Urban infrastructure development

  • Knowledge partner
    Country of registration
    Canada
    Relation to CTCN
    Network Member
    Sector(s) of expertise
    Agriculture and forestry
    Early warning and Environmental assessment
    Energy efficiency
    Human health
    Infrastructure and Urban planning
    Marine and Fisheries

    ESSA is an international environmental consulting firm with over 37 years of experience in resolving complex natural resource and environmental management problems.

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    Knowledge partner
    Country of registration
    India
    Relation to CTCN
    Network Member
    Knowledge Partner
    Sector(s) of expertise
    Agriculture
    Coastal zones
    Infrastructure and Urban planning
    Marine and Fisheries
    Water

    NERCI, a non-profit research centre was established in 1999 to conduct basic and applied research in ocean and atmospheric sciences and coastal zone management.

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    PacGeo is an open access geospatial data repository for the Pacific Region providing premier geophysical, geodetic, and marine spatial data sets. Developed through collaboration between the GeoScience Division of Secretariat of the Pacific Community (GSD/SPC), University of Sydney, Geoscience Australia (GA), and GRID-Arendal. The development of PacGeo was combined with targeted training and capacity building activities conducted at the Pacific Maritime Boundary Working Group Meetings, held twice yearly at the University of Sydney and at other ad hoc events in the region.

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    South Korea
    Relation to CTCN
    Network Member
    Sector(s) of expertise
    Early warning and Environmental assessment
    Marine and Fisheries
    Waste management

    Established in 1986 as Korea's first research oriented university, POSTECH'S vision is "a great university that nurtures future global leaders and discovers/develops solutions to grand challenges the nation and mankind face".

  • Knowledge partner
    Country of registration
    Canada
    Relation to CTCN
    Network Member
    Sector(s) of expertise
    Agriculture
    Coastal zones
    Renewable energy
    Energy efficiency
    Human health
    Infrastructure and Urban planning
    Marine and Fisheries
    Water

    Cowater International Inc. is a management consulting company with over 31 years of experience implementing government modernization and capacity building projects around the world.

  • Knowledge partner
    Country of registration
    South Korea
    Relation to CTCN
    Network Member
    Sector(s) of expertise
    Coastal zones
    Marine and Fisheries
    Water

    Founded in 1966, Yooshin Engineering Corporation (Yooshin) has extensive experience in planning, feasibility studies, detailed designs, and construction supervision, water resource management, urban/regional development, transportation and environmental preservation.

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    The aim of the Adaptation Support Tool is to assist users in developing climate change adaptation policies by providing guidance, links to relevant sources and dedicated tools. The European Commission's EU strategy on adaptation to climate change includes a Staff Working Document that provides guidelines on developing adaptation strategies. For developers of physical assets and infrastructure specific guidelines are available on how to incorporate resilience to current climate variability and future climate change within their projects.