Overview
The latest updates to the Australian Rainfall and Runoff (ARR) guidelines, version 4.2, represent a significant shift in how professionals approach flood risk management, infrastructure resilience, and urban planning in the context of climate change. These updates provide essential guidance on how temperature projections and changing climate patterns influence flood behaviour, which in turn impacts decisions surrounding drainage design, urban planning, and infrastructure development.
Join us for this 2-hour Premium Webinar where our expert presenters delve into the critical components of ARR Guidelines, offering practical insights on how to implement climate-informed strategies for managing flood risk. The session is specifically designed to assist professionals working on small urban catchments, where flood risk and infrastructure resilience are particularly challenging. Learn how to assess and adapt to higher flood risks, manage nuisance flooding, and apply climate science to guide decision-making.
Be guided through the complexities of selecting the right SSPs (Shared Socioeconomic Pathways) climate scenarios and help you understand their implications for future flood risk. The webinar also focuses on practical solutions for adapting to escalating flood risks, ensuring that your projects and investments are resilient to the evolving climate challenges of the future.
The session will showcase tools like WMAwater’s Climate Change Calculator, a powerful resource that simplifies the process of assessing flood risk under the latest climate change projections. Whether you’re a civil engineer, urban planner, or infrastructure manager, this workshop provides invaluable guidance to help you future-proof your work and allocate resources effectively for risk mitigation and resilience.
What You’ll Learn
This workshop is designed to provide you with the knowledge and tools for navigating flood risk assessments, making infrastructure decisions, or planning for future climate scenarios. Attendees will:
- Gain in-depth knowledge of the latest ARR climate projections and their implications for flood risk management.
- Learn practical approaches to adapting flood and stormwater systems for changing climate conditions.
- Understand how to select the right climate scenarios for your projects and investment strategies.
- Address practical challenges like nuisance flooding and sea level rise in urban environments.
- Discover the Climate Change Calculator Tool by WMA Water to simplify risk assessments.
- Get expert advice on managing flood frequency analysis, drainage design, and asset management in a climate-impacted world.
Who Should Attend?
This webinar is tailored for professionals who play a role in flood risk management, urban planning, infrastructure development, and climate adaptation. Whether you’re involved in the public or private sector, this webinar will provide you with the critical knowledge to navigate climate change challenges in your field.
- Civil and environmental engineers
- Urban planners
- Infrastructure managers
- Decision-makers in government (local, state, and federal) and the private sector
- Professionals in mining, asset management, and infrastructure design
- Those looking to understand the impact of climate change on urban catchment management and investment priorities
Format
- Ability to ask questions to the presenters during the live event.
- Receive 30 days of unlimited access to the webinar recordings and resources via the AWS learning platform.
- Pre-and-post-webinar materials to go through via the AWS learning platform.
Recommended Knowledge
While this webinar is designed to be accessible to a wide range of professionals, we recommend attendees have a foundational understanding of the following knowledge areas.
If you’d like to build your knowledge in these areas, you can explore the AWS on-demand offerings, which cover these fundamental concepts in detail. You can learn at your own pace with expert-led instructions.
Completion Certificate
- Attendees earn CPD hours/points (i.e. with Engineers Australia) for at least 2 hours.
- On completion of the course attendees will be issued with a Certificate of Participation.
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