data sources, assumptions and approval decisions
• Management reports distinguish current exposure from future climate scenarios
• Communication formats tailored for boards, regulators, funders and communities

Participants can adapt planning methods to major infrastructure asset classes.

• Water infrastructure risks from drought, flood, contamination and demand peaks
• Transport network resilience for heat, flooding, slope failure and disruption
• Energy system adaptation for cooling loads, storms and wildfire exposure
• Building resilience measures for overheating, flooding and ventilation performance
• Digital infrastructure dependencies involving power, cooling, connectivity and access
• Cross-sector case comparisons identify transferable planning and design lessons

Participants can build, review and present a complete climate-resilient infrastructure plan for a selected asset, project or portfolio.

• Scope statement defines assets, services, boundaries, decision horizon and objectives
• Climate hazard profile summarises evidence, scenarios, uncertainty and priority threats
• Risk register ranks vulnerability, consequences, controls and residual exposure
• Adaptation programme sequences prioritised measures, owners, budgets and milestones
• Monitoring framework specifies indicators, triggers, reporting cycles and review responsibilities
• Peer review tests feasibility, evidence quality, equity and implementation readiness