The consequences that climate change could have on infrastructure systems are potentially
severe but highly uncertain. This should make risk analysis a natural framework for climate …

Infrastructure systems are particularly vulnerable to climate hazards, such as flooding,
wildfires, cyclones and temperature fluctuations. Responding to these threats in a …

Climate Adaptation Engineering defines the measures taken to reduce vulnerability and
increase the resiliency of built infrastructure. This includes enhancement of design …

Climate change is affecting infrastructure in complex and uncertain ways. Traditional load
factors, safety factors, and design standards appear misaligned with current and anticipated …

Many of the challenges that decision-makers grapple with in relation to climate change are
governance related. Planning and decision-making is evolving in ambiguous institutional …

As global climate mitigation actions increasingly appear to be unable to curb global
emissions, there has been a corresponding increase in climate adaptation planning …

Extreme weather causes substantial adverse socio-economic impacts by damaging and
disrupting the infrastructure services that underpin modern society. Globally, $2.5 tn a year is …

The IPCC states that climate change unequivocally impacts on various aspects of the natural
and built environment, including our vital critical infrastructure systems (transport, energy …

Assessments of vulnerability and risk of extreme weather or climate events are essential in
order to inform and implement appropriate prevention, adaptation, and mitigation strategies …

Climate change is a significant risk for the built environment because it implies not only
warmer weather, but also more extreme weather events, such as storms, droughts and heat …