Digital infrastructure resilience in a hotter world

Following the recent publication of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) report, Climate Change 2021: the Physical Science Basis, the GeSI Secretariat is eager to continue the momentum by organising a webinar on Monday 13th of September 2021.

The webinar will touch on the IPCC report, its alignment with the Digital with Purpose Movement, as well as an in-depth discussion on infrastructure resilience amid rising temperatures.

Agenda

• Welcome and introductory remarks by Luis Neves, CEO at GeSI
• Claus Kondrup, Senior Expert at DG CLIMA - Adaptation Unit, European Commission
• Tom Butcher, Head of Research and Consultancy Propositions at the Met Office
• Q&A
• Concluding remarks

Access

Dial-in instructions can be accessed via the confirmation email following registration.

Contact

Please contact Kaoru Inoue (kaoru.inoue@gesi.org) for any questions or queries.

Relevant reading:

• Op-ed: "Why ICT is the real (green) deal for Europe" by Alessandro Gropelli and Luis Neves
• Technical guidance on the climate proofing of infrastructure in the period 2021-2027. Commission Notice C(2021) 5430 final of 29.7.2021 Press release here.
• Additional technical guidance on the climate-proofing of investments other than infrastructure is available in Commission Notice (2021/C 280-01).