NavClimate News
The latest news about the activities of the Navigating a Changing Climate Initiative.
Monday, 17 August 2020 15:35
Sediment management and climate change workshop announced
Posted by #NavClimate Focal Point
Navigating a Changing Climate and SedNet (the European sediment network (see https://sednet.org/) are collaborating to run a workshop entitled “Addressing climate change challenges with sediment management”. The workshop is planned to be held in Rome, Italy, on 10-11 February 2021…
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Tuesday, 07 July 2020 15:44
London Climate Week - News on Adaptation
Posted by #NavClimate Focal Point
Navigating a Changing Climate was represented at London Climate Week (1st - 3rd July 2020) by Jan Brooke, NavClimate Focal Point and Chair of PIANC's Permanent Task Group on Climate Change. Jan attended several virtual sessions on Adaptation and Resilience…
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COVID-19 or climate change?* Take a look at the list below ... Could it be that the bullet points represent some of the lessons the ports and navigation sector has already learned from the current COVID-19 crisis? Maximise operational resilience;…
Thursday, 07 May 2020 15:57
New PIANC report on resilience of waterborne transport systems published
Posted by #NavClimate Focal Point
Resilience refers to the capacity to anticipate and plan for disruptions, resist loss in operations and/or absorb their impacts, rapidly recover afterwards, and adapt to changing conditions and constraints. The properties of resilient systems are not new, but in the…
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