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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Policy on open stormwater in Oslo
The Oslo municipality policy on stormwater has turned out to be a game changer for the city's green spaces and water management.
Testing Rain Beds in Oslo
Several rain beds and open storm water solutions have been implemented in Oslo, Norway. This video shows testing storm water retention in two urban rain-gardens in Oslo. It shows show this ensured that the design flaws could be detected and corrected.
Nature based Solutions
A film about sustainable urban transformation for climate change adaptation with focused on mainstreaming nature based solutions in urban governance and planning by Professor Christine Wamsler, Lund University Center for Sustainability Studies.
Water in Balance, Limburg
The Water Authority in Limburg in The Netherlands, has adopted an approach to deal with floods and drought. Together with partners from the area and residents, it is working on plans to tackle flooding because who knows the area better than the people who live here.
Water in the Landscape
This video, based on Slovak expertise, describes how increased water vapor in the air in combination with dewatering of the land, can cause climate changes and extreme events. It illustrates how it is vital to manage water in the landscape to keep it in sufficient amounts.
Webinar Script: Dharma Master Hsin Tao
Spirituality is like water, irrigating a multi-connected and mutually dependent and benefiting ecology, guiding us to love the earth together. This is the full script of Dharma Master Hsin Tao's speech during the webinar on 19 October, 2021 on water and spirituality for water adaptation.
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