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Chapter on Storm Surge

Chapter on Storm Surge: Simulation, Impact, and Mitigation in the volume “Coastal Disasters” (Series on Coastal and Ocean Engineering Practice, 2025) co-authored with Prof. sundar vallam

Future Environment Leader Fellow Reflects on Her journey at UNU-Flores

Nagashree G E, a 2025 Future Environment Leaders Fellow under the ABCD-Centre, recently completed her 9-month fellowship in Germany, hosted by UNU-FLORES and supervised by Prof. Daniel Karthe.

Resilient by Design

TUD strengthens global dialogue on climate adaptation: “Resilient by Design” policy brief highlights higher education's role in climate-water resilience

Advancing Coastal Resilience Together - Transfer Workshop in Vietnam

From 26-28 October 2025, ThuyLoi University in Hanoi successfully hosted the Transfer Workshop “Coastal Hazards and Climate Resilient Coastal Structures”, organized in collaboration with the ABCD-Centre

Education shapes the future

"Education shapes the future": Ceremonial event on the occasion of United Nations Day on October 24 🇺🇳

Welcome to Aachen!

Last week, the students of our Joint Master's Programme “Water Security and Global Change” arrived in Aachen!

A Seminar on Assessing Climate Change Impacts on Grassland Ecosystem

Integrated Nexus Approach to Assessing Climate Change Impacts on Grassland Ecosystem Dynamics: A Case Study from Tanzania.

IAHR Webinar on Climate-Resilient Coastal Cities

A webinar on "A Holistic Approach to Urban Planning, Civil Engineering, and Environmental Conservation, bringing together experts to discuss innovative strategies for enhancing urban resilience to climate change".

A seminar on blue economy and coastal protection AIT Thailand 30 Jan 2025

Prof. Vallam Sundar, an internationally recognized academician and researcher in the fields of hydraulic, ocean, and coastal engineering. Overview...

WATSAT training workshop IIT Madras 10 Dec 2024

Successful conduction of the training workshop on Water Security Assessment Tool (WATSAT). Overview...

Transfer Seminar-cum-Workshop on “Climate- and Water-induced Disasters: From Risk to Resilience”

The Global Water and Climate Adaptation Centre (ABCD-Centre), in collaboration with the Center for Water Resources Studies at the Tribhuvan University...

Opening ceremony for the official launch of the first Indo-German Joint Master's Program "Water Security and Global Change"

The first cohort of the new Master's degree program in Water Security and Global Change, developed by...

ABCDCentre -Transfer Workshops Series

The Workshop about strategies for water management acros the globe and lessons learned was organized...

A seminar on water quality and sediment transport

Ms. Karen L. Rojas-Gomez, a visiting researcher from the Technische Universität Dresden (TUD), Germany,...

School of Sustainability

The ABCD-Centre congratulates the Indian Institute of Technology, Madras, and Director Kamakoti Veezhinathan...

WATSAT training workshop in IIT Madras, India

Successful conduction of the training workshop on Water Security Assessment Tool (WATSAT)

WATSAT training workshop at IIT Tirupati, India

Successful conduction of the training workshop on Water Security Assessment Tool (WATSAT)

Special session on climate risk and resilience

The Centre for Water and Climate Adaptation (CWCA) of the Asian Institute of Technology conducted a special...

WSCA 2023 - Water Security and Climate Adaptation conference

The ABCD Centre successfully organized the international conference "WSCA 2023", which took place from...

UN SDG ACTION WEEKEND - SIDE EVENT

Education is the key: TUD provides impulses at un summit on sustainable development goals

Active Engagement in Recent Stockholm Meetings and Events

The Global Water and Climate Adaptation Centre is pleased to announce its active participation in various...

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Water-sensitive urban-rural development for resilience in scarcity crises

Road to Belem: Bridging Worlds through Climate Action

As the world moves toward the landmark COP30 in Belém, Brazil: The India Water Foundation is organizing a Pre-COP30 Dialogue titled “Road to Belém: Bridging Worlds through Climate Action” on 8th November 2025

Have your say: Help shape the future of water and sanitation

The upcoming Sustainable Development Goal 6 (hashtag#SDG6) Synthesis Report on Water and Sanitation 2026 will assess a decade of progress and identify priorities for the years to come.

UNFCCC - UNU Early Career Climate Fellowship Programme

The UNFCCC - UNU Early Career Climate Fellowship Programme offers young people from developing countries a unique opportunity to start their career at the interface ..

Future Earth's 2024-2025 Annual Report is now live

As the world moves toward the landmark This year, our global network advanced bold, inclusive, and connected action on sustainability. From contributing to upcoming IPCC reports and shaping Horizon Europe's agenda

The UN has launched the Second Global Online Stakeholder Consultation

Stakeholders are invited to submit inputs by 17 October 2025 (COB, EDT). The Conference, co-hosted by Senegal and the United Arab Emirates, will take place from 2-4 December 2026.