Åse is a water expert and systems ecologist with 20 years’ professional experience with a diverse portfolio of empirical research, project and program management, knowledge brokering and policy work at Swedish, European, African and international level. Her main areas of expertise are social learning and collaboration for adaptive governance, risk reduction and resilience building in various development contexts. This includes risk reduction and adaptation in integrated water resources management, urban water services and integrated planning and management in various ecosystems and urban areas.
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Knowledge exchange on urban resilience
On February 13, 2023 at 15:00-17:00 CET an interactive global knowledge exchange on urban climate risk assessment will was hosted for city officials and risk assessment practitioners to discuss and exchange knowledge on assessing and addressing informal settlements, and exchange knowledge of successes and challenges with implementation, after risk assessments.
Making climate change real for vulnerable populations
The poor in Pakistan who live in informal settlements are the first to be hit by climate change. But they cannot understand the link, says Mary James Gill, a human rights lawyer and activist based in Lahore, Pakistan, because available information is bookish and not easy to communicate.
Making climate change real for vulnerable populations
The poor in Pakistan who live in informal settlements are the first to be hit by climate change. But they cannot understand the link, says Mary James Gill, a human rights lawyer and activist based in Lahore, Pakistan, because available information is bookish and not easy to communicate.
A call to action to mainstream water adaptation
Mainstreaming of water adaptation is necessary to accelerate a system-wide coherence on water across multiple agendas. These three videos are a call to action to mainstream water climate adaptation - targeting policy processes at international events such COP27, the UN 2023 Water Conference and COP28.
Water adaptation in urban areas - Rotterdam
The changes in climate are experienced most acutely through the water cycle. A functional biosphere can regulate water. Urban centers are hotspots where water can trigger progress. In Rotterdam, several stakeholders have come together to develop several areas to leverage the adaptive capacity of water, as this video shows.
Africa needs $336 b for climate adaptation
Africa needs $336 billion to adapt to climate change, says this video. The African Development Bank is doubling its climate fund to $25 billion by 2025. The focus will be on helping 40 million farmers produce 100 million tonnes of food. This will reduce hunger by 80%.
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