Fen-Yu (Vicky) Lin is a researcher, project coordinator and manager working at Blue21 in the Netherlands. She holds a master’s degree in Climate Studies (Integrated Water management) from Wageningen University, and a minor in Entrepreneurship in Climate Studies. She obtained Climate-KIC Master’s label issued by European Institute of Innovation and Technology and has large interest and knowledge in water innovations which contribute to water sensitive urban design. Inspired by the ecological benefits and adaptive features of building on water, Vicky has devoted herself into exploring opportunities and researching about challenges that need to be solved in order to make sustainable floating cities a reality. She believes in the power of multidisciplinary collaboration and visionary leadership and was the committee chair in organizing Paving the Waves- 2nd World Conference on Floating Solutions 2020.
Scaling up NbS for adaptation in coastal areas
In this webinar, on the 23rd of June, speakers presented coastal adaptation strategies where Nature based Solutions have been used. They explored the challenges and opportunities for upscaling these solutions and discussed the policy framework and financial support to upscale NbS.
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.
Legal Framework for Floating Cities
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.
Floating Development Policy
Dutch regulations on floating development are often used by other countries. We republish here in Dutch the guide that maps the bottlenecks in being able to comply with the technical regulations in the Building Decree 2012 and indicate how these can be resolved.
Sustainable Floating City Development
To cope with the future challenges of the growing world population and land scarcity, new solutions to build cities and grow food should be developed. Building floating structures on water could be a solution to gain the space we need for urbanization and food production.
Webinar: Floating Development
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.
Fen-Yu (Vicky) is a member of the following Themes, Networks or Projects
Urban Climate Resilience
Humanity needs to take up the challenge to work in partnership and pool its resources and innovations toward sustainable and resilient urban areas. Disasters, climate change, rapid urbanization, and other unsustainable development pose a serious risk to the prosperous future and livability of urban areas.
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