About Workshop
The "Urban Resilience: Nature-Based Solutions and Data-Driven Hydrology" workshop explores innovative approaches to enhancing urban resilience through sustainable, nature-based strategies and advanced hydrological modeling. This workshop delves into the application of green infrastructure, ecosystem-based strategies, and cutting-edge data analytics to address urban flooding, water management, and climate adaptation. Participants will learn how to combine natural processes with data-driven insights to create more resilient and sustainable cities in the face of increasing urbanization and climate change.
Aim
To empower participants with the knowledge and skills to integrate nature-based solutions and data-driven hydrology into urban planning and development, ensuring greater resilience against climate-related challenges.
What Participants Will Learn
- Provide a deep understanding of nature-based solutions for urban resilience, including green infrastructure and ecosystem-based approaches.
- Introduce the principles and tools of data-driven hydrology, focusing on flood modeling, stormwater management, and climate adaptation.
- Equip participants with the ability to design and evaluate nature-based interventions that reduce urban flooding and improve water quality.
- Explore best practices in urban planning and design for climate resilience using data analytics and nature-based solutions.
- Foster collaboration and knowledge-sharing between academia, industry professionals, and policymakers involved in urban resilience and water management.
Structure
📅 Day 1: Foundations of Urban Resilience and Nature-Based Solutions
- Importance of urban resilience in climate-vulnerable cities
- Basics of nature-based solutions for urban flood and heat-risk reduction
- Urban water-management challenges in rapidly growing cities
- Role of green infrastructure in stormwater control and ecosystem services
- Bio-retention systems, rain gardens, green roofs and permeable pavements
- Identification of urban heat islands and flood-prone zones using spatial data
- Case studies of cities using nature-based solutions for climate adaptation
🛠️ Hands-on:
- Hands-on 1: Urban Heat Island and Flood Vulnerability Mapping
- Hands-on 2: Green Infrastructure Layout Design for an Urban Watershed
📅 Day 2: Data-Driven Hydrology and Advanced Urban Water Modeling
- Importance of data-driven hydrology in urban drainage and flood management
- Introduction to urban catchments, runoff generation, and drainage-network behavior
- Basics of EPA SWMM, HydroCAD and equivalent urban hydrology modeling platforms
- Rainfall-runoff modeling for urban flood-risk assessment
- Calibration and validation of hydrological models using observed data
- Introduction to Python/R for hydrological data analysis
- Machine learning applications in streamflow prediction and rainfall-runoff forecasting
- Sensor networks for real-time watershed and drainage-system monitoring
🛠️ Hands-on:
- Hands-on 1: Urban Catchment Modeling using SWMM / HydroCAD
- Hands-on 2: Hydrological Model Calibration and Validation using Python/R
📅 Day 3: Integration, Climate Scenarios and Future Urban Resilience Planning
- Integrating nature-based solutions with hydrological model outputs
- Multi-criteria decision analysis for selecting suitable NBS interventions
- Evaluating NBS performance under climate-change rainfall scenarios
- Policy, governance, and regulatory considerations for urban resilience projects
- Financing models for green infrastructure, including PPPs and green bonds
- Digital twins and AI-optimized infrastructure for future-ready cities
- Implementation roadmap for scalable urban resilience and water-management projects
🛠️ Hands-on:
- Hands-on 1: Climate Scenario Simulation for NBS Performance Evaluation
- Hands-on 2: Capstone Design Challenge: Urban Resilience Plan for a Real/Sample Site
Important Dates
Registration Ends
04:30 PM IST
Workshop Dates
2026-06-09
05:30 PM
05:30 PM
What You Will Gain
Outcomes
- Understand the role of nature-based solutions (NBS) in improving urban resilience to flooding, heat, and other climate impacts.
- Gain hands-on experience in applying data-driven hydrological models and tools to assess water management in urban settings.
- Learn to design and implement NBS such as green roofs, permeable pavements, and urban wetlands to enhance water retention and reduce flood risks.
- Explore case studies of successful NBS applications in cities around the world.
- Be equipped to contribute to urban resilience projects, integrating ecological and data-driven solutions to address urban water challenges.
Who Should Attend
- Students: Undergraduate or graduate students in environmental science, urban planning, civil engineering, or related fields.
- Academicians/Faculty: Professors and researchers focused on urban resilience, water management, or climate adaptation.
- Industry Professionals: Engineers, urban planners, and environmental consultants working in water management, sustainability, or climate resilience sectors.
- Government Officials and Policymakers: Professionals involved in urban planning, disaster risk reduction, or climate change adaptation at local or national levels.
- Prerequisites: A basic understanding of environmental science or urban planning is recommended, but not mandatory. No prior experience with hydrological modeling or nature-based solutions is required.