The fourth webinar took place on Friday, 22 January 2021. It illustrates multiple ways to approach and adapt to variability and uncertainty in cases ranging from urban to agricultural settings. First, speakers highlight the use of the Climate Risk Informed Decision Analysis (CRIDA) methodology for addressing urban water supply challenges in Asia. In Bangkok, Thailand, and Colombo, Sri Lanka, CRIDA was used to identify potential vulnerabilities to municipal water supply systems and to propose concrete adaptation measures for reducing future risk to water security. In the second presentation, speakers cover the novel “Valuing Variability” concept that offers new perspectives on using water variability for food production in sub-Saharan Africa. Presenters share examples concerning water management in the African drylands, amongst producers specializing in animal husbandry and crop farming. To provide for an interactive webinar, each presentation is followed by a Q&A session featuring questions from the audience.

• Concept note and agenda (PDF)
• Speakers bios (PDF)

Presentations:

• Towards climate resilient urban water supply under uncertainties: Cases from Bangkok and Colombo (PDF)
  Mukand Babel, Professor of Water Engineering Management, Asian Institute of Technology
  Yasas Upeakshika Amilakumari Bandara, Asian Institute of Technology
  Rachel Koh, Singapore University of Technology and Design
• The ‘Valuing Variability’ concept: a bottom-up perspective on using water variability for food production in sub-Saharan Africa (PDF)
  Saverio Krätli, International Institute for Environment and Development (IIED) and BRECcIA Programme of the University of Southampton 
  Fiona Ngarachu, Research Fellow, Kenyatta University and BRECcIA Programme of the University of Southampton

Watch the relevant video here.