This course will introduce you to the concept of resilience as the emergent property, or attribute, that water systems need to allow them to withstand, respond and/or adapt to a vast range of disruptive events including the current climate crisis and water insecurity.

At a glance

  • Dates
    • 13 May 2024
    • 11 Jun 2024
    • 02 Jul 2024
  • DurationHalf day (09:00 am - 12:30 pm)
  • LocationOnline
  • Cost£185 Concessions available

Course structure

This short course is delivered via an online lecture session.

What you will learn

  • Understand emerging threats to water systems
  • Select and use tools to make water systems more resiliant

Core content

  • Impacts of the climate crisis on water systems,
  • Impacts of urbanisation on water systems,
  • Components of resilience,
  • Resilient infrastructure,
  • Systems analysis for water resources,
  • Frameworks to make water systems more resilient.

Who should attend

This training is suitable for engineers, scientists, social scientists, programme managers, development workers and other professionals that want to obtain or increase knowledge on resilience in the water industry.

Speakers

Dr Alison Parker

Dr Luca Alibadi

Dr Andrea Momblanche

Concessions

20% Cranfield alumni 
10% On multiple bookings when booking 3 or more delegates at one time
 

Read our Professional development (CPD) booking conditions.