BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//wp-events-plugin.com//7.2.3.1//EN TZID:Europe/Paris X-WR-TIMEZONE:Europe/Paris BEGIN:VEVENT UID:148@wfeo.org DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Paris:20250514T170000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Paris:20250514T183000 DTSTAMP:20250512T143155Z URL:https://www.wfeo.org/events/wfeo-wg-on-climate-change-webinar-the-wfeo -code-of-practice-principles-of-climate-change-adaptation-and-in-future-re silience-for-engineers-14-may/ SUMMARY:WFEO WG on Climate Change Webinar "The WFEO Code of Practice: Princ iples of Climate Change Adaptation and (in future) Resilience for Engineer s" - 14 May DESCRIPTION:\n\nThe WFEO Working Group on Climate Change\, in partnership w ith the Engineering Institute of Canada (EIC) will present the second webi nar “The WFEO Code of Practice: Principles of Climate Change Adaptation and (in future) Resilience for Engineers” on 14 May 2025 at 11 AM EST / 4 PM WAT / 4 PM UK / 5 PM CEST.\n\nThe registration link is available in t his page: shorturl.at/ygsMK\n\nAbstract\nThe climate is changing. Historic al climatic design data has become less representative of the future clima te. Many future climate risks may be significantly under-estimated. Engine ers cannot assume that the future will be similar to the past. Historical climate trends cannot be simply projected into the future as a basis for e ngineering planning\, design\, operations and maintenance of infrastructur e.\n\nAdapting current and future infrastructure to be resilient to extrem e weather events and long term climate changes over their long service lif e has become a societal imperative. Engineers need to understand and play a key role in achieving this goal as an integral part of their practice. T hey must keep themselves informed about the changing climate\, and conside r its potential impacts on their work. \n\nThe WFEO and its national and i nternational members are committed to raising awareness among engineers ab out the potential impacts of the changing climate and how these relate to engineering of existing and future civil infrastructure and buildings. As such\, the WFEO Model Code of Practice on Principles of Climate Change Ada ptation for Engineers was developed and published in December 2015 to prov ide practice guidance to engineers to consider the implications of climate change in their professional practice and creating a clear record of the outcomes of those considerations. \n\nThe Model Code was prepared by the WFEO Standing Technical Committee on Engineering and the Environment and s ubsequently distributed to national and international members with a recom mendation to adopt as policy and practice guidance for their own engineers . \n\nIn 2023\, the WFEO Working Group on Climate Change - the group now c harged by WFEO to engage in climate and engineering issues is currently up dating the document to include principles of climate resilience and the ap plication of nature-based solutions that have been developed and applied i n the 10 years since the Model Code was published.\n\nThis presentation wi ll introduce and explain the nine principles contained in the published do cument and introduce new principles under consideration related to climat e resilience and the integration of nature-based solutions. \n\nModerator: \nMustafa Shehu\, WFEO President.\n\nPresenter:\nDavid Lapp\, Member\, WFE O Working Group on Climate Change & Associate\, Climate Risk Institute (Ca nada).\n \;\nFor more information:\n\n The first edition of the webina r "The WFEO Code of Practice: Principles of Climate Change Adaptation and (in future) Resilience for Engineers" - 19 December 2024\n\n WFEO Working Group on Climate Change website\n \;\n\nDavid Lapp P.Eng. FCAE FEC IRP \n\nDavid is a professional engineer who graduated with a Bachelor of Appl ied Science in Geological Engineering from the University of Toronto in 19 78. Following a career of nearly 20 years in consulting engineering\, Davi d joined Engineers Canada in 1997 and for the next 23 years he assumed a v ariety of roles in international affairs\, engineering qualifications and international affairs\, co-authoring several national and international pr actice guidelines related to sustainability\, environmental stewardship an d climate change. \n\nFrom 2005 to 2020\, David served as the project mana ger for the development\, implementation and on-going program operation fo r the Engineers Canada PIEVC Protocol\, a structured process to assess inf rastructure climate risks and vulnerabilities to inform the design and ope ration of climate resilient infrastructure.\nBetween 2007 and 2015\, David served as the Secretary for the World Federation of Engineering Organizat ion’s Committee on Engineering and the Environment for host Engineers Ca nada focusing on climate change\, environment and infrastructure issues at the international level\, including continuing active engagement with UN Framework Convention on Climate Change. He continues to volunteer on the C ommittee as Engineers Canada’s representative.\n\nIn September 2020\, he joined the Institute for Catastrophic Loss Reduction (ICLR) as a part-tim e Senior Adviser for Resilient Infrastructure for the next 15 months. In S eptember 2022\, he joined the Climate Risk Institute as an Associate.\nDav id is a Fellow of the Canadian Academy of Engineers (FCAE)\, a Fellow of E ngineers Canada (FEC) and holds the Infrastructure Resilience Professional (IRP) credential. In 2018 he was given an Award for Engineering Excellenc e from Professional Engineers Ontario (PEO) for his work on climate change and engineering as well as an Engineering Excellence Award in the same ye ar from the PEO Ottawa Chapter. 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