Climate change and other hazards have a wide range of implications on the performance of road infrastructure, and can cause disruptions to road network operations. The purpose of this seminar, organise by Technical Committees 1.4 “Climate Change and Resilience of Road Networks” and 1.5 “Disaster Management”, will be to share expertise and offer relevant recommendations so that effective solutions and counter measures may be proposed, taking into consideration the unique characteristics of each city: financial, logistic, existing networks, strategies currently in place, and so on. This Seminar also seeks to provide an overview of the challenges of managing climatic impacts and road resilience, by presenting approaches and case studies from different countries.

At the end of the seminar, there will be an opportunity to participate in a Technical Visit to the Kretek Bridge on 24 November, from 8.30am to 3.30pm.