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Floating Development

Floating Development showcases innovative floating solutions which contribute to increasing climate and urban resilience.

It provides a platform for market matchmaking and brings together multidisciplinary stakeholders worldwide for joint value creation. Knowledge gaps and crossovers of urban and offshore perspectives on sustainable floating city development are expected to be discussed. The group wishes to provide support and learning opportunities such as a training module for policymakers, entrepreneurs amongst others. The goal is to improve the collective understanding of various aspects about floating such as technology, governance, social issues, design and engineering, and upscale sustainable floating solutions.

You can find the draft strategy and plan for 2022 under "Further Resources" on the webinar page. A global exchange meeting took place on the 29th of September. 

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Legal Framework for Sustainable Floating City Development

Floating city development has been recognized as a solution to climate change. The Netherlands is a front-runner when it comes to living on water. The blog describes the legal challenges that need to be overcome in order to realize large scale floating cities.

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Why the Industrialization of the Ocean Matters: Social and Legal Impacts of Climate Change and New Forms of Globalization

08/02/2023 - 09:00 to 11:00

This roundtable at the Asia Research Institute (ARI) of the National University of Singapore (NUS) addresses the historical and contemporary social and legal impacts of “ocean-to-land globalization”. 

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Different floating solutions - high end and low cost - housing and agriculture
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Global knowledge exchange meeting on floating and resilient development

29/09/2022 - 10:00

Sea levels and floods are increasing at an alarming rate putting people at risk. Floating and resilient solutions offer resilience to water-related hazards by enabling living with water and continuation of critical functions. This knowledge exchange aimed to connect those who work on water adaptation.

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Webinar: How Floating Development can Help in Climate Adaptation

02/09/2021 - 16:00 to 17:00

Introducing the concept of floating development, speakers provided examples from Europe and Asia on how this is a viable and ecologically better alternative to land reclamation. These included floating power generation systems, recreational and commercial spaces, etc.

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A proven solution towards water resilience

Delta Marine Consultants developed concrete X-shaped blocs providing proven protection against waves and currents. DMC offers solutions for numerous challenges relating to water. Examples include stormwater drainage systems in urban areas, methods to control river runoff, flood and wave protection systems for both in marine and river environments.  

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Floating houses in the Netherlands

Why the Industrialization of the Ocean Matters: Social and Legal Impacts of Climate Change and New Forms of Globalization

This roundtable at the Asia Research Institute (ARI) of the National University of Singapore (NUS) addresses the historical and contemporary social and legal impacts of “ocean-to-land globalization”. 

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Floating and Resilient Development Knowledge Exchange 2022

This forum has been created as a space to continue conversations and knowledge sharing during and after the Floating and Resilient Knowledge Exchange event on Sep. 29, 2022.
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Amphi Nest, India's first amphibious building prototype

'Amphi Nest', India's first amphibious prototype

Amphi Nest is India's first working prototype of a flood-resilient amphibious building. NestAbide is working on amphibious houses and other flood-resistant projects for people living in flood-prone areas. It rests on the ground like an ordinary house, but its buoyant foundation lifts it up and floats when floodwaters come.

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HouseBoat and pontoon on the Khong river the Thai-Laos border at Chaingkhan distric Thailandin Thailand

Environmental benefits and impacts of floating development

Although research is scarce, there is some evidence of environmental benefits and impacts of floating development. Floating solutions can address the challenges posed by climate change in areas affected by flooding and sea-level rise. This article lists the important benefits and impacts of floating development.

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Different floating solutions - high end and low cost - housing and agriculture

Meeting on floating and resilient development

Sea levels and floods are increasing at an alarming rate putting people at risk. Floating and resilient solutions offer resilience to water-related hazards by enabling living with water and continuation of critical functions. This knowledge exchange aimed to connect those who work on water adaptation.

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Floating and Resilient Development Knowledge Exchange 2022

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