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Beyond the Forecast: Urban Water Planning Under Uncertainty
Discover how stress testing and pathways analysis can help navigate uncertainty and support robust urban water management decisions.
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Join our presenters as they explore how urban water strategies can be developed to remain robust in an uncertain future, including:
• How climate and demand uncertainty can be incorporated into long-term urban water planning.
• How stress testing can reveal when existing strategies may no longer meet their objectives.
• How adaptation pathways can identify flexible sequences of actions as conditions change.
Using the development of an Urban Water Strategy as a practical case study, we will demonstrate how these approaches can move planning beyond a single forecast of the future. The session will show how stress testing and pathways can help decision-makers understand vulnerabilities, navigate uncertainty, and identify when and how strategies may need to adapt.
Presenters
Jill Fagan
North East Water
Avril Horne
University of Melbourne
