S.S5_Climate-Smart Communities Planning and Legislation

"Climate-Smart Communities Planning and Legislation" session delves into the critical importance of proactive measures in addressing the impacts of climate change on urban areas. By integrating climate resilience into urban development policies and regulations, these initiatives foster sustainable growth and enhance communities' adaptive capacities against climate-related challenges. The integration of climate resilience into planning and legislation is paramount for developing climate-smart communities, ensuring sustainable growth and bolstering adaptive capacities. This session emphasizes the significance of affordability in implementing resilient strategies, particularly concerning human migration, land use, and job dynamics. It underscores the integration of water, sanitation, and hygiene services within communities, along with addressing the Water-Food-Energy Nexus. Topics include proposed policy framework to mainstream the Water-Food-Energy-Environment Nexus into water resources management, presentation of World Water Policy Journal presented by Editors-in-Chief, unconventional coastal structures like the Kemit Armour Layer, mitigation measures for methane emissions in global rice cultivation, the application of virtual reality in water resources management, and the implications of climate change on water-related risk management in developing countries, with examples from three African states. This session aims to explore innovative approaches to climate-smart community planning and legislation, fostering resilience and sustainability in the face of climate challenges.
  • 11:30 - 13:00 (LOUVRE 5)

Conveners

  • Ministry of Water Resources and Irrigation (MWRI)

  • WWP World Water Policy

Speakers

  • Prof. Eman Hasan / Egypt

  • Mr. Djamel Berkaoui / Germany

  • Dr. Saber Abdelaal / Germany

  • Dr. Mustafa Almaghraby / Egypt

  • Dr. Yehia Emam / Egypt

  • Dr. Jeff Camkin / Australia