Technology Enhanced Stakeholder Collaboration for Supporting Risk-Sensitive Urban Development [TRANSCEND]
Lead Research Organisation:
University of Salford
Department Name: Sch of Science,Engineering & Environment
Abstract
During the last decade, many initiatives have been undertaken to make progress in disaster risk reduction (DRR) and response. However the progress in disaster risk reduction has been limited by the failure to acknowledge and address the development processes as the root causes of disasters. Previous initiatives have concentrated on reducing existing risks, rather than on how risks are generated and accumulated in the first place through development projects that are taking place as a part of the reconstruction phase after a disaster or in response to the demand of urban sprawl. Furthermore, work on resilience has attracted criticism for its failure to involve vulnerable communities and address the issue of equity and power. As a result, the Sustainable Development Goals which call for "reduced inequalities", "inclusive, safe, resilient and sustainable cities" and "partnerships for goals" and the Sendai Priority 4 that calls for build-back better in recovery, rehabilitation and reconstruction, are hard to achieve due to a lack of research knowledge, current practices and policies.
One of the explanations for increasing risks is that the development and disaster risk reduction decision-making processes occur in silos, conducted by different agencies, institutions and other actors with differing priorities, perspectives and time horizons. Therefore, there is an urgent need to transform current development practices that increase or create risks, as well as unfairly distributing risks to vulnerable communities, to a new form of development practice that is equitable and resilient. This project consortium believe such a transformation can be achieved by enabling cross-organisational collaboration, openness, adaptability, learning, impartiality, power sharing and public participation.
The project aims to investigate processes, governance structures, policies and technology that can enable a transition towards a more risk-sensitive and transformative urban development approach. More specifically, the project aims to investigate the nature of a sociotechnical system, enabled by a collaborative foresight and consensus building virtual workspace, which can promote collaborative governance approach across relevant organisations and support the transparent and democratic involvement of all the relevant stakeholders (including experts from local authorities, disaster management authorities, developers, poor and vulnerable communities, and humanitarian organisations) to analyse, forecast, visualize and debate disaster-risk trade-offs and to choose development plans that ensure sustainability and equitable resilience, giving considerations to climate change adaptation.
The key research questions that the project is aiming to address are: What type of formal and informal collaborative partnerships need to be established to alleviate long-standing tensions between development and DRR and progress towards more risk-sensitive and transformative urban development? What changes are required within the current urban planning process to facilitate risk-sensitive urban development, giving consideration to natural disasters and their impact on the environment, economy and vulnerable communities? What are the type of narratives that need to be developed, presented and discussed to establish a comprehensive understanding of the impact of the proposed developments on the community, economy and environment ? What are the vulnerabilities that need to be considered within the local context? How can we make participatory planning more accessible to a range of communities?
Three countries (Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Malaysia) from the Asia-Pacific region have been selected for this research since the Asia-Pacific region continues to be the world's most disaster prone region. These countries are frequently affected by a multitude of natural hazards including floods, landslides, cyclones and droughts.
One of the explanations for increasing risks is that the development and disaster risk reduction decision-making processes occur in silos, conducted by different agencies, institutions and other actors with differing priorities, perspectives and time horizons. Therefore, there is an urgent need to transform current development practices that increase or create risks, as well as unfairly distributing risks to vulnerable communities, to a new form of development practice that is equitable and resilient. This project consortium believe such a transformation can be achieved by enabling cross-organisational collaboration, openness, adaptability, learning, impartiality, power sharing and public participation.
The project aims to investigate processes, governance structures, policies and technology that can enable a transition towards a more risk-sensitive and transformative urban development approach. More specifically, the project aims to investigate the nature of a sociotechnical system, enabled by a collaborative foresight and consensus building virtual workspace, which can promote collaborative governance approach across relevant organisations and support the transparent and democratic involvement of all the relevant stakeholders (including experts from local authorities, disaster management authorities, developers, poor and vulnerable communities, and humanitarian organisations) to analyse, forecast, visualize and debate disaster-risk trade-offs and to choose development plans that ensure sustainability and equitable resilience, giving considerations to climate change adaptation.
The key research questions that the project is aiming to address are: What type of formal and informal collaborative partnerships need to be established to alleviate long-standing tensions between development and DRR and progress towards more risk-sensitive and transformative urban development? What changes are required within the current urban planning process to facilitate risk-sensitive urban development, giving consideration to natural disasters and their impact on the environment, economy and vulnerable communities? What are the type of narratives that need to be developed, presented and discussed to establish a comprehensive understanding of the impact of the proposed developments on the community, economy and environment ? What are the vulnerabilities that need to be considered within the local context? How can we make participatory planning more accessible to a range of communities?
Three countries (Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Malaysia) from the Asia-Pacific region have been selected for this research since the Asia-Pacific region continues to be the world's most disaster prone region. These countries are frequently affected by a multitude of natural hazards including floods, landslides, cyclones and droughts.
Planned Impact
Communities (especially vulnerable communities) who are currently excluded from the decision-making process of urban development project planning will benefit since they will be able to engage in an informed and meaningful discussion with the decision-makers to influence development projects which will enhance their quality of life and resilience to future disasters. They will be able to gain an understanding as to how development projects can either escalate or reduce their vulnerability and influence the design, planning and delivery of housing and local infrastructure.
Disaster Management Agencies who are responsible for disaster mitigation, prevention, preparedness and response will benefit since they will be in a position to work closely with the local authorities and private organisations which are responsible for development projects in housing, transport, utilities, etc. They will be able to bring the risk view (vulnerability, hazard, exposure) into the participatory planning processes to make sure the new development projects have a positive impact on the overall resilience in the local area. The learning that they will gain through the Living Lab research will improve their leadership skills and capacity in disaster mitigation and prevention.
Local authorities who are responsible for creating a safer, healthier and prosperous environment for the local community will benefit because the sociotechnical system created by this project will help them to establish a collaborative culture among the local stakeholders in working together to achieve their sustainable goals. Furthermore, they will be able to develop a coherent strategy for development projects funded by various sources such as the national government, humanitarian organisations or private investors, after a disaster, to build-back better. The TRANSCEND environment will allow them to identify any project which has a tendency to increase local vulnerability and to position their urban growth in a positive trajectory. They will be able to develop strong local capacity in delivering inclusive sustainable development through community-led projects while increasing local accountability.
The national governments (particularly within Pakistan, Sri Lanka and Malaysia) will benefit as the TRANSCEND project aims to help them to understand how best to create a joined-up approach to creating sustainable and resilient environments involving government organisations operating under different ministries. The approaches that will be validated and proven to be successful for implementing adaptive governance can be deployed across the country. Furthermore, they will be able to identify and implement policies that will promote adaptive governance for creating risk-sensitive and equitable urban development.
Technology companies will learn how to transform their technology solutions to support local governments to implement participatory planning involving a range of stakeholders including communities. They will gain a greater understanding of how best to refine their big data platforms, data governance procedures, web-based solutions, and visualisation applications to create products to enhance e-governance practices.
Insurance providers will be able to fine tune some of their offerings and formulate and elevate some of their existing models for achieving resilience and equitable and sustainable goals whilst pursuing their commercial aspirations in risk management.
Academic and scientific communities will benefit from the new knowledge created in areas such as risk-sensitive urban development, system dynamics for modelling community resilience, disaster risk reduction, community engagement, participatory approaches to risk governance, and collaborative workspaces for exploring complex urban problems etc.
Disaster Management Agencies who are responsible for disaster mitigation, prevention, preparedness and response will benefit since they will be in a position to work closely with the local authorities and private organisations which are responsible for development projects in housing, transport, utilities, etc. They will be able to bring the risk view (vulnerability, hazard, exposure) into the participatory planning processes to make sure the new development projects have a positive impact on the overall resilience in the local area. The learning that they will gain through the Living Lab research will improve their leadership skills and capacity in disaster mitigation and prevention.
Local authorities who are responsible for creating a safer, healthier and prosperous environment for the local community will benefit because the sociotechnical system created by this project will help them to establish a collaborative culture among the local stakeholders in working together to achieve their sustainable goals. Furthermore, they will be able to develop a coherent strategy for development projects funded by various sources such as the national government, humanitarian organisations or private investors, after a disaster, to build-back better. The TRANSCEND environment will allow them to identify any project which has a tendency to increase local vulnerability and to position their urban growth in a positive trajectory. They will be able to develop strong local capacity in delivering inclusive sustainable development through community-led projects while increasing local accountability.
The national governments (particularly within Pakistan, Sri Lanka and Malaysia) will benefit as the TRANSCEND project aims to help them to understand how best to create a joined-up approach to creating sustainable and resilient environments involving government organisations operating under different ministries. The approaches that will be validated and proven to be successful for implementing adaptive governance can be deployed across the country. Furthermore, they will be able to identify and implement policies that will promote adaptive governance for creating risk-sensitive and equitable urban development.
Technology companies will learn how to transform their technology solutions to support local governments to implement participatory planning involving a range of stakeholders including communities. They will gain a greater understanding of how best to refine their big data platforms, data governance procedures, web-based solutions, and visualisation applications to create products to enhance e-governance practices.
Insurance providers will be able to fine tune some of their offerings and formulate and elevate some of their existing models for achieving resilience and equitable and sustainable goals whilst pursuing their commercial aspirations in risk management.
Academic and scientific communities will benefit from the new knowledge created in areas such as risk-sensitive urban development, system dynamics for modelling community resilience, disaster risk reduction, community engagement, participatory approaches to risk governance, and collaborative workspaces for exploring complex urban problems etc.
Organisations
- University of Salford (Lead Research Organisation)
- Government of Sri Lanka (Collaboration)
- Tun Hussein Onn University of Malaysia (Collaboration)
- Provincial Disaster Management Authority Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (Collaboration)
- RS & GIS Consultancy Sdn Bhd. (Collaboration)
- University of Moratuwa (Collaboration)
- Government of Sarawak (Collaboration)
- MERCY Malaysia (Project Partner)
- National Disaster Risk Reduction Centre (Project Partner)
- University of Technology Malaysia (Project Partner)
- Sarawak Social Welfare Department (JKMS) (Project Partner)
- Adventure Research (Project Partner)
- National Building Research Organisation (Project Partner)
- Islamic Relief Pakistan (Project Partner)
- Government of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (Project Partner)
- SEVANATHA Urban Resources Centre (Project Partner)
- Institute of Policy Studies of Sri Lanka (Project Partner)
- Sri Lanka Land Reclamation & Dev. Corp. (Project Partner)
- Greater Manchester Combined Authority (Project Partner)
- Government of Pakistan (Project Partner)
- Nanyang Technological University (Project Partner)
- National Humanitarian Network Pakistan (Project Partner)
- Ctr for Dev Research & Interventions (Project Partner)
- National Disaster Management Agency (Project Partner)
- National Disaster Management Authority (Project Partner)
- Construction Research Institute of Malaysia (Project Partner)
- CITE-ID Living Lab (Project Partner)
- Disaster Management Centre (Project Partner)
- Provincial Disaster Management Authority (Project Partner)
Publications
Abdeen F
(2021)
Challenges in multi-agency collaboration in disaster management: A Sri Lankan perspective
in International Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction
Asif M
(2023)
Development of methods for the simplification of complex group built causal loop diagrams: A case study of the Rechna doab
in Ecological Modelling
Dasandara M
(2022)
Climate financing barriers and strategies: the case of Sri Lanka
in Journal of Financial Management of Property and Construction
Ganeshu P
(2023)
Barriers to, and Enablers for, Stakeholder Collaboration in Risk-Sensitive Urban Planning: A Systematised Literature Review
in Sustainability
Geekiyanage D
(2021)
Factors influencing acceptance or rejection regarding being the host community for post-disaster resettlements in developing countries
in International Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction
Geekiyanage D
(2021)
Mapping Participatory Methods in the Urban Development Process: A Systematic Review and Case-Based Evidence Analysis
in Sustainability
Geekiyanage D
(2020)
Assessing the state of the art in community engagement for participatory decision-making in disaster risk-sensitive urban development.
in International journal of disaster risk reduction : IJDRR
Geekiyanage D
(2023)
Modelling Interrelationships of the Factors Impeding Community Engagement in Risk-Sensitive Urban Planning: Evidence from Sri Lanka
in Sustainability
Ghanbarzadeh Ghomi S
(2021)
Living-transforming disaster relief shelter: a conceptual approach for sustainable post-disaster housing
in Built Environment Project and Asset Management
Roslan A
(2021)
Transformation towards Risk-Sensitive Urban Development: A Systematic Review of the Issues and Challenges
in Sustainability
S P M Dasandara
(2021)
Climate Change Challenges Facing Sri Lanka: A Literature Review
S Siriwardhana
(2021)
A Systematic Review to Establish a Definition for Natural Disaster Preparedness
Tariq H
(2021)
Measuring community disaster resilience at local levels: An adaptable resilience framework
in International Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction
Tariq H
(2022)
Measuring Environmental Resilience Using Q-Methods: A Malaysian Perspective
in Sustainability
Tariq H
(2021)
Measuring community disaster resilience using Q-methods: a physical resilience perspective
in Built Environment Project and Asset Management
| Description | One of our key studies identified forty-six issues and challenges under seven key themes (trade-offs, governance, fragmentation and silos, capacity, design and development processes, data sharing practices, and funding) that need addressing in order to facilitate the desirable transition towards a collaborative risk-sensitive urban development approach. Work is now underway to produce methods and tools for addressing some of these key challenges. The project has resulted in developing a digital platform that allows stakeholders to come together to understand current local risks, emerging risks due to climate change, and development-induced risks and engage in a discussion for assessing various development options which can ensure equity and resilience. Furthermore, our work on community engagement research has found 48 barriers and challenges regarding the current context, available infrastructure for community engagement, and current decision-making processes. Of all, the lack of communities' knowledge and awareness, absence of meaningful community engagement, and ill-defined aims and purpose of community engagement were identified as the topmost constraints. These barriers have been published in a journal as well as summarised in a booklet for the practitioners with suggestions for overcoming them. Our current work is now validating innovative digital solutions that can be used for overcoming some of these barriers through improved communication between the community and the decision-makers. Although there has been some delay in terms of validating our solutions, the project is progressing well towards fulfilling its set objectives. We aim to sustain the progress of our work through the established Living labs in Malaysia and Sri Lanka. Furthermore, the team is now in discussion with the University of Salford to establish a social enterprise company to further develop and implement our solutions within our partner countries and in other ODA countries. |
| Exploitation Route | The TRAANSCEND project is developing a set of socio-technical systems to support risk-sensitive urban development, climate change adaptation, community engagement towards equitable resilience and collaborative governance. These systems can be used by government organisations to develop more resilient cities against climate change. Similarly, local governments and NGOs can use the methods and tools developed by TRANSCEND to introduce a participatory approach to development projects that consider the community as a key stakeholder to produce equitable outcomes. Furthermore, organisations such as disaster management centres and climate change secretariat who understand the need for an multi-agency approach for implementing sustainable environments against climate change will be able to use the methods developed by TRANSCEND to promote greater collaboration among the key stakeholders. |
| Sectors | Agriculture, Food and Drink,Communities and Social Services/Policy,Construction,Digital/Communication/Information Technologies (including Software),Environment,Government, Democracy and Justice,Transport |
| URL | http://www.transcend-project.org.uk |
| Description | The workshops organised by the TRANSCEND project have managed to raise awareness of the climate change challenges, equitable resilience and risk-sensitive urban development among the key stakeholders in Sri Lanka, Pakistan and Malaysia. As a result, they have made a strong commitment to join the project and signed up for the establishment of the Living Labs in Sarawak, Selangor States in Malaysia and in the Kalutara District in Sri Lanka. Through the established Living Labs, the research team has now managed to bring organisations involved in urban development, disaster management, climate change and community engagement etc to trial digitally enhanced decision-making processes and community engagement activities in building resilient communities. The Living Lab approach has been a success and the organisations have now realised its value for building partnerships for tackling climate resilience. The Living Lab approach has been recognised by the World Bank team operating in Sri Lanka as an invaluable instrument to break the silo-based thinking and working practices and to bring a collaborative approach to building climate resilience. Due to the ongoing Living Lab activities and the Pilot projects conducted within the Living Labs, the team has managed to demonstrate the value of the MOBILISE digital platform for building a collaborative approach to climate resilience. The platform is now being trialled in Sri Lanka, Pakistan and Malaysia. Furthermore, three demonstrator projects have been implemented in the UK (separately funded by the Department of Levelling Up, Housing and Communities) to show its use for multi-agency collaboration, community engagement and training exercises. Work is underway to train staff from several government agencies in Vietnam to use the MOBILISE platform for their DRR work. The key journal papers developed through the project have established a thorough understanding of the current barriers to implementing adaptive governance, risk-sensitive urban development processes and community engagement and enablers that can overcome these barriers. This knowledge is critical in transforming the current silo-based approach to a more inclusive and participatory approach to building climate resilience. We are now in discussions with other funding sources such as the World Bank to scale up our solutions across Sri Lanka and possibly across Asia. |
| First Year Of Impact | 2021 |
| Sector | Communities and Social Services/Policy,Environment |
| Impact Types | Cultural,Societal,Policy & public services |
| Description | Enhanced understanding of transforming silo-based approach to a new form of multi-agency collaboration for building climate resilience |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Policy Influence Type | Contribution to new or improved professional practice |
| Impact | * Commitment to share data and work collaboratively with other agencies to build climate resilience against landslides and floods. |
| Description | Influencing Digital Strategy within NBRO for Managing Landslides in Sri Lanka |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Policy Influence Type | Contribution to new or improved professional practice |
| Impact | Influenced NBRO's (National Building Research Organisation) digital strategy and approach to managing landslide risks in Sri Lanka. |
| Description | Post Disaster Needs Assessment by the Ministry of Planning |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Policy Influence Type | Contribution to a national consultation/review |
| Impact | The input provided by the team will be used to strengthen the The Post-Disaster Needs Assessment will help understand the scale of resources required for recovery and reconstruction after the 2022 floods by calculating the damage, loss, and needs. |
| URL | https://www.undp.org/pakistan/publications/pakistan-floods-2022-post-disaster-needs-assessment-pdna |
| Description | Practioner's guide for effective community engagement in risk sensitive urban development - TRANSCEND booklet series |
| Geographic Reach | Asia |
| Policy Influence Type | Contribution to new or Improved professional practice |
| Description | Research training workshop series for NBRO scientists |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Policy Influence Type | Influenced training of practitioners or researchers |
| Description | Sarawak Living Lab as an Open Innovation approach for implementing risk-sensitive urban development and responding to climate resilience |
| Geographic Reach | Local/Municipal/Regional |
| Policy Influence Type | Contribution to new or improved professional practice |
| Impact | Interest from the Sarawak government agencies to use MOBILISE platform as a solution for understanding local risks and planning collective interventions. |
| Description | Shaping up new professional practice initiatives and developments at NBRO on landslide risk management and other disasters |
| Geographic Reach | Asia |
| Policy Influence Type | Contribution to new or improved professional practice |
| Impact | The living lab enables NBRO to collaborate with their stakeholders such as the Met office in Sri Lanka, Disaster Management Centre with the association of the District Secretariat in Kalutara so that the affected community (mostly due to landslides) and their responses can be improved collaboratively with the stakeholders and contribute to risk sensitive urban development in a more collaborative manner. |
| Description | Strengthening Multi-agency Collaboration within Kalutara District in Sri Lanka for supporting risk-sensitive urban planning |
| Geographic Reach | Local/Municipal/Regional |
| Policy Influence Type | Contribution to new or improved professional practice |
| Impact | Use of digital technology for assessing local risks and discussing interventions. Improved awareness of the benefit of using digital solutions for risk management and urban development |
| Description | Digital Toolset for Building Resilient Communities |
| Amount | $150,000 (USD) |
| Organisation | World Bank Group |
| Sector | Public |
| Country | United States |
| Start | 12/2021 |
| End | 07/2022 |
| Title | Living Lab as a Methodology for building multi-agency collaboration for tackling climate resilience |
| Description | The TRANSCEND project has deployed the Living Lab as a research methodology for bringing government agencies and academic partners together to transform the current silo-based working culture to a new form of multi-agency collaboration to tackle climate resilience. Through the Living Lab, team has been influencing changes to risk-sensitive urban design, disaster risk reduction and climate resilience. The Living Lab at Kalutara District (Sri Lanka) and Sarawak (Malaysia) have already shown momentum towards transformation and two other Living Labs in Selangor (Malaysia) and Peshawar (Pakistan) are being established. The World Bank team, operating in Sri Lanka, is now considering the use of these urban laboratory concepts to bring innovation to other parts of Asia. |
| Type Of Material | Improvements to research infrastructure |
| Year Produced | 2022 |
| Provided To Others? | No |
| Impact | * Acceptance of digital technology as a tool for enhancing collaboration, understanding local risks and agreeing interventions. |
| Description | Formation of the Research Center for Disaster Risk Reduction, University of Moratuwa, Sri Lanka 2018 |
| Organisation | University of Moratuwa |
| Country | Sri Lanka |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | THINKLab, University of Salford initiated the discussions regarding the setting up of the centre for disaster risk reduction. This included a 2 day international conference (implemented by the full MOBILISE team) followed by a series of PI-led discussions, a PI-led Director General's round-table in Sri Lanka and the subsequent meeting with the Vice Chancellor of the University of Moratu |
| Collaborator Contribution | The University of Moratuwa research team was instrumental in the discussions among all relevant stakeholders for the formation of the centre. This centre is now actively implementing interdisciplinary research across the University of Moratuwa. |
| Impact | The establishment of the Interdisciplinary Research Centre for Disaster Risk Reduction at the University of Moratuwa in Sri Lanka. Contribution from the Centre partners for the research being conducted under the MOBILISE and TRANSCEND projects. Two Journal papers and two conference papers; |
| Start Year | 2018 |
| Description | Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for close collaboration between the University of Salford and Universiti Tun Hussein Onn, Malaysia |
| Organisation | Tun Hussein Onn University of Malaysia |
| Country | Malaysia |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | * Workshops conducted to provide research training * Provided assistance with paper writing * Provided assistant in establishing the Resilience4wrd lab * Provided access to the MOBILISE platform developed through the GCRF projects * Supported in establishing the Sarawak Living Lab |
| Collaborator Contribution | Establishment of the Resilience4wrd lab to create a sustainable model for exploiting the outcome of the MOBILISE and the TRANSCEND project Provided support in evaluating the research output involving stakeholders in Malaysia |
| Impact | This partnership helped in supporting a sustainable model for exploiting the outcome of the GCRF projects in Malaysia. The key outputs are : * Strong partnership in Sarawak State who are now validating and implementing the technology platforms resulting from the MOBILISE and the TRANSCEND project for building resilient environments. This has now led to the establishment of a Living Lab involving public, private, and academic partners in Sarawak. * Stakeholder team in Malacca to support the requirement capture for the development of a risk-sensitive urban design approach in Malaysia |
| Start Year | 2020 |
| Description | Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for close collaboration between the University of Salford and the Provincial Disaster Management Authority (PDMA) in Peshawar, Khyber Pukhtunkhwa, Pakistan |
| Organisation | Provincial Disaster Management Authority Khyber Pakhtunkhwa |
| Country | Pakistan |
| Sector | Public |
| PI Contribution | MOBILISE UK researchers have conducted several workshops on disaster resilience and disaster risk reduction to transfer the outcome of the project to the PDMA staff. Furthermore, the team handed over MOBILISE Digital platform (hardware and software) to the Provincial Emergency Operations Centre (PEOC) at the PDMA HQ in Peshawar. This was followed by several training workshops for the technical staff of the POEC to deploy the MOBILISE platform in Peshawar. In addition, the MOBILISE Pakistan team has worked closely with the PDMA team to develop a mobile phone app that can help in risk communication and disaster response. |
| Collaborator Contribution | PDMA staff are working closely with MOBILISE Pakistan team by allocating time for meetings and activities, and also providing feedback on the Digital Platform and the mobilise risk communication app. Furthermore, PDAM staff has been instrumental in helping the MOBILISE and the TRANSCEND team to collect primary data on various resilience dimensions such as Physical, Social, and Economic resilience. This primary data is being used for generating research papers by the MOBILISE and the TRANSCEND team. |
| Impact | * MOBILISE platform is now running at PDMA, which is being used for visualising flood disaster risks and DRR activities. This was a multii-disciplinary collaboration involving computer scientists, GIS experts, disaster management experts and social scientists. * The MOBILISE risk communication app has been developed and PDMA is in the process of releasing the app in Peshawar. * Two journal papers are in preparation. |
| Start Year | 2019 |
| Description | Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for close collaboration between the University of Tun Hussein Onn Malaysia & the Sarawak State Authority in Sarawak, Malaysia |
| Organisation | Government of Sarawak |
| Country | Malaysia |
| Sector | Public |
| PI Contribution | MOBILISE & TRANSCEND Malaysian team has agreed to take the Sarawak State as the Premier site for the MOBILISE project and the TRANSCEND project so that they can benefit from the outcome of the projects. A touch table that can access the MOBILISE and TRANSCEND platform has been awarded to the Sarawak State. The team has conducted over 20 workshops to engage various stakeholders in the Sarawak State to demonstrate the potential of the MOBILISE & TRANSCEND research outputs in establishing an evidence-based environment for creating a resilient Sarawak. The team is now working with the public and private partners to establish a Living Lab to act as an innovation space for the stakeholders to work together in creating resilient environment for their citizens. |
| Collaborator Contribution | Due to this formal agreement, the government of Sarawak allowed the team to get commitment from their key stakeholders in Sarawak to support the MOBILISE and the TRANSCEND project. As a result, the UTHM team has been working closely with the following organisations to capture user requirements and to set up a living lab in Sarawak to bring innovation to their DRR activities: T Padawan Municipal Council; Fire and Rescue Department, Sarawak; Sarawak Social Welfare Department (JKM); Telekom Malaysia (Sarawak Branch); Natural Resources and Environment Board Sarawak; Sarawak Digital Economic Cooperation; Sarawak Multimedia Authority. These organisations provided the appropriate geospatial data, social vulnerability information and flood simulation for assessing the local risks using the MOBILISE platform. |
| Impact | Use case development of the Sarawak State within the MOBILISE / TRANSCEND platform User feedback for enhancing their current DRR activities using the technologies developed by the research team. |
| Start Year | 2019 |
| Description | RS & GIS Consultancy Sdn Bhd. Formal Partner in MOBILISE Malaysia |
| Organisation | RS & GIS Consultancy Sdn Bhd. |
| Country | Malaysia |
| Sector | Private |
| PI Contribution | The MOBILISE Malaysia team presented the vision of the MOBILISE project and provided insight into how GIS technology can be used for disaster risk reduction and response activities in Malaysia. Continuous engagement with RS&GIS to demonstrate how their GIS data can be used to support evidence-based decision making |
| Collaborator Contribution | The RS & GIS Consultancy Sdn Bhd.has allocated dedicated researchers to work with MOBILISE Malaysia in developing the case study as well as allocating Malaysian Ringitt 50,000 to the research effort. Introduced the Malaysian academic team to various government organisations in Sarawak. In discussion with the team to deploy the MOBILISE and TRANSCEND outcomes through pilot and development projects in Sarawak |
| Impact | Memorandum of Understanding has been signed. RS & GIS Consultancy Sdn Bhd. has introduced and arranged meetings with a large number of key stakeholders in Sarawak (case study site), including the State and local governments, and has helped MOBILISE Malaysia secure access to vital data regarding the completion of the case study. This relationship has been useful in establishing a public, private and academic partnership for creating a Living Lab in Sarawak. |
| Start Year | 2018 |
| Description | Research Partnership between the National Building Research Organization (NBRO) Colombo, Sri Lanka |
| Organisation | Government of Sri Lanka |
| Department | Ministry of Defence Sri Lanka |
| Country | Sri Lanka |
| Sector | Public |
| PI Contribution | Designed and developed a multi-agency collaboration platform that can be used by NBRO to support their disaster preparedness and response activities in landslides. This platform was installed on a multi-touch table and was donated to NBRO to strengthen their digital capabilities in strengthening DRR and response activities in landslides. Engaged with NBRO to strengthen their long-term research initiatives. Organised and delivered a national symposium on "Equitable Resilience" in 2019. Currently working closely with NBRO on several projects to pilot and implement the MOBILISE platforms and the methods developed in TRANSCEND to build local community resilience and climate resilience in Sri Lanka. This collaboration led to winning two proposals to the World Bank and to the International Water Management Institute to pilot the MOBILISE platform in the Kalutara district and Southern Province in Sri Lanka, respectively. A Phd Studentship was offered to NBRO to strengthen their research on DRR activities. As a result of that, the University of Salford team worked with the NBRO team to establish a Living Lab in Kalutara District to bring innovation to community engagement and risk-sensitive urban development. This Living Lab was established in collaboration with the Kalutara District Secretariat and the local partners. This Living Lab has been recognised by the World Bank team in Sri Lanka as a good model for bringing digital innovation and transformation to DRR and climate resilience activities in countries such as Sri Lanka. In addition, the team delivered a research seminar on the 21st January 2022 to the NBRO team to strengthen their research capacity. A regular monthly seminar series is now being delivered to the NBRO staff. The researchers from NBRO and the THINKlab (University of Salford) is now meeting every Friday to progress with collaborative research and living lab activities. In 2019, the team worked together to organise and deliver the 10th NBRO's symposium to disseminate the outcome of their research partnership. Since then, the team worked in partnership with NBRO to organise and deliver their annual partnership in 2021, 2022 and 2023. |
| Collaborator Contribution | * Provided access to their landslide data and helped us in formulating research problems. Supported the launch of the MOBILISE digital platform during their national symposium on "Equitable Resilience" in 2019. Further MOBILISE solutions (MOBILISE platform, Early Warning Community App, Early Warning Dashboard) were launched in 2021, 2022 ND 2022. * Supported MOBILISE and TRANSCEND workshops as speakers and panel members. * Helped the team to establish the Living Lan in the Kalutara district in collaboration with the District Secretary and the Divisional secretaries. * Launched the MOBILISE & TRANSCEND technology platforms during their 2021 & 2022 NBRO symposiums. * Helping the team to gather requirements for implementing risk-sensitive urban development and community engagement within the context of the TRANSCEND project. * Helped the team to develop stronger links with the relevant government agencies in Sri Lanka. |
| Impact | * A realistic demonstration of the use of risk information within the MOBILISE platform for supporting multi-agency collaboration for risk-sensitive urban development * Delivery of three successful national symposiums * Setting up a Living Lab in the Kalutara District * Two successful grant applications to pilot the MOBILISE and TRANSCEND outputs in the Kalutara District and in the Southern Province of Sri Lanka. |
| Start Year | 2019 |
| Description | Resilience4wrd Lab, Universiti Tun Hussein Onn, Malaysia |
| Organisation | Tun Hussein Onn University of Malaysia |
| Country | Malaysia |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | Malaysian (UTHM) Co-I and team planned, gained permission and executed the existence of the Resilience4wrd Lab at the Universiti Tun Hussein Onn. The MOBILISE UK contributed a touchscreen table with the MOBILISE digital platform to enhance stakeholder interaction in the Resilience4wd lab. The MOBILISE & TRANSCEND PI provided leadership, support and guidance to the Malaysia team in establishing the structure of the lab. |
| Collaborator Contribution | The resilience4wrd lab will be a hub and also a reference centre for work involving disaster management and the Industry 4.0 Revolution (IR4.0). This lab is a technology-driven space for workshops and trainings related to the MOBILISE and TRANSCEND projects' research activities involving academicians and practitioners. This lab consists of a meeting area, a separate area for the Advanced MOBILISE Visualisation Platform, a gallery area and a working space for software engineers to conduct MOBILISE and TRANSCEND Malaysia research work. The space and funding for the resilience4wrd lab was provided by Universiti Tun Hussein Onn. |
| Impact | The Resilience4wd lab contributes to the research being conducted in the MOBILISE and the TRANSCEND project and will result in journal articles, reports and academic papers. The lab/hub has been used as the main hub to support collaboration between academics, industry/business and practitioners. |
| Start Year | 2020 |
| Title | Community Engagement tool for capturing feedback for building resilient communities |
| Description | TRANSCEND project team has developed the first prototype of a mobile app that allows communities to report risks to the decision-makers in their DRR activities as well as future development activities. This mobile app is being introduced to communities through the community engagement activities conducted by the National Building Research Organisations. |
| Type Of Technology | Webtool/Application |
| Year Produced | 2022 |
| Impact | At present, the prototype is being validated within communities that are living in disaster risk areas. However, the concept has been well received by various organisations such as the Met department, Land use department and the Kalutara District Secretary in Sri Lanka. As a result, the mobile app is being co-developed through the Kalutara Living Lab involving key stakeholders. |
| URL | https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.tecxal.megha&gl=GB |
| Title | Drone based environment for risk mitigation through collaborative design |
| Description | A VR platform has been designed by the TRANSCEND team, in collaboration with the National Building Research Organisation (NBRO) in Sri Lanka, to support their landslide risk mitigation plans. The visual environment, constructed using drone data, allows NBRO to work with stakeholders involving communities, local councils, divisional secretaries to discuss development and mitigation plans that can reduce landslide risks to the community in the future. |
| Type Of Technology | Webtool/Application |
| Year Produced | 2021 |
| Impact | This environment is now being used by NBRO to support their landslide risk reduction projects (over 147) across Sri Lanka. The environment was launched by the Director-General of NBRO during their 11th NBRO's Symposium in December 2021. |
| URL | http://www.nbro.gov.lk/images/content_image/publications/newsletter/Electronic-newsletter-on-Remote-... |
| Title | MOBILISE 3.0 : Digital Toolkit for building Community Resilience |
| Description | During the last year, the features within the MOBILISE platform have been enhanced allowing agencies to share data to establish a local risk information space, visualise risks and explore the impact of different hazard scenarios on the community and infrastructure. This platform has been designed as a multi-service architecture and delivered to users using the "Software as a Service" model. At present, MOBILISE is being used by partners in Sri Lanka, Malaysia and Pakistan. It is also being piloted in Vietanam and in Manchester as a part of the exploitation strategy. The World Bank is now in discussion with the team to scale it up within Sri Lanka and possibly across Asia in the future. |
| Type Of Technology | Webtool/Application |
| Year Produced | 2022 |
| Impact | * MOBILISE platform has demonstrated the characteristics of a digital platform which can support multi-agency collaboration to support disaster risk reduction, impact-based early warning and understanding of the impact of climate change. This has inspired many organisations in Sri Lanka, Malaysia, Pakistan, Vietnam and the UK, and discussions are now underway with these partners to scale up the implementation of MOBILISE in the aforementioned countries. |
| Title | MOBILISE 3.0 : Digital Toolkit for building Community Resilience |
| Description | The MOBILISE 3.0, built on a micro-service architecture, offers a set of cloud-based digital services for local and national government agencies to collaborate in building local community resilience. At the heart of the MOBILISE 3.0 is a cloud-based risk information space, referred to as MOBILISE: Data Engine. It allows local councils or local disaster management committees to capture and maintain their local intelligence on exposure, vulnerability and potential hazards. In addition, the MOBILISE: Data Engine offers important data management functionality such as data cleansing, styling of data layers to enhance visual appearance, attaching of metadata such as origin of the data layers, year of data collection, star rating based on its quality, security level etc. The risk information within the MOBILISE: Data Engine is used by a range of other digital services available within the MOBILISE platform to perform activities such as evidence-based decision making, multi-agency collaboration, risk-sensitive urban design, community engagement, real-time environmental data monitoring, early warning system and scenario planning against climate change, through an easy to use visual interface. Thanks to the innovative and scalable nature of the micro-service architecture, all the digital services are offered to the users using the "Software as a Service" (SaaS) model. |
| Type Of Technology | Webtool/Application |
| Year Produced | 2021 |
| Impact | The platform has captured the interest from a range of organisations such as the World Bank, Asian Disaster Preparedness Centre, National Building Research Organisation (Sri Lanka), Met Department and Irrigation Department (Sri Lanka), Disaster Management Centre (Sri Lanka), Sarawak State (Malaysia), PDMA (Provincial Disaster Management Agency) in Peshawar and NADMA (National Disaster Management Agency ) in Malaysia. Several instances of the MOBILISE platform are being used by these organisations to strengthen their digital software capabilities in DRR activities and promote risk-sensitive urban development, and community engagement. |
| URL | http://mobilise-project.org.uk/platform/ |
| Description | A discussion with the Sabaragamuwa University of Sri Lanka (5th January 2023) |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Other audiences |
| Results and Impact | A discussion by Professor Bingu Ingirige (Co-I) with the Sabaragamuwa University of Sri Lanka regarding new studies on watershed management and climate impact. Additionally, Prof Ingirige spoke of the MOBILISE and TRANSCEND projects, of the MOBILISE platform and the Kalutara Living Lab in Sri Lanka. Sabaragamuwa University expressed a wish to have an MOU with the University of Salford. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2023 |
| Description | Awareness talks on the role of geospatial technology for disaster risk reduction with the National Disaster Management Agency (NADMA) Malaysia, 21 October 2021 |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Policymakers/politicians |
| Results and Impact | The TRANSCEND Malaysia team at Universiti Teknologi Malaysia (UTM) took part in an online discussion organized by the National Disaster Management Agency (NADMA) on the role of geospatial technology in different disasters management cycles. The UTM team shared TRANSCEND project objectives and information on their activities. The event was attended by more than 100 participants from different disaster management agencies across Malaysia. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2021 |
| Description | Bukit Antarabangsa Community Engagement for Socio-Economics Vulnerability Survey (1st Phase), 27 March 2021 |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an open day or visit at my research institution |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Local |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | More than 40 community members of Bukit Antarabangsa participated in the field visit where the TRANSCEND team arranged in-depth interviews, focus group discussions and other data collection activities. The TRANSCEND Malaysia team at UTM spent the day gathering inputs/information from the community for landslide vulnerability and risk assessment (socio-economics). This activity was one of the major inputs directly from the community in deriving the landslide vulnerability and risk maps for socio-economics in Bukit Antarabangsa. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2021 |
| Description | Bukit Antarabangsa Community Engagement for Socio-Economics Vulnerability Survey (2nd Phase), 11 April 2021 |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an open day or visit at my research institution |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Local |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | The TRANSCEND project Malaysia team at UTM spent the day gathering inputs/information from the community through interview sessions for landslide vulnerability and risk assessment (socio-economics) as well as sharing risk communication materials about landslides. A continuation session from previous activity in collecting data. This is one of the major inputs from the community in deriving the landslide vulnerability and risk maps for socio-economics in Bukit Antarabangsa. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2021 |
| Description | COVID-19 DRR Webinar, 17 March 2021 |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Policymakers/politicians |
| Results and Impact | Responding and Preparing For Natural Hazards under the COVID-19 Pandemic: Sharing Challenges and Lessons from Malaysia and Japan. Shared the challenges and lessons from Malaysia and Japan in responding to multiple disasters, such as floods and landslides under the COVID-19 pandemic and suggested the way forward to better reduce and prevent such compound disasters in the future. https://mjiit.utm.my/dppc/2021/webinar-on-covid-19-and-natural-hazard-response-and-prevention-from-malaysia-and- |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2021 |
| Description | Capability Assessment and Feedback Meeting from Sarawak Disaster Management Agencies, 22 June 2021 |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A formal working group, expert panel or dialogue |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Policymakers/politicians |
| Results and Impact | Sarawak Multimedia Authority (SMA) organised a second meeting with Sarawak Disaster Management Agencies (SDMAs) and our Platinum Research Partner, RS & GIS Consultancy along with their team to demonstrate the MOBILISE 3.0 system using a video with transitions and voice over to understand easily. In that meeting all the members were given login details for the platform so they could navigate the system and test its functionalities and features. Dr Nora presented MOBILISE data collection protocol 1 & 2 to Sarawak Disaster Management Agencies. Protocol 1 is for risk sensitive data of hazard, exposure and vulnerability to be inserted into MOBILISE 3.0, while protocol 2 is for research data collection using the WhatsApp group and google forms. The agenda included: MOBILISE Research Protocol: Protocol 1: MOBILISE Platform Data Collection & Integration, Protocol 2: MOBILISE Researches Data Collection (a) MOBILISE Capability Assessment Feedback; (b) MOBILISE Digital Humanitarian Network (DHN) to Support Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR); (c) Resilience Community Framework for the State of Sarawak ; (d) Fourth Industrial Revolution (IR4.0) in Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR) program in Sarawak; (e) Modelling Spatial Flood Vulnerability Assessment Using Geographical Information System (GIS) for Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR); (f) Supply Chain Resilience in Managing Disaster Response; (g) Framework for implementing Risk Sensitive Urban Development ; and (h) Environmental Resilience in MOBILISE Research Project. Case Study: Sarawak). 2. Demonstration of MOBILISE 3.0 System. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2021 |
| URL | https://mobilisesarawak.uthm.edu.my/2021/06/22/capability-assesment-feedback-of-mobilise-sarawak-fro... |
| Description | Chartered Institution of Civil Engineering Surveyors |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A magazine, newsletter or online publication |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | Feature and interview with Professor Terrence Fernando (Director) and Dulcdiio Coelho (Techincal Director) with the Institution of Civil Engineering Surveyors (CICES) for the MOBILISE and TRANSCEND projects in their current journal for members and wider audiences. The print publication ran with multiple social media outputs. The article focuses on disaster preparedness and how visualisation and the Internet of Things are supporting the projects. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2021 |
| URL | http://ces.pagelizard.co.uk/webviewer/#cesapril2021/smart_city_technology_for_disaster_resilience |
| Description | City Resilience Officers Monthly Online Meeting, 28 April 2021 |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | The TRANSCEND team was invited to present at the Monthly City Resilience Officers meeting for a presentation on Modelling Community Disaster Resilience at the local levels. The Online meeting was attended by more than 30 City Resilience Officers working in disaster management, urban planning and emergency response across UK and Europe. The team shared details about the TRANSCEND project and their approach to using participatory tools for measuring community disaster resilience. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2021 |
| Description | City Resilience Officers Monthly Online Meeting, 31 March 2021 |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | The TRANSCEND team was invited to join the discussions at the Monthly City Resilience Officers meeting for a presentation on the TRANSCEND project, the work with partners in Greater Manchester Resilience Forum, other international partners and its global applicability. The Online meeting was attended by more than 30 City Resilience Officers working in disaster management, urban planning and emergency response across UK and Europe. The team shared details about the TRANSCEND project and their approach to using participatory tools for measuring community disaster resilience. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2021 |
| Description | Community Based Disaster Risk Reduction Programme Workshop - Diganna, Sri Lanka, November 2021 |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Local |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | TRANSCEND research team conducted a community-based disaster risk reduction workshop in Diganna GN area at Kalutara District. The research team collected data on views, opinions and mental models of community members on community problems with landslides, resource availability for DRR, community mapping, and proposed mitigation measures through the workshop. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2021 |
| Description | Community Based Disaster Risk Reduction Programme Workshop - Maragahadeniya, Sri Lanka November 2021 |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Local |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | TRANSCEND research team conducted a community-based disaster risk reduction workshop in Maragahadeniya GN area at Kalutara District. The research team collected data on views, opinions and mental models of community members on community problems with hazards, resource availability for DRR, community mapping, and proposed mitigation measures through the workshop. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2021 |
| Description | Community Consultation Workshop on Landslides and other Hazards - Diganna, Sri Lanka, January 2022 |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Local |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | TRANSCEND research team conducted a community consultation program in Diganna GN to understand the community perception of the disaster risk situation in their vicinity. The community shared their hazard risks, their impacts resulting in different resilience problems and their preparedness/mitigation needs were identified through these discussions. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| Description | Disaster Management Secretariat empowerment programme: Pilot project in Sarawak State, Malaysia (28 June to 2 July 2022) |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Regional |
| Primary Audience | Policymakers/politicians |
| Results and Impact | Universiti Teknologi Malaysia (TRANSCEND partner) programme within Sarawak State 1. Conducted sharing sessions and documenting local practices with decision makers and government agencies in strengthening DRR risk governance and investment. 2. Exploring the important aspects and priority for actions in the development of a local strategic plan for DRR and local resilience. 3. Additionally, networking, benchmarking, exploring best practices. Thus gaining information/data on all the above aspects. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| Description | Discussion with National Building Research Organisation (NBRO) of Sri Lanka (12 December 2022) |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | Professor Terrence Fernando (PI) visited National Building Research Organisation to have discussions on the Kalutara Living lab project (case study area). The Director General of NBRO took part in the discussion and offered ongoing support for the Kalutara Living Lab |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| Description | Discussion with the Kalutara (Sri Lanka) District Secretary (9 January 2023) |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A formal working group, expert panel or dialogue |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Regional |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | Sri Lanka team members discussion with Kalutara District Secretary and also with mobile communication partners to implement the case study activities, looking at approaches on how to establish a community-based early warning system for climate-inducedhazards. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2023 |
| Description | Discussion, 16th December 2022 |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A formal working group, expert panel or dialogue |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Local |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | Discussion with Dr. Ashan Asmone (Senior Lecturer, Department of Building Economics, University of Moratuwa), Dr. Pournima Sriddaran (Senior Lecturer, Department of Building Economics, University of Moratuwa), Prof. Udayangani Kulatunga (Senior Lecturer, Department of Building Economics, University of Moratuwa) and Prof. Bingunath Ingirige (Think Lab, University of Salford) (online) on economic models of climate change in Sri Lanka. Obtaining academic perspectives on the use of economic models of climate change to determine the community impacts of climate change |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| Description | Discussions/meeting with Director Generals of partner institutes within Sri Lanka (9 January 2023) |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A formal working group, expert panel or dialogue |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | Sri Lanka team and the Co-Is Professor Terrence Fernando, Prof Bingu Ingirige and Dr Kaushal Keraminiyage held discussions with the Director Generals of partner institutes within Sri Lanka on potential future project activities within the diaster risk management sector |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2023 |
| Description | Focus Group Discussion with Sarawak State agencies, Malaysia (15 September 2022) |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A formal working group, expert panel or dialogue |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Regional |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | Professor Terrence Fernando, Principal Investigator, and Dr Nora Sulaiman, Project Partner at Universiti Tun Hussein Onn, had discussions with agencies staff from Sarawak State. During this session, a variety of perspectives from the state-level agencies were discussed. The participants shared their perspectives and recommendations on how to effectively mainstream Climate Change Adaptation and Disaster Risk Reduction at the state level. Data concerns were the most frequently discussed topic by participants. They believed that a proper data governance framework is essential. They expressed interest in having further discussions with the project members. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| Description | Global Challenges Research Fund and Newton Fund website inclusion for TRANSCEND project, 22 March 2021 |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A magazine, newsletter or online publication |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | A website inclusion from the Global Challenges Research Fund and Newton Fund for the TRANSCEND project which gave an overview of the project. It was shared through their marketing channels and replicated through the TRANSCEND dissemination strategy. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2021 |
| URL | https://www.newton-gcrf.org/impact/stories-of-change/smarter-faster-technology-to-improve-disaster-r... |
| Description | Industry/Academia event, 6 & 8 December 2022` |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Local |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | Industry - Academia linkage as an event of the Research week University of Moratuwa on 6th and 8th of December 2022. Update the research output (linked with local and international collaborators) with the local academics and the industry practitioners to develop the future steps of the research findings |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| Description | Interview with Climate Change Secretariat, 3 February 2022 |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A formal working group, expert panel or dialogue |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Local |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | Online Interview with Ms. Dakshini Perera (Assistant Director- Climate Change Secretariat) on the way of enhancing policy formulations and implementations towards successful climate change mitigation and adaptation in Sri Lanka on 3rd February 2022. Obtaining academic perspectives on climate change challenges in Sri Lanka, current status of climate change mitigation and adaptation within the country, available climate change policies and plans, barriers to formulate and implement those policies and plans and strategies to overcome the identified barriers. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| Description | Interview, 1 September 2022 |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A formal working group, expert panel or dialogue |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Local |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | Interview with Mr. Niranjan Manoj (Community Level) about a framework to support risk sensitive urban development in Sri Lanka on 1st September 2022. Obtaining academic perspectives on climate change challenges in Sri Lanka, current status of climate change mitigation and adaptation within the country, available climate change policies and plans, barriers to formulate and implement those policies and plans and strategies to overcome the identified barriers. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| Description | Interview, 1 September 2022 |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A formal working group, expert panel or dialogue |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Local |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | Interview with Mr. Tujitha Indrachapa (Engineer - Community Level) about a framework to support risk sensitive urban development in Sri Lanka. Obtaining academic perspectives on climate change challenges in Sri Lanka, current status of climate change mitigation and adaptation within the country, available climate change policies and plans, barriers to formulate and implement those policies and plans and strategies to overcome the identified barriers. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| Description | Interview, 1 September 2022 |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A formal working group, expert panel or dialogue |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Local |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | Interview with Mr. Niranjan Manoj (Community Level) about a framework to support risk sensitive urban development in Sri Lanka. Obtaining academic perspectives on climate change challenges in Sri Lanka, current status of climate change mitigation and adaptation within the country, available climate change policies and plans, barriers to formulate and implement those policies and plans and strategies to overcome the identified barriers. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| Description | Keynote address at International Disaster and Resilience Summit 2021 |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | Prof. Fernando gave a presentation at the International Disaster and Resilience Summit 2021 on the 14th June 2021. The title of the talks was ""The Use of Technology as a Catalyst for Strengthening Stakeholder Collaboration in Building Disaster Resilience". He presented the outcome of the MOBILISE project and the TRANSCEND project to an audience comprised of professional practitioners and academics. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2021 |
| Description | Keynote address at the 2020 IFIP WG 9.4 European Conference on the Social Implications of Computers in Developing Countries |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Postgraduate students |
| Results and Impact | Prof. Fernando gave a keynote address at the 2020 IFIP WG 9.4 European Conference on the Social Implications of Computers in Developing Countries ( Virtual Conference) on the 11th June 2020. The title of the presentation was "Technology Enhanced Adaptive Governance for Building Resilient Cities : Barriers and Challenges", which highlighted the findings of the MOBILISE and the TRANSCEND project. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2020 |
| Description | Launch of the Living Lab in Sarawak, Malaysia (14 September 2023) |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Policymakers/politicians |
| Results and Impact | The Right Honorable Premier of Sarawak launched TRANSCEND Sarawak project in Sarawak at TEGAS Digital Village. The launch was also attended by the Universiti Tun Hussein Onn Malaysia (TRANSCEND Partner) Vice Chancellor, Prof Ts. Dr. Ruzairi Abdul Rahim. Key agencies involved in disaster management at the federal level and from Sarawak attended. The key agencies expressed interest in the TRANSCEND technologies and platform & agreed to participate in future activities of the project. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| URL | https://transcend.uthm.edu.my/2022/09/14/launching-of-transcend-sarawak-resilent4wd-living-lab-2022/ |
| Description | Launch of the TRANSCEND project, December 2019 |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | The launch ceremony of the TRANSCEND Project was held at Mount Lavinia Hotel, Sri Lanka to invited interested organisations. The PI presented the aim of this project to all those attending. There were two presentation sessions. One was on climate adaptation and urban development policy which was presented by Dr. Athula Seneratne. H.M.U Chularatne from the Sevanatha Agency presented on community participation in the process of developing urban development policy. These were followed by panel sessions discussing risk sensitive urban development as well as discussing the objectives of TRANSCEND project. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2019 |
| URL | https://transcend.uthm.edu.my/2019/12/19/launching-of-transcend-technology-enhanced-stakeholder-coll... |
| Description | Living Lab - Field Practice & Knowledge Hub | Master of Disaster Risk Management (DRM) Program, 6 February 2022 |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Regional |
| Primary Audience | Postgraduate students |
| Results and Impact | The TRANSCEND Malaysia team at Universiti Teknologi Malaysia (UTM) organized a workshop for Industry and Business organizations on using the Living Lab for risk-sensitive urban design and how the private sector can benefit from this approach in the long and short run. - Focus Group Discussions (FGDs) were held with the participants where they were asked about their planning needs and how their organizations can help local and national level disaster management agencies cope and respond to disasters. These activities were held to test the Living Lab and how it can be used to engage with stakeholders from the private sector. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| Description | Meeting and Discussion for Future Collaboration with Ministry of Urban Development & Natural Resources (MUDeNR), 11 January 2022 |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A formal working group, expert panel or dialogue |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Policymakers/politicians |
| Results and Impact | Members from the Ministry of Urban Development and Natural Resources attended the meeting with KANZU Research Department for the presentation of MOBILISE System 3.0. This encouraged further debate, questions and discussion. The Ministry of Urban Development and Natural Resources showed interest on the mechanism and the impacts of MOBILISE System towards Sarawak. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| URL | https://mobilisesarawak.uthm.edu.my/2022/01/11/meeting-and-discussion-for-future-collaboration-in-mo... |
| Description | Meeting with Advisor, Planning and Urban Development, Ministry of Natural Resources and Urban Development in Sarawak by Universiti Tuh Hussein Onn Malaysia partner, Dr Nora Sulaiman and PI, Terrence Fernando (15 Sept 2022) |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A formal working group, expert panel or dialogue |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Policymakers/politicians |
| Results and Impact | Dr. Noralfishah Sulaiman and Prof Terrence Fernando presented on the MOBILISE and TRANSCEND international project to Datu Sajeli Kipli (Advisor, Planning and Urban Development, Ministry of Natural Resources and Urban Development). Discussions centred on how the MOBILISE platform (within the TRANSCEND project) can help in deciding on urban planning in city development. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| URL | https://transcend.uthm.edu.my/2022/09/15/meeting-at-baitulmakmur-masja-kuching/ |
| Description | Meeting with Melaka Historic City Council (MBMB), Malaysia 30 September 2021 |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A formal working group, expert panel or dialogue |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Local |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | TRANSCEND Malaysia research team delivered a demonstration of the TRANSCEND Living Lab and MOBILISE digital platform to the Melaka Historic City Council (MBMB) for application of data sharing and decision making in their daily operations. - Initial session to explain the research project which provides an understanding of TRANSCEND project objectives and activties. - The engagement was centred on inviting MBMB to participate as a case study and living lab. The city council is happy to participate and provide information in this research project. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2021 |
| Description | Meeting with Ministry of Housing and Local Government, 14 January 2022 |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A formal working group, expert panel or dialogue |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Policymakers/politicians |
| Results and Impact | Participants: Sr. Dr. Noralfishah Sulaiman, Mohd Amir Shafiq Mohd Hamzah from KANZU Research: Resilient Built Environment, and Datuk Seri Rizal Rahim Mohd, Managing Director of Highgard Sdn. Bhd. Description: Dr Nora had a meeting with Datuk Seri Rizal Rahim Mohd, the Managing Director of Highgard Sdn. Bhd. Highgard Sdn. Bhd. is a construction company that is involved with the government housing project. Dr Nora presented TRANSCEND project and MOBILISE system to Datuk and he showed interest on the continuity of TRANSCEND and MOBILISE project nationally. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| URL | https://mobilisesarawak.uthm.edu.my/2022/01/14/meeting-with-yb-dato-seri-reezal-merican-naina-merica... |
| Description | Meeting with PLANMalaysia, 20th June, 2021 |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A formal working group, expert panel or dialogue |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | The TRANSCEND Malaysia team introduced TRANSCEND Living Labs and Digital Platforms to PLANMalaysia (The Town and Country Planning Department) for potential use in their operations and for further collaboration. The Agenda for the meeting was as follows: 1. Introduction to TRANSCEND by Dr Nora, 2. Presentation of Risk Sensitive Urban Design and Development by Mr. Farhan, 3. Discussion of collaboration between partners and future participation. - The session was attended by the Director of PLANMalaysia as well as agencies ready to contribute to making the research findings practical. - A representative from PLANMalaysia has volunteered to speak on Malaysia's urban planning processes as a result of this session. - PLANMalaysia has designated one of their employees as a subject matter expert who will participate as focal person for the TRANSCEND project in the research. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2021 |
| URL | https://transcend.uthm.edu.my/2021/06/20/transcend-discussion-with-planmalaysia/ |
| Description | Meeting with the Climate Resilient Advisor to the President of Sri Lanka |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A formal working group, expert panel or dialogue |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Policymakers/politicians |
| Results and Impact | A meeting was organised to initiate a discussion with the Climate Resilience Policy Advisers of Sri Lanka to present the current outcome of the MOBILISE project and the TRANSCEND project. It was agreed to jointly organise a workshop to bring various organisations from relevant ministries to explore an approach for strengthening multi-agency collaboration for building climate resilience in Sri Lanka. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2023 |
| Description | Meeting with the officials of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Information Technology Board, 5 October 2021 |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A formal working group, expert panel or dialogue |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Policymakers/politicians |
| Results and Impact | As a necessary requirement for the finalization of the App, the MOBILISE Pakistan team conducted a meeting with the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Information Technology Board (KPITB) along with the Technical team of the Provincial Disaster Management Authority. The KPITB is the agency that provides the final approval for the deployment of IT tools in the public sector. The basic aim of the meeting was to present the App to the IT board officials, and also to secure approval as a mandatory requirement. The IT board officials appreciated the MOBILISE team for their dedicated job in the finalization of Pakistan first-ever Disaster Risk Communication and granted approval for final deployment. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2021 |
| URL | https://twitter.com/cdpmUoP/status/1445416629521760261 |
| Description | Online Discussion, 23 January 2023 |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A formal working group, expert panel or dialogue |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | Online discussion with Dr. Aparna Samaraweera (Lecturer, University of South Australia), Dr. Kaushal Keraminiyage (Think Lab, University of Salford), Prof. Udayangani Kulatunga (Senior Lecturer, Department of Building Economics, University of Moratuwa), Dr. Tharusha Ranadewa (Senior Lecturer, Department of Building Economics, University of Moratuwa), Dr. Chandanie Hediwattage (Senior Lecturer, Department of Building Economics, University of Moratuwa), and Dr. Sri Rohana Rathnayake (Senior Lecturer, Department of Town and Country Planning, University of Moratuwa) regarding Agile principles, in Sri Lanka. Obtaining the academic perspective on application of agile principles to improve disaster resilience with the collaboration of community. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2023 |
| Description | Online Interview on characteristics of a digital platform for risk communication due to dam breaks in Sri Lanka, 4 October 2021. |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A formal working group, expert panel or dialogue |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Local |
| Primary Audience | Study participants or study members |
| Results and Impact | Online Interview with Mrs.(Eng) Badra Kamaladasa (Director of General Irrigation - Sri Lanka Irrigation Department, Mrs. Sudarshani Widanapathirana ( Chief Engineer - Dam Safety - Sri Lanka Irrigation Department) and Eng. Palitha Wickramasekara on characteristics of a digital platform for communicating risks to communities due to dam breaks in Sri Lanka on 4th October 2021. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2021 |
| Description | Online Interview on the way of enhancing policy formulations and implementations towards successful climate change mitigation and adaptation in Sri Lanka, 1 September 2021. |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A formal working group, expert panel or dialogue |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Local |
| Primary Audience | Study participants or study members |
| Results and Impact | Online Interview with Mr.N.R.A. Viraj Disanayaka (Assistant Director - Disaster Management Division, District Secretariat on the way of enhancing policy formulations and implementations towards successful climate change mitigation and adaptation in Sri Lanka on 1st September 2021. Obtaining industry practitioners' perspectives on climate change challenges in Sri Lanka, the current status of climate change mitigation and adaptation within the country, available climate change policies and plans, barriers to formulate and implement those policies and plans and strategies to overcome the identified barriers |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2021 |
| Description | Online Interview on the way of enhancing policy formulations and implementations towards successful climate change mitigation and adaptation in Sri Lanka, 11 August 2021. |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A formal working group, expert panel or dialogue |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Study participants or study members |
| Results and Impact | Online Interview with Ms. Harshini Mallawaarachchi (Senior Lecturer specialized in Sustainable Development- Department of Building Economics, the University of Moratuwa on the way of enhancing policy formulations and implementations towards successful climate change mitigation and adaptation in Sri Lanka on 11th August 2021. Obtaining academic perspectives on climate change challenges in Sri Lanka, the current status of climate change mitigation and adaptation within the country, available climate change policies and plans, barriers to formulate and implement those policies and plans and strategies to overcome the identified barriers. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2021 |
| Description | Online Interview on the way of enhancing policy formulations and implementations towards successful climate change mitigation and adaptation in Sri Lanka, 15 September 2021. |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A formal working group, expert panel or dialogue |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Local |
| Primary Audience | Study participants or study members |
| Results and Impact | Online Interview with Ms. Gothami Chandraratne (Senior Manager - Climate Change Adaptation and Resilience -Janathakshan (Gte) Ltd on the way of enhancing policy formulations and implementations towards successful climate change mitigation and adaptation in Sri Lanka on 15th September 2021. Obtaining industry practitioners' perspectives on climate change challenges in Sri Lanka, the current status of climate change mitigation and adaptation within the country, available climate change policies and plans, barriers to formulate and implement those policies and plans and strategies to overcome the identified barriers |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2021 |
| Description | Online Interview on the way of enhancing policy formulations and implementations towards successful climate change mitigation and adaptation in Sri Lanka, 20 August 2021. |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A formal working group, expert panel or dialogue |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Local |
| Primary Audience | Study participants or study members |
| Results and Impact | Online Interview with Mr Osada Vishwajith (Lecturer specialized in Environmental Management - Department of Town & Country Planning, the University of Moratuwa on the way of enhancing policy formulations and implementations towards successful climate change mitigation and adaptation in Sri Lanka on 20th August 2021. Obtaining academic perspectives on climate change challenges in Sri Lanka, the current status of climate change mitigation and adaptation within the country, available climate change policies and plans, barriers to formulate and implement those policies and plans and strategies to overcome the identified barriers. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2021 |
| Description | Online Interview on the way of enhancing policy formulations and implementations towards successful climate change mitigation and adaptation in Sri Lanka, 27 August 2021. |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A formal working group, expert panel or dialogue |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Local |
| Primary Audience | Study participants or study members |
| Results and Impact | Online Interview with Prof. Ananda Mallawatantri (Country Representative- International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) on the way of enhancing policy formulations and implementations towards successful climate change mitigation and adaptation in Sri Lanka on 27th August 2021. Obtaining industry practitioners' perspectives on climate change challenges in Sri Lanka, the current status of climate change mitigation and adaptation within the country, available climate change policies and plans, barriers to formulate and implement those policies and plans and strategies to overcome the identified barriers |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2021 |
| Description | Online Interview on the way of enhancing policy formulations and implementations towards successful climate change mitigation and adaptation in Sri Lanka, 3 November 2021. |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A formal working group, expert panel or dialogue |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Local |
| Primary Audience | Study participants or study members |
| Results and Impact | Online Interview with Prof. Champa Nawaratne (Senior Lecturer specialized in Agricultural Engineering- Department of Agricultural Engineering University of Ruhuna on the way of enhancing policy formulations and implementations towards successful climate change mitigation and adaptation in Sri Lanka on 3rd November 2021. Obtaining academic perspectives on climate change challenges in Sri Lanka, the current status of climate change mitigation and adaptation within the country, available climate change policies and plans, barriers to formulate and implement those policies and plans and strategies to overcome the identified barriers. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2021 |
| Description | Online Interview on the way of enhancing policy formulations and implementations towards successful climate change mitigation and adaptation in Sri Lanka, 3 September 2021. |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A formal working group, expert panel or dialogue |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Local |
| Primary Audience | Study participants or study members |
| Results and Impact | Online Interview with Mr. Ranga Pallawala (Climate Finance Advisor- The Commonwealth Secretariat on the way of enhancing policy formulations and implementations towards successful climate change mitigation and adaptation in Sri Lanka on 3rd September 2021. Obtaining industry practitioners' perspectives on climate change challenges in Sri Lanka, the current status of climate change mitigation and adaptation within the country, available climate change policies and plans, barriers to formulate and implement those policies and plans and strategies to overcome the identified barriers |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2021 |
| Description | Online Interview on the way of enhancing policy formulations and implementations towards successful climate change mitigation and adaptation in Sri Lanka, 31 August 2021. |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A formal working group, expert panel or dialogue |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Local |
| Primary Audience | Study participants or study members |
| Results and Impact | Online Interview with Dr. Chathura Liyanaarachchi (Assistant Director- Preparedness Planning Division, Disaster Management Centre on the way of enhancing policy formulations and implementations towards successful climate change mitigation and adaptation in Sri Lanka on 31st August 2021. Obtaining industry practitioners' perspectives on climate change challenges in Sri Lanka, the current status of climate change mitigation and adaptation within the country, available climate change policies and plans, barriers to formulate and implement those policies and plans and strategies to overcome the identified barriers |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2021 |
| Description | Online Interview on the way of enhancing policy formulations and implementations towards successful climate change mitigation and adaptation in Sri Lanka, 5 October 2021. |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A formal working group, expert panel or dialogue |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Local |
| Primary Audience | Study participants or study members |
| Results and Impact | Online Interview with Ms Priyanka Dissanayake (Disaster Risk Management Specialist - World bank on the way of enhancing policy formulations and implementations towards successful climate change mitigation and adaptation in Sri Lanka on 5th October 2021. Obtaining industry practitioners' perspectives on climate change challenges in Sri Lanka, the current status of climate change mitigation and adaptation within the country, available climate change policies and plans, barriers to formulate an |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2021 |
| Description | Online Interview on the way of enhancing policy formulations and implementations towards successful climate change mitigation and adaptation in Sri Lanka, 6 August 2021. |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A formal working group, expert panel or dialogue |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Study participants or study members |
| Results and Impact | Online Interview with Dr. Nishan Sakalasooriya (Senior Lecturer specialized in Urban and Regional Planning - Deputy Director of Community Service Center, the University of Kelaniya on the way of enhancing policy formulations and implementations towards successful climate change mitigation and adaptation in Sri Lanka on 6th August 2021. Obtaining academic perspectives on climate change challenges in Sri Lanka, current status of climate change mitigation and adaptation within the country, available climate change policies and plans, barriers to formulate and implement those policies and plans and strategies to overcome the identified barriers. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2021 |
| Description | Online Interview, 11 July 2022 |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A formal working group, expert panel or dialogue |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Regional |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | Online Interview with Mr. Sugath Premasiri (Director - Planning - UDA- Sabaragamuwa Province) about a framework to support risk sensitive urban development in Sri Lanka. Obtaining academic perspectives on climate change challenges in Sri Lanka, current status of climate change mitigation and adaptation within the country, available climate change policies and plans, barriers to formulate and implement those policies and plans and strategies to overcome the identified barriers. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| Description | Online Interview, 13 July 2022 |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A formal working group, expert panel or dialogue |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Regional |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | Online Interview with Mr. P.W. Karunarathna (Director, Disaster Management Centre, Sothern Province) about a framework to support risk sensitive urban development in Sri Lanka. Obtaining academic perspectives on climate change challenges in Sri Lanka, current status of climate change mitigation and adaptation within the country, available climate change policies and plans, barriers to formulate and implement those policies and plans and strategies to overcome the identified barriers. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| Description | Online Interview, 15 July 2022 |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A formal working group, expert panel or dialogue |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | Online Interview with Mrs. Hiranthi Jansz, Director at the Central Environment Authority about a framework to support risk sensitive urban development in Sri Lanka. Obtaining academic perspectives on climate change challenges in Sri Lanka, current status of climate change mitigation and adaptation within the country, available climate change policies and plans, barriers to formulate and implement those policies and plans and strategies to overcome the identified barriers. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| Description | Online Interview, 20 February 2022 |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A formal working group, expert panel or dialogue |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Local |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | Online interview on the way of enhancing policy formulations and implementations towards successful climate change mitigation and adaptation in Sri Lanka with Mr. Navam Niles, Research Consultant at the Centre for Poverty Analysis. Obtaining academic perspectives on climate change challenges in Sri Lanka, current status of climate change mitigation and adaptation within the country, available climate change policies and plans, barriers to formulate and implement those policies and plans and strategies to overcome the identified barriers. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| Description | Online Interview, 20 July 2022 |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A formal working group, expert panel or dialogue |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | Online Interview with Mr. Lahiru Prasanga, Chief Engineer, Sri Lanka Land Development Corporation, about a framework to support risk sensitive urban development in Sri Lanka. Obtaining academic perspectives on climate change challenges in Sri Lanka, current status of climate change mitigation and adaptation within the country, available climate change policies and plans, barriers to formulate and implement those policies and plans and strategies to overcome the identified barriers. . |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| Description | Online Interview, 21 July 2022 |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A formal working group, expert panel or dialogue |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | Online Interview with Engiener, S.P.C.Sugeeshwara (Director - Irrigation) about a framework to support risk sensitive urban development in Sri Lanka on 21st July 2022. Obtaining academic perspectives on climate change challenges in Sri Lanka, current status of climate change mitigation and adaptation within the country, available climate change policies and plans, barriers to formulate and implement those policies and plans and strategies to overcome the identified barriers. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| Description | Online Interview, 23 August 2022 |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A formal working group, expert panel or dialogue |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Regional |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | Online Interview with Archt. Thushari Thilakarathna, Director/ Project Management at the Urban Development Authority, Western Province about a framework to support risk sensitive urban development in Sri Lanka. Obtaining academic perspectives on climate change challenges in Sri Lanka, current status of climate change mitigation and adaptation within the country, available climate change policies and plans, barriers to formulate and implement those policies and plans and strategies to overcome the identified barriers. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| Description | Online Interview, 25 August 2022 |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A formal working group, expert panel or dialogue |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Regional |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | Online Interview with Mrs. Pathma Wijesinghe (Assistant Director, Environment & Landscape, UDA) about a framework to support risk sensitive urban development in Sri Lanka on 25th August 2022. Obtaining academic perspectives on climate change challenges in Sri Lanka, current status of climate change mitigation and adaptation within the country, available climate change policies and plans, barriers to formulate and implement those policies and plans and strategies to overcome the identified barriers. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| Description | Online Interview, 25 August 2022 |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A formal working group, expert panel or dialogue |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | Online Interview with Mrs. Chandana Kalupahana, Director of Environment & Landscape at the Urban Development Authority about a framework to support risk sensitive urban development in Sri Lanka on 25th August 2022. Obtaining academic perspectives on climate change challenges in Sri Lanka, current status of climate change mitigation and adaptation within the country, available climate change policies and plans, barriers to formulate and implement those policies and plans and strategies to overcome the identified barriers. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| Description | Online Interview, 25 July 2022 |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A formal working group, expert panel or dialogue |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Local |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | Online Interview with Eng. Anuja Mendis, Director of Planning at Colombo Municipal Council, about a framework to support risk sensitive urban development in Sri Lanka. Obtaining academic perspectives on climate change challenges in Sri Lanka, current status of climate change mitigation and adaptation within the country, available climate change policies and plans, barriers to formulate and implement those policies and plans and strategies to overcome the identified barriers. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| Description | Online Interview, 26 May 2022 |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A formal working group, expert panel or dialogue |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | Online Interview concerning a framework to support risk sensitive urban development in Sri Lanka featuring Mr Kishan Sugathapala, Director at the National Building Research Organisation. Obtaining academic perspectives on climate change challenges in Sri Lanka, current status of climate change mitigation and adaptation within the country, available climate change policies and plans, barriers to formulate and implement those policies and plans and strategies to overcome the identified barriers. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| Description | Online Interview, 27 August 2022 |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A formal working group, expert panel or dialogue |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Regional |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | Online Interview with Mr. Samantha Bogahapitiya (District Officer - NBRO) about a framework to support risk sensitive urban development in Sri Lanka on 27th August 2022. Obtaining academic perspectives on climate change challenges in Sri Lanka, current status of climate change mitigation and adaptation within the country, available climate change policies and plans, barriers to formulate and implement those policies and plans and strategies to overcome the identified barriers. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| Description | Online Interview, 27 August 2022 |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A formal working group, expert panel or dialogue |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Regional |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | Online Interview with Mr. E.R. Bandula, District Officer at the National Building Research Organisation about a framework to support risk sensitive urban development in Sri Lanka on 27 August 2022. Obtaining academic perspectives on climate change challenges in Sri Lanka, current status of climate change mitigation and adaptation within the country, available climate change policies and plans, barriers to formulate and implement those policies and plans and strategies to overcome the identified barriers. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| Description | Online Interview, 28 August 2022 |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A formal working group, expert panel or dialogue |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | Online Interview with Eng. K.H. Keerthirathna, Deputy GM Research at the Sri Lanka Land Development Corporation, about a framework to support risk sensitive urban development in Sri Lanka on 28th August 2022. Obtaining academic perspectives on climate change challenges in Sri Lanka, current status of climate change mitigation and adaptation within the country, available climate change policies and plans, barriers to formulate and implement those policies and plans and strategies to overcome the identified barriers. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| Description | Online Interview, 3 September 2022 |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A formal working group, expert panel or dialogue |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Local |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | Online Interview with Mrs. Hemanthi Gunasekara, CEO of the Federation of Sri Lankan Local Government Authorities about a framework to support risk sensitive urban development in Sri Lanka on 3rd September 2022. Obtaining academic perspectives on climate change challenges in Sri Lanka, current status of climate change mitigation and adaptation within the country, available climate change policies and plans, barriers to formulate and implement those policies and plans and strategies to overcome the identified barriers. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| Description | Online Interview, 5 July 2022 |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A formal working group, expert panel or dialogue |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Regional |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | Online Interview with Mr. Lalith Wijayarathna, Director at the Urban Development Authority, Colombo Metro Region, concerning a framework to support risk sensitive urban development in Sri Lanka. Obtaining academic perspectives on climate change challenges in Sri Lanka, current status of climate change mitigation and adaptation within the country, available climate change policies and plans, barriers to formulate and implement those policies and plans and strategies to overcome the identified barriers. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| Description | Online Interview, 5 July 2022 |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A formal working group, expert panel or dialogue |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | Online Interview about a framework to support risk sensitive urban development in Sri Lanka featuring Mrs. Priyani Nawarathna (Director Planning- UDA) |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| Description | Online Interview, 7 September 2022 |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A formal working group, expert panel or dialogue |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | Online interview with Mr. Danushka Jayathilaka, Scientist at the National Building Research Organisation, about a framework to support risk sensitive urban development in Sri Lanka. Obtaining academic perspectives on climate change challenges in Sri Lanka, current status of climate change mitigation and adaptation within the country, available climate change policies and plans, barriers to formulate and implement those policies and plans and strategies to overcome the identified barriers. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| Description | Online Meeting with Ministry of Urban Development & Natural Resources (MUDeNR) for TRANSCEND, 12 November 2021 |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A formal working group, expert panel or dialogue |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Policymakers/politicians |
| Results and Impact | TRANSCEND Malaysia team attended the online meeting with the Ministry of Urban Development & Natural Resources (MUDeNR) regarding TRANSCEND research project. The Agenda of the meeting was as follows: 1. Presentation of MOBILISE Progress, 2. Presentation of Benchmarking Planning in Sarawak - The TRANSCEND Approach, 3. Presentation and Demonstration of MOBILISE Digital Platform, 4. Potential Collaboration for MOBILISE & TRANSCEND Research Projects, 5. Any Other Business (AOB). |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2021 |
| URL | https://transcend.uthm.edu.my/2021/11/12/online-meeting-with-ministry-of-urban-development-natural-r... |
| Description | Online conference presentation, 24-26 June 2022 |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | Online conference presentation at the 10th World Construction Symposium held in Sri Lanka on 24-26 June 2022. The presentation featured the paper titled: "Functional characteristics of an early warning system to minimise the risks of dam breaks in Sri Lanka". |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| Description | Online conference presentation, 24-26 June 2022. |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | Online conference presentation at the 10th World Construction Symposium held in Sri Lanka on 24-26 June 2022. The presentation was on the paper titled "State of the art in risk sensitive urban development: A systematic literature review." |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| Description | Online discussion on a framework for risk sensitive urban development in Sri Lanka, 17 February 2022. |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A formal working group, expert panel or dialogue |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Local |
| Primary Audience | Study participants or study members |
| Results and Impact | Online discussion with Dr Niroda Gayani Fernando ( Lecturer - School of Science, Engineering & Environment, University of Salford) and Dr Menaha Thayaparan (Senior Lecturer - Department of Building Economics, University of Moratuwa) on a framework for risk-sensitive urban development in Sri Lanka on 17th February 2022. Obtaining academic perspective on risk-sensitive urban development in Sri Lanka and practical implications of the proposed framework. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| Description | Online discussion on characteristics of a digital platform for supporting an early warning system for dam breaks in Sri Lanka, 22 February 2022. |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A formal working group, expert panel or dialogue |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Local |
| Primary Audience | Study participants or study members |
| Results and Impact | Online discussion with Ass. Prof. Gajendran Thayaparan ( Professor - The University of Newcastle) and Dr. Menaha Thayaparan (Senior Lecturer - Department of Building Economics, University of Moratuwa) on characteristics of a digital platform for community risk communication due to dam breaks in Sri Lanka on 22nd February 2022. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| Description | Online discussion, 11 September 2022 |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A formal working group, expert panel or dialogue |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Local |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | Online discussion with Assistant Professor Gajendran Thayaparan, the University of Newcastle and Dr. Menaha Thayaparan, Senior Lecturer at the Department of Building Economics, University of Moratuwa on characteristics of a digital platform for supporting an early warning system for dam breaks in Sri Lanka. Obtaining acadamic perspective on characteristics of a digital platform for supporting an early warning system for dam breaks in Sri Lanka. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| Description | Online discussion, 17 February 2022 |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A formal working group, expert panel or dialogue |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | Online discussion on a framework for risk sensitive urban development in Sri Lanka. Discussion featured: Dr. Niroda Gayani Fernando (Lecturer at the School of Science, Engineering & Environment, University of Salford) and Dr. Menaha Thayaparan (Senior Lecturer at the Department of Building Economics, University of Moratuwa). Obtaining academic perspective on risk sensitive urban development in Sri Lanka and practical implications of the proposed framework. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| Description | Online discussion, 22 February 2022 |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A formal working group, expert panel or dialogue |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Local |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | Online discussion regarding characteristics of a digital platform for supporting an early warning system for dam breaks in Sri Lanka with Assistant Professor Gajendran Thayaparan (The University of Newcastle) and Dr. Menaha Thayaparan (Senior Lecturer, Department of Building Economics at the University of Moratuwa). Obtaining academic perspective on characteristics of a digital platform for dam failures in Sri Lanka. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| Description | Online discussion, 27 June 2022 |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A formal working group, expert panel or dialogue |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Local |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | Online discussion on characteristics of a digital platform for supporting an early warning system for dam breaks in Sri Lanka, featuring Assistant Professor Gajendran Thayaparan at the University of Newcastle, and Dr. Menaha Thayaparan, Senior Lecturer at the Department of Building Economics, University of Moratuwa. Obtaining academic perspective on features of an early warning system for dam failures in Sri Lanka and user requirements of having digital platform for such early warning system. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| Description | Online discussion, 28 September 2022 |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A formal working group, expert panel or dialogue |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Regional |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | Online discussion with Priyani Nawarathna, Director Planning at the Urban Development Authority and Lahiru Prasanga (Chief Engineer) and Mr. A.M.R.K. Rathnayaka from the Sri Lanka Land Development Corporation about user story prioritisation of risk sensitive urban development approach in Sri Lanka. Obtaining academic perspectives on climate change challenges in Sri Lanka, current status of climate change mitigation and adaptation within the country, available climate change policies and plans, barriers to formulate and implement those policies and plans and strategies to overcome the identified barriers. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| Description | Online discussion, 8 October 2022 |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A formal working group, expert panel or dialogue |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Local |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | Online discussion with Dr. Gayan Weddawatte (Senior Lecturer, Associate Professor), Aston University, School of Infrastructure & Sustainable Eng) and Prof. Udayangani Kulatunga (Senior Lecturer), Department of Building Economics, University of Moratuwa) on characteristics of a digital platform for supporting an early warning system for dam failures in Sri Lanka. Obtaining acadamic perspective on characteristics of a digital platform for supporting an early warning system for dam breaks in Sri Lanka. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| Description | Online interview, 27 June 2022 |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A formal working group, expert panel or dialogue |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | Online Interview with Mr. A.M.R.K.Rathnayaka, Assistant Director at the Disaster Management Centre concerning frameworks to support risk sensitive urban development in Sri Lanka. Obtaining academic perspectives on climate change challenges in Sri Lanka, current status of climate change mitigation and adaptation within the country, available climate change policies and plans, barriers to formulate and implement those policies and plans and strategies to overcome the identified barriers. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| Description | Pakistan Team Interviews and Focus Group Discussions with Community Members on Resilience to Flash Flooding in Budhni Nullah in Peshawar, Pakistan, September 2021 |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A formal working group, expert panel or dialogue |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Local |
| Primary Audience | Study participants or study members |
| Results and Impact | Pakistan research team conducted Phase I of its data collection for modelling community resilience from flash flooding in Peshawar. The team conducted in-depth interviews and focus group discussions with residents of Budhni Nullah in Peshawar, Pakistan. The research team collected data on views, opinions and mental models of the community members and their resilience issues due to flash flooding. The data collected will contribute towards a research publication and the development and use of a spatial system dynamics model of resilience at local levels and also contribute towards the development and use of online tools in the Living Lab in Pakistan. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2021 |
| Description | Pakistan Team Interviews and Focus Group Discussions with Disaster Management Professionals/Practitioners on Economic Resilience in Peshawar, Pakistan, February-March 2022 |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A formal working group, expert panel or dialogue |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Local |
| Primary Audience | Study participants or study members |
| Results and Impact | Pakistan research team conducted Phase II of its data collection for Economic Resilience at local levels in the Pakistan context - these interviews and focus groups were conducted in hybrid form (a mix of both online and in-person interviews where possible). The team conducted in-depth interviews and focus group discussions with subject matter experts working in the fields of disaster management and response, development and planning in Peshawar, Pakistan. The research team collected data on views, opinions and mental models of subject matter experts on measuring and evaluating economic resilience at the local level in the Pakistan context. The data collected will contribute towards a research publication and also contribute towards the development and use of online tools in the Living Lab in Pakistan. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| Description | Pakistan team Online Interviews and Focus Group Discussions with Academics on Economic Resilience in Peshawar, Pakistan, January 2022 |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Regional |
| Primary Audience | Study participants or study members |
| Results and Impact | Pakistan research team conducted Phase 1 data collection for assessing Economic Resilience at local levels in the Pakistan context. The team conducted in-depth interviews and focus group discussions with academic experts working in the fields of the built environment, economics, sustainable development, and sociology in Peshawar, Pakistan. The research team collected data on views, opinions and mental models of subject matter experts on measuring and evaluating economic resilience in the Pakistan context. The data collected will contribute towards a research publication and the development and use of a spatial system dynamics model of resilience at local levels and also contribute towards the development and use of online tools in the Living Lab in Pakistan. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| Description | Partner Universiti Teknologi Malaysia discussions concerning/exposure to disaster management approaches in Greater Manchester (February 2023) |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Local |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | Partner members from Universiti Teknologi Malaysia visited personnel/organisations involved in disaster management approaches in Greater Manchester, namely the Flood Risk & Drainage Manager, Salford City Council (who gave presentation on Salford flood in 2015, & lead a visit to the control room and to Castle Irwell Flood Basin) and Bury Fire and Rescue Service Training and Safety Centre. Additionally, the group had a presentation by/discussion with the Chief Resilience Officer of Greater Manchester. Another visit was to West Gorton Park, a newly created community park that has been created as part of the GrowGreen initiative, the aim of which is to develop an evidence base of cost-effective and replicable nature-based solutions which can help cities better adapt to climate change, including surface-water and fluvial flooding, and heat stress. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| Description | Planning Innovation and Collaboration, The Pathway to Healthy Cities 9 September 2021 |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | Dissemination of TRANSCEND project bridging new partnerships with relevant stakeholders for future development of projects. Academics as well as interested communities. Speakers included Dr. Sebastiaan van Herk, Bax & Company (Innovation consultancy) "Planning, Innovation and Collaboration for Healthy Cities¨. Dr. Wan Nurul Mardiah Wan Mohd Rani, Razak Faculty of Technology and Informatics, University Teknologi Malaysia: "The Processes in Risk in Sensitive Urban Development." |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2021 |
| URL | https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/planning-innovation-and-collaboration-the-pathway-to-healthy-cities-t... |
| Description | Post-Mortem and Rejuvenation Program of Rakan National Disaster Management Agency (NADMA), Malaysia on 2022, 17 February 2022 |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Third sector organisations |
| Results and Impact | The TRANSCEND Malaysia team at Universiti Teknologi Malaysia (UTM) organized a workshop with key stakeholders from the Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs) who work with the National Disaster Management Agency (NADMA) in Malaysia. The team held Focus Group Discussions (FGDs) among the participants to Identify issues that exist in the implementation of disaster relief among NGOs and recommend appropriate improvement actions to be implemented in the short, medium and long term. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| Description | Presentation at NET-PEAT Workshop on Sustainable Management of Peatland Ecosystems in Malaysia by Dr Noralfishah Sulaiman (Partner) (1 November 2022) |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Policymakers/politicians |
| Results and Impact | Assoc. Prof. Dr. Noralfishah was an invited keynote speaker at the APT NET-PEAT (Networked ASEAN Peatland Forest Communities for Transboundary Haze Alert)'s 'Workshop on Sustainable Management of Peatland Ecosystems in Malaysia'. She spoke on the MOBILISE and TRANSCEND projects, mainly focusing on Technology Enhanced Stakeholder Collaboration for Supporting Risk-Sensitive Sustainable Urban Development (the TRANSCEND project). |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| URL | https://transcend.uthm.edu.my/2022/11/01/net-peat-workshop-on-sustainable-management-of-peatland-eco... |
| Description | Presentation by Dr Nora Sulaiman (UTHM partner in project) at the 3rd Facilities Management Asia Conference (13 December 2022) |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Policymakers/politicians |
| Results and Impact | Assoc. Prof. Sr. Dr. Noralfishah Sulaiman of Universiti Tun Hussein Onn Malaysia (partner) attended the 3rd Facilities Management Asia Conference held in Kota Kinabalu, Sabah, Malaysia. She was invited as a plenary speaker and the title of her presentation was "Resilient Built Environment: The Role of Facilities Management". Her presentation integrated risk and sensitive urban development in the context of Malaysia. Included in the presentation were details of the MOBILISE and TRANSCEND projects, linking both projects with facilities management possibilities |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| URL | https://transcend.uthm.edu.my/2022/12/12/attending-the-3rd-facilities-management-asia-conference/ |
| Description | Presentation by Prof Terrence Fernando (PI) to Asian Disaster Preparedness Center Webinar (27 June 2022) |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | Prof T Fernando (PI) gave presentation at an Asian Disaster Preparedness Centre webinar on the activities being undertaken by the TRANSCEND project in Kalutara, Sri Lanka, particularly on the use by stakeholders of MOBILISE Solutions, the digital technology platform, so that stakeholders can discuss a range of adaptation and mitigation measures. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| Description | Presentation of the MOBILISE and TRANSCEND to the CLARE team at the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Policymakers/politicians |
| Results and Impact | A presentation of the MOBILISE platform and the TRANSCEND outputs were presented to the CLimate Adaptation and REsilience (CLARE) tram at the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) with the view to exploring opportunities for exploiting the research outputs worldwide |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2023 |
| Description | Presentation of the MOBILISE platform and TRANSCEND to the World Bank Team in Sri Lanka |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | The MOBILISE platform and the outcome of the Kalutarra Living Lab implemented by the TRANSCEND project were presented to the World Bank team who is funding the Sri Lankan government to strengthen the digital infrastructure for climate resilience and impact-based early warning system in Srri Lanka. The World Bank was interested in scaling up the Kalutara Livign Lab across Sri Lanka using the outcome of the MOBILISE and the TRANSCEND project. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2023 |
| Description | Presentation to Local Government Officers on Reducing Landslide Risks in Kalutara District, November 2021 |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Local |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | TRANSCEND research team made a presentation on reducing landslide risk in the area to local government officers in Kalutara, Sri Lanka. The MOBILISE system was introduced which is planned to be implemented in a case study in Kalutara as part of the TRANSCEND Living Lab. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2021 |
| Description | Presentation to the British Embassy in Sri Lanka |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Policymakers/politicians |
| Results and Impact | The outcome of the MOBILISE platform and the TRANSCEND results were presented to the UK Embassy staff in Sri Lanka with the view to getting their support in implementing the research outputs in Sri Lanka. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2023 |
| Description | Prof T Fernando & Prof I Ingirige (TRANSCEND PI and Co-I respectively) presented at Malaysia Japan International Institute of Technology (M J I I T) conference on International Day for Disaster Risk Reduction, October 2020 |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | Professor Bingu Ingirige (Co-I, TRANSCEND) presented on the impacts of climate change on urban development. This area (climate change & its effect on urban development) is one of the Work Packages within the TRANSCEND project. Professor Terrence Fernando (TRANSCEND project PI) presented on the outcomes of the MOBILISE project and the TRANSCEND project). |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2020 |
| URL | https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=204778944398666&id=103216141221614 |
| Description | Prof Terrence Fernando (PI) presentation at the Association for Geographic Information (AGI) 2023 conference (23 February 2023) |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | Professor Fernando presented on "Technology Enhanced Collaboration in Disaster Risk Reduction: UK and International Experiences" at the conference with a focus on the activities undertaken in the TRANSCEND project (LivingLab case studies) and the experiences of multi-stakeholders in the utilisation of the MOBILISE platform. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2023 |
| Description | Prof Terrence Fernando (PI) presentation to the Greater Manchester Resilience Forum (8 September 2022) |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Regional |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | Prof Fernando presented upon the MOBILISE and TRANSCEND projects and demonstrated the use of the MOBILISE platform, how it could be used in planning and disaster risk management. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| Description | Prof Terrence Fernando (PI) weekly discussions regarding the Kalutara Living Lab |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A formal working group, expert panel or dialogue |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | Prof Terrence Fernando holds a series of meetings (weekly) with staff at the National Building Research Organisation (NBRO) in Sri Lanka to progress with the development of the MOBILISE platform and the Kalutara Living Lab activities to transform the current disaster management and risk-sensitive urban development activities in Kaultara District. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022,2023 |
| Description | Progressing from Risk to Resilient Cities 17 June 2021 |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | The online event was disseminated through digital media (such as social media, Twitter, LinkedIn, Facebook, Eventbrite, email campaigns) and covered: Transdisciplinary Approaches to Mainstream Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR) for Strengthening Resilience and Planning Policies in Risk-Sensitive Urban Development. This was in relation to WP1 on risk-sensitive urban development. The relationship and interdependency between urban planners and policymakers and health practitioners were highly emphasised and this provided for a wider consideration of the issues raised in the WP1. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2021 |
| URL | http://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/transcend-progressing-from-risk-to-resilient-cities-tickets-1565366082... |
| Description | Seminar: Strategic and participatory planning in building resilient and sustainable cities 6 July 2021 |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | Dissemination of TRANSCEND project outcomes/findings with stakeholders, academics as well as interested communities. Speakers included: Dr. Alfredo Stein, University of Manchester, UK, Dr Dzul Khaimi bin Khailani, Director of the East Zone at the Federal Department of Town and Country Planning Peninsular Malaysia and Dr. Claudia Trillo, University of Salford. Topics included; 'Climate change adaptation: at what scale shall we plan? Linking strategic and participatory planning', 'Decision-making processes in building resilience within the Malaysian context' and 'Community engagement in planning.' |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2021 |
| URL | https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/transcend-strategic-participatory-planning-in-building-resilient-citi... |
| Description | Sendai 2030 Disaster Preparedness and Prevention Center (DPPC) Webinar Series (Slope Sustainability and Resilience Program 2030), 6 December 2021 |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Policymakers/politicians |
| Results and Impact | An online webinar hosted by the TRANSCEND Malaysia team at Disaster Preparedness and Prevention Center (DPPC), Universiti Teknologi Malaysia (UTM) in the commemoration of 2008 Landslide at Taman Bukit Mewah in Bukit Antarabangsa. The seminar shared research on the exposure of locals in Bukit Antarabangsa towards landslides events and their resilience. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2021 |
| URL | https://mjiit.utm.my/dppc/2021/sendai-2030-dppc-webinar-series-slope-sustainability-resilience-progr... |
| Description | Sharing Session in Selangor State Executive Council Members, 24 February 2022 |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Policymakers/politicians |
| Results and Impact | The TRANSCEND Malaysia team at Universiti Teknologi Malaysia (UTM) delivered a presentation on the project, its activities, and using the Living Lab for Risk Sensitive Urban Design and Disaster Management for Selangor State Executive Council Members. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| Description | Stakeholder Forum for Disaster Risk Reduction (23 and 24 May 2023) |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | University Teknologi Malaysia (UTM) event 1. To build networking with regional and international partners and agencies 2. To bring forward the idea of the TRANSCEND project and MOBILISE system to decision makers in the disaster risk reduction industry Also included a collaborative meeting between UTM partners, the State Disaster Management Unit, Kelantan State Secretary Office & Disaster Relief Australia to discuss potential future collaboration |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| Description | Steering Committee Meeting between Universiti Teknologi Malaysia (UTM) and the Ampang Jaya Municipal Council (MPAJ) (2nd Phase), 20 April 2021 |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A formal working group, expert panel or dialogue |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Local |
| Primary Audience | Policymakers/politicians |
| Results and Impact | The TRANSCEND Malaysia team at Universiti Teknologi Malaysia (UTM) organized a consultation meeting with key stakeholders of the Ampang Jaya Municipal Council (MPAJ) in Bukit Antarabangsa on modification of hazard, vulnerability and risk parameterization and modelling practised by other research that needs to be implemented in the local communities affected by landslides and other hazard situations. - Recommendation of deriving the landslide causal factor maps using data-driven approach. - Recommendation of landslide hazard, vulnerability and risk model for physical infrastructures and slope in Bukit Antarabangsa. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2021 |
| Description | Steering Committee Meeting between Universiti Teknologi Malaysia (UTM) and the Ampang Jaya Municipal Council (MPAJ) (3rd Phase), 26 August 2021 |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A formal working group, expert panel or dialogue |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Local |
| Primary Audience | Industry/Business |
| Results and Impact | The TRANSCEND Malaysia team at Universiti Teknologi Malaysia (UTM) organized a consultation meeting with key stakeholders of the Ampang Jaya Municipal Council (MPAJ) in Bukit Antarabangsa for landslide hazard, vulnerability and risk modelling using the geospatial approach for physical infrastructure and the local community in Bukit Antarabangsa. The consultation led to greater awareness of the benefits of Geospatial modelling for landslide hazard mapping and analysis for use in risk-sensitive urban design. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2021 |
| Description | Steering Committee Meeting between Universiti Teknologi Malaysia (UTM) and the Ampang Jaya Municipal Council (MPAJ) (4th Phase), 1 November 2021 |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A formal working group, expert panel or dialogue |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Local |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | The TRANSCEND Malaysia team at Universiti Teknologi Malaysia (UTM) organized a consultation meeting with key stakeholders of the Ampang Jaya Municipal Council (MPAJ) in Bukit Antarabangsa to discuss the critical slopes that require immediate attention from the local authority, recommendations on the mitigation approach, detailed investigation on the triggering factors of landslide in Bukit Antarabangsa. Recommendation of critical slopes identified from slopes classified as high risks which require more focused attention by the local authority (MPAJ). The Team shared J13- Geospatial maps for landslide risk in Bukit Antarabangsa focussing on physical infrastructure and the local community. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2021 |
| Description | TRANSCEND Data Collection on Community Participation in Risk Sensitive Urban Design from Industry Professionals and Practitioners, Sri Lanka, January-February 2022 |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A formal working group, expert panel or dialogue |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Local |
| Primary Audience | Industry/Business |
| Results and Impact | TRANSCEND research team conducted data collection among Industry and Business professionals/practitioners in project areas in Colombo, Sri Lanka for Community Participation in Risk Sensitive Urban Design. In-depth interviews were conducted with industry practitioners including Village officers, Divisional Secretariate, sociologists, and Site Engineers to understand the community participation during risk-sensitive developments and practitioners' perspectives on inclusive developments. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| Description | TRANSCEND Field Visit and Data Collection on Local Community Involvement in Lagoon Development Project, Negombo Sri Lanka, February 2022 |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Local |
| Primary Audience | Study participants or study members |
| Results and Impact | TRANSCEND research team conducted a field visit for data collection in Negombo, Sri Lanka. The interviewees were selected from local communities that are involved in a lagoon development project. Several FGDs were conducted to understand the local community's involvement in participatory developments and their suggestions to improve current community engagement practices in risk-sensitive developments. This data collection was conducted as part of the Transcend project and a doctoral research study aligned with the Work Package 2 on the Stakeholder Capacity View of this project. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| Description | TRANSCEND Field Visit and Data Collection on Local Community Involvement in Participatory Development and Landslide Mitigation, Rathmale Sri Lanka, January 2022 |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Local |
| Primary Audience | Study participants or study members |
| Results and Impact | TRANSCEND research team conducted a field visit for data collection at the Rathmale area in Sri Lanka followed by a landslide risk awareness session which was conducted by the National Building Research Organization, Sri Lanka. Two Focus Group Discussions were conducted to understand the communities' views on their level of perceived risk, participatory actions towards development activities including landslide mitigation. This data collection was conducted as part of the Transcend project and a doctoral research study aligned with the Work Package 2 on the Stakeholder Capacity View of this project. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| Description | TRANSCEND Field Visit and Data Collection on Local Community Involvement in Participatory Development of Local Infrastructure, Piliyandala Sri Lanka, February 2022 |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Local |
| Primary Audience | Study participants or study members |
| Results and Impact | TRANSCEND research team conducted a field visit for data collection at Piliyandala, Sri Lanka. Several Community interviews were conducted to understand the local community's involvement in developing a Bus stand and a market complex and their suggestions to improve current community engagement practices in risk-sensitive developments. This data collection was conducted as part of the Transcend project and a doctoral research study aligned with the Work Package 2 on the Stakeholder Capacity View of this project. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| Description | TRANSCEND Field Visit and Data Collection on Local Community Involvement in Participatory Development, Balangoda Sri Lanka, January 2022 |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Local |
| Primary Audience | Study participants or study members |
| Results and Impact | Several Focused Group Discussions were conducted in Balangoda, Sri Lanka to understand local communities' involvement in participatory developments and their suggestions to improve current community engagement practices in risk-sensitive developments. This data collection was conducted as part of the Transcend project and a doctoral research study aligned with the Work Package 2 on the Stakeholder Capacity View of this project. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| Description | TRANSCEND Field Visit and Data Collection on Local Community Involvement in Participatory Development, Meethotamulla Sri Lanka, February 2022 |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Local |
| Primary Audience | Study participants or study members |
| Results and Impact | TRANSCEND research team conducted a field visit for data collection in Meethotamulla, Sri Lanka to understand the local community's involvement in participatory developments and their suggestions to improve current community engagement practices in risk-sensitive developments. This data collection was conducted as part of the Transcend project and a doctoral research study aligned with the Work Package 2 on the Stakeholder Capacity View of this project. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| Description | TRANSCEND Living Lab and MOBILISE Digital Platform demonstration to Divisional Secretary, Kalutara, Sri Lanka January 2022 |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A formal working group, expert panel or dialogue |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Local |
| Primary Audience | Policymakers/politicians |
| Results and Impact | TRANSCEND research team formally launched the TRANSCEND Living Lab at the Kalutara District Secretariat office. The outcome of the TRANSCEND project was presented at the event and a formal mechanism for operating the Kalutara Living Lab was agreed. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| Description | TRANSCEND Living Lab meeting on the Humanitarian - Development Nexus (HDN), 5 March 2022 |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A formal working group, expert panel or dialogue |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | The TRANSCEND Malaysia team at Universiti Teknologi Malaysia (UTM) organized a consultation meeting with key stakeholders from Community Based Organizations working with marginal communities. The team engaged with the organizations working with the special needs community as they are one of the most vulnerable groups in disasters and often get left out of the consultation. The discussions resulted in recommendations for more participation of marginal groups in humanitarian and development programs, and in disaster response planning, recovery, preparedness and resilience development efforts. The meeting resulted in the formulation of the 'resilience living lab' master plan strategy in creating a repository of knowledge on resilience and DRRM through field experience and lifetime learning of communities. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| Description | TRANSCEND Malaysia DRR Webinar: 'Climate Adaptation: Towards a More Resilient Malaysia', 8 November 2021 |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | This webinar showcases four climate adaptation-focused initiatives in Malaysia, which are UK-Malaysia collaborations under the Newton Fund and the Global Challenges Research Fund. The webinar is one of a series of public engagement activities under the Newton-Ungku Omar Fund to disseminate research outcomes and impact with government representatives, industry players, academia, and the general public. It is also part of the British High Commission's campaign to highlight key UK-Malaysia science partnerships in support of COP26. The webinar is structured as a combination of project presentations, and a panel discussion to explore the value of international scientific collaboration in climate adaptation and resilience. The four projects are: 1. The Weather and Climate Science for Service Partnership (WCSSP) is a collaborative initiative between the UK Met Office and global counterparts, including in NADMA, Met Malaysia, JPS, and NAHRIM in Malaysia. Launched in 2016, WCSSP aims to develop and improve global and regional forecasting systems and advance the understanding of high-impact weather such as heavy rainfall events and tropical cyclones in Southeast Asia. 2. The Multi-Hazard Platform (MHP) was developed by the University of Cambridge and the Southeast Asia Disaster Prevention Research Institute (SEADPRI-UKM) to provide forecasting at the local level of climate extremes and physical hazards in Kuala Lumpur. The system provides hi-res 3-day forecasts for rainfall, temperature and air pollution and combines this data with information on areas susceptible to landslides, flash-floods and sinkholes to create a hazard map to inform emergency response. 3. Led by the University of Salford in partnership with University Tun Hussein Onn Malaysia, MOBILISE is a collaborative multi-agency digital platform for building resilient communities in Sarawak, offering intelligence to a range of agencies to work together to reduce the impact of natural disasters. It helps agencies establish a common understanding of vulnerabilities, exploring "what-if" scenarios, the impact of various hazards on infrastructure, the community and the economy in different local contexts, and improving resilience capacities through various mitigation measures. 4. Building on existing partnerships from the MOBILISE projects, TRANSCEND investigates processes, governance structures, policies and technology that can enable a transition towards a more risk-sensitive and transformative urban development approach. It uses a multi-stakeholder approach to analyse, forecast, visualize and debate disaster risk trade-offs and choose development plans that ensure sustainability and equitable resilience, giving consideration to climate change adaptation. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2021 |
| URL | https://transcend.uthm.edu.my/2021/11/08/malaysia-drr-webinar-climate-adaptation-towards-a-more-resi... |
| Description | TRANSCEND Malaysia UHTM Team meeting with Digital Disaster Risk Reduction (DDRR) solution provider in Petaling Jaya |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Regional |
| Primary Audience | Industry/Business |
| Results and Impact | TRANSCEND Malaysia UTHM team meeting with digital-disaster risk reduction solution provider (DDRRSP) for Majlis Bandaraya Petaling Jaya (MBPJ = Petaling Jaya city authority) for discussion re disaster risk reduction. The DDRRSP is a collaborator in the Sustainable Development Goals - MBPJ project 2020. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2020 |
| URL | https://transcend.uthm.edu.my/2020/01/08/meeting-with-digital-disaster-risk-reduction-solution-provi... |
| Description | TRANSCEND Malaysia UHTM Team meeting with MBPJ (Petaling Jaya City Council) |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Regional |
| Primary Audience | Policymakers/politicians |
| Results and Impact | TRANSCEND Malaysia UTHM team meeting regarding the Community & Sustainable and Development Goals (SDG) Champions with MPBJ team (Petaling Jaya City Council) to discuss the TRANSCEND project & potential participation. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2020 |
| Description | TRANSCEND Malaysia UTHM Team meeting with FAVORIOT |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Regional |
| Primary Audience | Industry/Business |
| Results and Impact | TRANSCEND Malaysia UTHM team had meeting with Favoriot (Favoriot deals with Internet of Things' solutions) for further collaboration in the TRANSCEND project. Dr Nora Sulaiman (Malaysia Co-I) spoke about the TRANSCEND project and its progress up until now. Dr Mazlan (of Favoriot) was interested in the project and in further collaboration. The meeting discussed: (1) Introduction to the TRANSCEND project/Living Lab concept & research at UTHM (Universiti Tun Hussein Onn); (2) Presentation on areas of interest including resilient built environments; (3) the possibility of collaboration |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2020 |
| Description | TRANSCEND Malaysia UTHM Team meeting with Futurise |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A formal working group, expert panel or dialogue |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Regional |
| Primary Audience | Industry/Business |
| Results and Impact | TRANSCEND Malaysia UTHM team met with Futurise (a company under the Ministry of Finance that focuses on innovation, regulation and commercialization). The meeting, after presenting an update on the MOBILISE project also presented an introduction on the TRANSCEND project and DIGITAL- Disaster Risk Reduction generally. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2020 |
| URL | https://transcend.uthm.edu.my/2020/01/09/2618/ |
| Description | TRANSCEND Malaysia UTHM Team meeting with Sarawak Multimedia Authority (SMA), RS & GIS Sdn Bhd and State Security and Enforcement Unit (SSEU) |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Regional |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | TRANSCEND Malaysia UHTM Team held a project meeting with Sarawak Multimedia Authority (SMA), RS & GIS Sdn Bhd and State Security and Enforcement Unit (SSEU). Discussions covered the status of the TRANSCEND Project and the potential project launch (NB; subsequently, the proposed launch date had to be cancelled due to the Covid-19 situation). |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2020 |
| URL | https://transcend.uthm.edu.my/2020/07/18/transcend-project-progress-meeting-with-sarawak-multimedia-... |
| Description | TRANSCEND Malaysia UTHM Team meeting with Serba Dinamik |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Regional |
| Primary Audience | Industry/Business |
| Results and Impact | TRANSCEND Malaysia UTHM (Universiti Tun Hussein Onn) team had a meeting with Serba Dinamik Sdn Bhd regarding further collaboration in the TRANSCEND project. RS & GIS were also in the meeting. Dr Nora Sulaiman (TRANSCNED Co-I) introduced the TRANSCEND project and its progress up until now. The MOBILISE platform was presented (this platform will be used in the TRANSCEND project Living Labs). Serba Dinamik expressed interest in the project and in potential collaboration. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2020 |
| Description | TRANSCEND Malaysia UTHM Team meeting with Sustainable Development Goals Champion (at MBPJ, Petaling Jaya City Council) |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Local |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | Meeting with the Community & Sustainable and Development Goals (SDG) Champions with Petaling Jaya City Council (MBPJ) to discuss potential collaboration within TRANSCEND. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2020 |
| URL | https://transcend.uthm.edu.my/2020/01/10/session-for-community-sdg-champion-with-mbpj/ |
| Description | TRANSCEND Malaysia UTHM team meeting with Sarawak Multimedia Authority (SMA) |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Regional |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | TRANSCEND CO-I and team meeting with Sarawak Multimedia Authority (SMA). Discussions covered: (1) Introduction to TRANSCEND project (2) Plans for involvement in data collection from Sarawak disaster management agencies; (3) Discussions on potential collaboration with Sarawak Universities in TRANSCEND Research Project; |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2020 |
| URL | https://transcend.uthm.edu.my/2020/07/29/meeting-with-sma-for-collaboration-with-sarawak-universitie... |
| Description | TRANSCEND Malaysia partner Universiti Teknologi Malaysia (UTM) and the Ampang Jaya Municipal Council (MPAJ) Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) Official Signing Ceremony, 28 June 2021 |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Policymakers/politicians |
| Results and Impact | An official Memorandum of Association (MOA) signing ceremony between two parties; Universiti Teknologi Malaysia (UTM) and Ampang Jaya Municipal Council (MPAJ) for the special study and integrated research on "Preventing Future Landslide Disaster Risk by Science, Technology and Innovation in Selangor (PREVENT-LANDSLIDE)". The TRANSCEND project activities led to a greater partnership and cooperation between local agencies and academics for risk-sensitive urban design, sustainable development and disaster risk reduction. . |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2021 |
| Description | TRANSCEND Online Interviews and Focus Group Discussions on Risk Sensitive Urban Development, Sir Lankan context, January 2022 |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | TRANSCEND research team conducted Phase I of its data collection for Risk Sensitive Urban Design in the Sri Lankan context. The team conducted in-depth interviews and focus group discussions with experts in sustainability, disaster management, urban development and town planning. The research team collected data on views, opinions and mental models of subject matter experts on the challenges, barriers and enablers of stakeholder engagement in risk-sensitive urban design in the Sri Lankan context. The data collected will contribute towards a research publication and further improvement in the research design of using the Living Lab in Sri Lankan context. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| Description | TRANSCEND Online Interviews and Focus Group Discussions on Risk Sensitive Urban Development, UK and International context, January 2022 |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A formal working group, expert panel or dialogue |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | TRANSCEND research team conducted Phase II of its data collection for Risk Sensitive Urban Design in the International context. The team conducted online in-depth interviews and focus group discussions with experts in sustainability, urban development, and town planning. The research team collected data on views, opinions and mental models of subject matter experts on the challenges, barriers and enablers of stakeholder engagement in risk-sensitive urban design in the International context. The data collected will contribute towards a research publication. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| Description | TRANSCEND PI Terrence Fernando meeting with Director General, Disaster Management Centre, Sri Lanka, January 2022 |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A formal working group, expert panel or dialogue |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Policymakers/politicians |
| Results and Impact | TRANSCEND PI Terrence Fernando and other CO-Is were invited to Disaster Management Centre (DMC) to meet and discuss the TRANSCEND and MOBILISE system for disaster early warning purposes with the Director-General (DMC) and Assistant Secretary to the Ministry of Defence for implementation in their existing operations. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| Description | TRANSCEND PI Terrence Fernando meeting with Kalutara District Secretary, January 2022 |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A formal working group, expert panel or dialogue |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Local |
| Primary Audience | Policymakers/politicians |
| Results and Impact | TRANSCEND PI Terrence Fernando and other CO-Is were invited to Kalutara District Secretariat to meet and discuss the application of the Living Lab with the District Secretary and other policymakers in the Kalutara District. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| Description | TRANSCEND Pakistan orgnanized a Hybrid Webinar for the Earth Day titled "Invest in our Planet" on 22nd April, 2022 |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Regional |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | TRANSCEND Pakistan team arranged a seminar and art contest to engage different stakeholder groups from the general public on Earth Day. The art contest sought to engage students from diverse backgrounds, especially local female artists, who participated in creating art pieces to raise awareness of environmental issues faced by the public in Pakistan. The webinar focused mainly on giving voice to the impact of climate change on communities in Pakistan, especially highlighting some of the work done by women activists in this regard. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| URL | https://fb.watch/iBBSqZxSpV/ |
| Description | TRANSCEND Pakistan team co-organized a Conference with the Ministry of Planning and Development, Pakistan on Special Initiative: Turn Around Pakistan Conference on 28th June, 2022 |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Industry/Business |
| Results and Impact | TRANSCEND Pakistan team collaborated with the Ministry of Planning, Development, and Special Initiatives to organize Turnaround Pakistan Conference 2022 to brainstorm ways to uplift the country's economy. The Conference brought together experts and policymakers from diverse backgrounds to work together on long-term plans to improve economic resilience for more equitable and sustainable development policies in Pakistan. Organizing the conference with the Ministry of Planning, Development, and Special Initiatives meant working closely with colleagues in the public and private sectors leading to requests for further information and participation in future TRANSCEND activities. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| URL | https://twitter.com/SDPIPakistan/status/1541773799930085376?lang=en |
| Description | TRANSCEND Pakistan team co-organized, with International Rescue Committee (IRC), a Hybrid Webinar/Panel Discussion on the Launch of the Report on Climate Financing for Water, Sanitation and Hygeine (WASH) on 22nd December, 2022 |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A formal working group, expert panel or dialogue |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Third sector organisations |
| Results and Impact | TRANSCEND team organized a moderated panel discussion to share the findings of the International Rescue Committee's (IRC) report on Climate Change finance for WASH and engaged experts, local and national government representatives as well as members of the media to learn from their valuable insights and experiences. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| URL | https://fb.watch/iC0fnzTYDI/ |
| Description | TRANSCEND Pakistan team co-organized, with International Rescue Committee (IRC), a Hybrid Webinar/Panel Discussion on the Launch of the Report on Climate Resilience Through Local Adaptation Plan of Action (LAPA) on 27th September, 2022 |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A formal working group, expert panel or dialogue |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Regional |
| Primary Audience | Policymakers/politicians |
| Results and Impact | TRANSCEND Pakistan team co-organized with the International Rescue Committee (IRC) a launch event for the Climate Change Action Plan report inviting members of the national & local government, public, private, and humanitarian sectors to discuss Climate Change and Adaptation plans for community resilience in Pakistan. The program at the event was as below: Climate Resilience through Local Adaptation Plan of Action (LAPA) 2022 by the International Rescue Committee (IRC) Opening Remarks: • Dr. Abid Qaiyum Suleri, Executive Director, SDPI • Ms. Shabnam Baloch, Country Director, IRC Moderator: Dr. Shakeel Hayat, IRC Study Consultant/ Climate Change Expert Panelists: • Dr. Imran Saqib Khalid, Director, Governance and Policy WWF Pakistan • Mr. Ahmed Kamal, CEA / Chairman, Federal Flood Commission • Mr. Ali Tauqeer Sheikh, Consultant, World Bank • Dr. Shafqat Munir Ahmed, Director Sustainability and Resilience Programme, SDPI • Dr. Hameed Jamali, Climate Change Expert The Focus of the Report Launch Seminar: The analysis of Pakistan's climate change-related disaster policies and experiences reflects the existence of short-term approaches to response and relief efforts. These policies have a relatively-less strategic focus on prevention, preparedness, and capacity building and a lack of formal practical implementation based on these global frameworks. In this regards International Rescue Committee (IRC) has conducted a study on climate change more specifically around Local Adaptation and Plan of Action (LAPA) in four districts, two each from Balochistan and Sindh having different climatic zones. The study has identified major climate-related challenges and has proposed solutions around Local Adaptation and Plan of Action (LAPA) in four districts. The Sustainable Development Policy institute (SDPI) is organizing the study launch ceremony to share the study findings conducted by the IRC with broader stakeholders. The event will focus on the importance of local adaptation plans against the devastating effects of climate change. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| URL | https://fb.watch/iBXcP7HrZl/ |
| Description | TRANSCEND Pakistan team organized a High Level Inception Workshop on Development of Road Map for Pakistan to achieve Sustainable Development Goal 7 on 31st May, 2023 |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | TRANSCEND Pakistan team arranged a high-level inception workshop on SDG 7: Ensure access to affordable, reliable, sustainable and modern energy for all. Several stakeholders from non-governmental organizations, the private sector, city administration, urban development and environmental protection participated in the seminar to raise awareness about SDG 7 and its possible impact on urban planning in Pakistan. At the end of the workshop, a Road Map was developed with recommendations for implementing steps to achieve SDG 7 targets for the government. The Road Map was presented during the workshop to the Minister of Energy, Engineer Dastagir Khan, who also participated in the workshop. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| URL | https://fb.watch/iBPK44fgF_/ |
| Description | TRANSCEND Pakistan team organized a High Level Policy Dialogue on China Pakistan Economic Corridor and Green Development on 18th August |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A formal working group, expert panel or dialogue |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Policymakers/politicians |
| Results and Impact | TRANSCEND team arranged a High Level Policy Dialogue between critical stakeholders in the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) Green Development project including representatives from national & local governments, chambers of commerce, the private sector and international trade forums as well as academics and subject matter experts. The Honourable Minister for Planning and Development, the Ambassador of China (to Pakistan), and the Chairman of the Board of Investments, along with other dignitaries, attended the event to discuss how Green Development practices can be used to ensure the environmental impact of economic development is considered in the implementation of the CPEC project. The meeting resulted in an awareness of the ecological challenges faced by the project implementers and how academics and experts can help promote green development initiatives by sharing their research and findings through events such as this. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| URL | https://fb.watch/iBUCHYRLjB/ |
| Description | TRANSCEND Pakistan team organized a High Level Policy Dialogue on the Economic and Social Survey of Asia and the Pacific 2022- Economic Policies for an Inclusive Recovery and Development on 25th August 2022 |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A formal working group, expert panel or dialogue |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Policymakers/politicians |
| Results and Impact | TRANSCEND team arranged a Policy Dialogue between critical stakeholders on Economic Policy Implementation, including private sector organizations, local and international experts, the general public and national government members. The focus of the dialogue between the participants was on how economic policies can be designed to accommodate the needs of marginal communities and how this is reflected in current practice (or not), according to the recently published Economic and Social Survey of Asia and the Pacific 2022 (by UNESCAP). The programme is shared below: Policy Dialogue on the Economic and Social Survey of Asia and the Pacific 2022 Economic Policies for an inclusive recovery and development Welcome Remarks by Dr. Abid Q. Suleri, Executive Director, SDPI Remarks by Guest of Honour MNA Ms. Shazia Marri, Federal Minister for Poverty Alleviation and Social Safety, Benazir Income Support Program, Government of Pakistan Technical presentation by United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (UNESCAP): Major findings/take away from the report on the Economic and Social Survey of Asia and the Pacific 2022 - Economic Policies for an Inclusive Recovery and Development. Special comments Mr. Ali Kemal, Chief Sustainable Development Goals, Ministry of Planning, Development and Special Initiatives (MoPD&SI) Remarks by Mr.Syed Zafar Ali Shah Secretary, Ministry of Planning, Development and Special Initiatives (MoPD&SI) Moderated Discussion: 1. Ms. Mehnaz Akbar Aziz, Member National Assembly of Pakistan 2. Mr. Naveed Akbar, Director General, Benazir Income Support Program, Government of Pakistan 3. Mr. Ali Kemal, Chief SDGs, Ministry of Planning, Development & Special Initiatives 4. Dr. Muhammad Asif, Chief (Health Section), Ministry of Planning, Development & Special Initiatives 5. Dr. Muhammad Ali Talpur, Economic Consultant, Ministry of National Food Security and Research Open session Moderator: Dr. Sajid Amin Javed, SDPI Remarks by Dr. Hamza Ali Malik, Director, Macroeconomic Policy and Financing for Development Division, UNESCAP Concluding remarks by Professor. Ahsan Iqbal Chaudhary, Federal Minister, Ministry of Planning Development & Special Initiatives, Government of Pakistan Vote of thanks Dr. Vaqar Ahmed, Joint Executive Director, SDPI. The dialogue with the diverse group of participants led to several requests for more information and further participation and also plans for future activities |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| URL | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hf9_NQlpYPY&ab_channel=SDTV |
| Description | TRANSCEND Pakistan team organized a Hybrid Lecture/Webinar on "Advanced Training on the Prospects of a Green Transportation Corridor in Pakistan" on 29th December, 2022 |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | TRANSCEND team arranged Advanced Training regarding the Physical Resilience of the Transportation network to climate change, extreme weather events and other disasters. The talk focused on the "Prospects of a Green Transportation Corridor in Pakistan" which served to raise awareness of the environmental impact of the transportation network and a significant need for the country. The training was attended by key stakeholders of physical infrastructure resilience from both the private and public sectors and several academics and experts. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| URL | https://fb.watch/iC0n5x80xL/ |
| Description | TRANSCEND Pakistan team organized a Hybrid Lecture/Webinar on "Environmental Governance in addressing plastic pollution" on 31st January, 2023 |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Policymakers/politicians |
| Results and Impact | TRANSCEND team organized a special lecture by Executive Director of the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) Inger Andersen. The Speaker Highlighted the extensive infiltration of plastic in our lives and the entire value chain, along with the need to recycle this waste, so it does not end up in our environment. Several stakeholders from city administration, urban development and environmental protection participated in the seminar. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2023 |
| URL | https://fb.watch/iC0_8DebLU/ |
| Description | TRANSCEND Pakistan team organized a Hybrid Lecture/Webinar on "Indus to Sharam ul Shiekh" on 24th October, 2022 |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Postgraduate students |
| Results and Impact | TRANSCEND team arranged a special lecture on the Conference of Parties 27 meeting in Sharm El Shiekh, Egypt and its implications for South Asia and Pakistan. A number of stakeholders from government, public, private, and humanitarian sectors working on Climate Change and Urban Resilience participated in the lecture which was delivered by Dr Adil Najam, Dean Frederick S. Pardee School Of Global Studies, Boston University. Program is as below: "From Indus to Sharm El-Sheikh A desi perspective on Climate Change" by Dr Adil Najam Lecture: Dr. Adil Najam, Dean Frederick S. Pardee School Of Global Studies, Boston University Panel Discussion: - Ms. Farzana Altaf Shah, Director General, Pak Environment Protection Agency - Syed Mujtaba Hassan, Senior Joint Secretary (IC), Ministry of Climate Change, - Dr. Nadeem Sheikh, Dean, Faculty of Engineering & Technology, International Islamic University Islamabad - Dr. Afzal Hussain Kamboh, Head of Advanced Solar Cells Lab, Pakistan Council of Renewable Energy Technologies - Mr. Ali Majid, Director of Marketing & Business Development (APAC region), Longi Solar. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| URL | https://fb.watch/iBZk4nMUP1/ |
| Description | TRANSCEND Pakistan team organized a Hybrid Lecture/Webinar on "Solar Radiation Management and Climate Change related Disasters" on 15th December, 2022 |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Industry/Business |
| Results and Impact | TRANSCEND Pakistan organized a special lecture on 'Solar Radiation Management' with the Executive Director of the Carnegie Climate Governance Initiative (C2G) Janos Pasztor. The purpose of the lecture was to discuss Solar Radiation Modification (SRM) for addressing a symptom of climate change by reflecting more sunlight into space and reducing the Earth's temperature and how that can impact disasters in developing countries like Pakistan. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| URL | https://www.facebook.com/sdpipakistan/videos/461202645983563 |
| Description | TRANSCEND Pakistan team organized a Hybrid Lecture/Webinar on "Water Stewardship - The Media's Role in Raising Awareness" on 15th September, 2022 |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Regional |
| Primary Audience | Media (as a channel to the public) |
| Results and Impact | TRANSCEND team arranged a webinar on issues of Water Supply in major urban areas, inviting media, public, private, and humanitarian sector members to discuss the systemic problems and challenges of water scarcity in Pakistan. The discussion also looked at the critical issues in water supply infrastructure in Pakistan and the role the Media can play in raising awareness among the public on reducing water wastage and improving availability. The event led to increased media awareness about project activities and requests for more information about TRANSCEND was received from Media outlets in Pakistan. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| URL | https://www.facebook.com/sdpipakistan/videos/1343949519740112 |
| Description | TRANSCEND Pakistan team organized a Hybrid Lecture/Webinar: 'Accelerating Sustainable Development Beyond Pandemic: Way forward for Pakistan' on 31st March, 2022 |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A formal working group, expert panel or dialogue |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | TRANSCEND Pakistan team organised a hybrid seminar on Accelerating Sustainable Development Beyond Pandemic: Way forward for Pakistan where Dr Adil Najam, founding Dean of Boston University's Pardee School of Global Affairs, was invited to deliver a distinguished lecture titled "Global Shifts: Five ways in which the world has changed" which was appreciated by the audience and quoted in the media. Subsequently, a moderated panel discussion was held around the future of sustainable development policies for cities in the post-covid scenario in Pakistan. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| URL | https://www.facebook.com/sdpipakistan/photos/gm.451030926712302/4975329732551074/ |
| Description | TRANSCEND Pakistan team organized a Hybrid Webinar on Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) practices in Pakistan: Progress, Challenges, and Way Forward on 4th August, 2022 |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Policymakers/politicians |
| Results and Impact | TRANSCEND team arranged a seminar on "Environmental, Social & Governance (ESG) practices in Pakistan: Progress Challenges & Way Forward" to engage several key stakeholder groups across the urban development and governance spectrums on implementing key policies to improve socio-economic conditions in urban areas in Pakistan. Participants were from the State Bank of Pakistan, the Ministry of Economic Affairs and other government departments as well as subject matter experts and academics from leading universities in Pakistan. The event increased awareness among the participating organizations about each other's activities and the challenges being faced for sustainable development in the future. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| URL | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XY9OVwJLdyQ |
| Description | TRANSCEND Pakistan team organized a Hybrid Webinar/Panel Discussion on "Poverty Eradication and Food Security in Pakistan" on 17th October, 2022 |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A formal working group, expert panel or dialogue |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | TRANSCEND team arranged a seminar on Poverty eradication and Food security in Pakistan. A number of stakeholders from local government, revenue & agriculture departments, and organizations working on food security participated in the seminar. It addressed the challenges facing Pakistan after flooding and other disasters that impacted poverty and food security in the country. Program is as below: Poverty Eradication and Food Security in Pakistan. Panellists: - Mr. Chris Kaye, Country Director, World Food Program - Mr. Shoaib Sultan Khan, Chairman Rural Support Program Network - Dr. Iqrar Ahmed Khan, Vice Chancellor University of Agriculture, Faisalabad - Dr. Fateh Mari, Vice Chancellor, Sindh Agricultural University, Tandojam - Mr. Raja Amal Jahangeer, Representative Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) UnitedNations |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| URL | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YdshKjCb8X8 |
| Description | TRANSCEND Pakistan team organized a Hybrid Webinar/Panel Discussion on "Precision Agriculture and AI technologies in Pakistan: Prospects and opportunities" on 7th October, 2022 |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A formal working group, expert panel or dialogue |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | TRANSCEND team arranged a seminar on Precision Agriculture and artificial intelligence to address food security and resilience issues in Pakistan potentially. Several stakeholders from local government, revenue & agriculture departments and environmental protection participated in the seminar resulting in greater awareness of the topic and plans for participation in further activities and future collaboration among some attendees. The program of the event is shared below: "Precision Agriculture and AI technologies in Pakistan: Prospects and opportunities." Welcome Remarks: Dr Abid Qaiyum Suleri, Executive Director, SDPI Panelists: • Dr. Aitazaz Farooque, Associate Dean, School of Climate Change and Adaptation, University of Prince Edward Island (UPEI), Canada. • Dr. Gurjit Randhawa, Assistant Professor (Data Science), School of Mathematical and Computational Sciences, University of Prince Edward Island (UPEI), Canada. • Ms. Tarandeep Randhawa, Software Developer, IBM Canada. Special Remarks: Prof. Dr Babar Shahbaz, Professor, Faculty of Social Sciences, Institute of Agricultural Extension Education and Rural Development, Faisalabad. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| URL | https://fb.watch/iBY3HsOChK/ |
| Description | TRANSCEND Pakistan team organized a Hybrid Webinar/Panel Discussion on "Rapid Population Growth and Pakistan's Vulnerability ot Climate Change" on 3rd October, 2022 |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A formal working group, expert panel or dialogue |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | TRANSCEND team arranged a webinar/panel discussion on Population Demographics and Climate Change Impacts, inviting public, private, and humanitarian sector members to discuss Climate Change impacts and population density in urban areas in Pakistan. Program is as below: Rapid Population Growth and Pakistan's Vulnerability to Climate Change Moderator: Dr. Razia Safdar, Head Centre for Health and Policy Innovation, SDPI Panelists: - Dr. Attiya Inayatullah, Former Federal Minister for Population Planning/ President Emeritus FPAP - Ms. Zeba Sattar, Country Director, Pakistan Population Council - Mr. Nadeem Ahmed, Social Policy Advisor, Federal SDG Support Unit, Ministry of Planning, Development and Special Initiatives, GOP - Dr. Shafqat Munir, Head of Sustainability and Resilience Program, SDPI - Ms. Zofeen T. Ebraheem, Climate Journalist - Ms. Afia Salam, Climate Journalist |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| URL | https://fb.watch/iBXGXV93GA/ |
| Description | TRANSCEND Pakistan team organized a Panel Disucssion on "Gwadar City and the road to sustainable development" on 27th October, 2022 |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Regional |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | TRANSCEND team organized a talk on the rapid growth of the port city of Gwadar due to international investments and how urban planning can be improved to ensure green, sustainable and equitable development of the city in the future. A number of stakeholders from local government, urban planning, environmental protection, and organizations working on urban resilience participated in the seminar Program as below: Gwadar and the road to sustainable development. Speaker: Mr. Mujeeb ur Rehman Qambrani, DG Gwadar Development Authority Moderator: Dr Hassan Daud, Senior Advisor, China Study Centre, SDPI Opening Remarks: Dr. Hina Aslam, Research Fellow, SDPI |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| URL | https://www.facebook.com/sdpipakistan/videos/3247067852231785 |
| Description | TRANSCEND Pakistan team organized a Policy Dialogue on "Inclusive Economic Growth; An Imperative for Sustained Economic Development - Suggested Strategy for Pakistan" on 22nd September, 2022 |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A formal working group, expert panel or dialogue |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | TRANSCEND team arranged a Policy Dialogue between crucial stakeholders on Inclusive Economic Policies, including private sector organizations, local and international experts, the general public, and national government members. The roundtable discussion brought together stakeholders working on resilience issues to dialogue with policymakers to exchange points of view and the need for more inclusive policy design in the future for sustainable and equitable returns from development. The event increased awareness of economic resilience issues for policymakers and recommendations were shared by experts/academics for a strategy for Pakistan. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| URL | https://fb.watch/iBV7D34_qj/ |
| Description | TRANSCEND Pakistan team organized a Policy Dialogue on "Pre Cop27; From Paris to Sharm El Shiekh" on 19th October, 2022 |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A formal working group, expert panel or dialogue |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | TRANSCEND team arranged a consultation seminar on the upcoming Conference of Parties (COP) 27 meeting in Sharm El Shiekh, Egypt. Many government, public, private, and humanitarian stakeholders working on Climate Change and Urban Resilience participated in the consultation which informed some of the members of the Pakistan delegation at the Conference of Parties 27 meeting in Sharm El Shiekh, Egypt and enabled them to better represent Pakistan in light of the devastating floods of 2022 and other climate change impacts on the country. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| URL | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cb7wtPZRlVE |
| Description | TRANSCEND Pakistan team organized a Seminar on "Illegal Construction in water bodies in peri urban areas of Islamabad" on 18th July, 2022 |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Local |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | TRANSCEND team arranged a seminar on "Illegal Construction in water bodies in peri-urban areas in Islamabad". Several stakeholders from city administration, urban development and environmental protection participated in the seminar. Participants shared their experiences with the problem and were made aware of the local government's challenges in regulating the water bodies. This led to greater awareness among the public and private sector organisations working on this particular urban issue. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| URL | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zbur82pNeEc&ab_channel=SDTV |
| Description | TRANSCEND Pakistan team organized a Seminar on Urban Resilient Infrastructure on 15th August, 2022 |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | TRANSCEND team arranged a webinar on Urban Resilient Infrastructure, inviting public, private and humanitarian sector members to discuss systemic urban resilience issues faced by critical infrastructure in Pakistan. Challenges faced by urban metropolitan areas like Karachi, Lahore, Islamabad and Peshawar were discussed, including climate change's impact and future economic uncertainty. The webinar was widely attended online by many viewers from all over Pakistan. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| URL | https://fb.watch/iBUt06seaS/ |
| Description | TRANSCEND Pakistan team organized a Seminar on World Environment Day; gap between action and expectations on1st June, 2023 |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | TRANSCEND Pakistan team engaged several stakeholder groups, including professionals and policymakers from both the public & private sectors, on the World Environment Day: Gap between action and expectations. The seminar led to an extensive discussion among the participants on how the COVID lockdown years demonstrated the flexibility of human systems to adopt changes when needed. The learning from the COVID period could also be applied to dealing with issues of Climate Change and sustainable development policies that require immediate action from governments worldwide. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| URL | https://fb.watch/iBP-1DAhZz/ |
| Description | TRANSCEND Pakistan team organized a Webinar Panel Disucssion on Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises amid Disaster: Lessons from Pakistan's Experience on 23rd September, 2022 |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A formal working group, expert panel or dialogue |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | TRANSCEND team arranged a hybrid webinar/panel discussion on the launch of the Report on Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises, inviting public, private, and humanitarian sector members to discuss resilience issues faced by business communities in, during and after disasters in Pakistan. The report highlighted some of the disproportionate impact of climate change-related disasters on small enterprises (especially those led by marginal groups and women). The panel discussion resulted in a dialogue between international experts, national government representatives and other stakeholders resulting in requests for more information. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| URL | https://fb.watch/iBW_QGfFUN/ |
| Description | TRANSCEND Pakistan team organized a webinar on IPCC Working group II report on Climate change 2022: Impacts, Adaptation and Vulnerability on 4th April, 2022 |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A formal working group, expert panel or dialogue |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | TRANSCEND Pakistan team organized a webinar on the recently released Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) Working Group report on Climate Change Impacts, Adaptation and Vulnerability. The team engaged several public and private sector stakeholders working on climate change impacts and urban resilience to discuss the recently released IPCC report and its implications for sustainable development, as well as lessons learned and the way forward for South Asia |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| URL | https://fb.watch/iBGHp3SAf2/ |
| Description | TRANSCEND Pakistan team organized the Sustainable Development Conference 2022, Pakistan jointly with United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (UNESCAP) titled: "Sustainable Development in Unusual Times: Building Forward Better" on 5th to 8th December, 2022 |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | SDPI's Silver Jubilee SDC was jointly held with the Sixth South and South-West Asia (SSWA) Forum on the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in collaboration with the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific, through its Subregional Office for South and South-West Asia in New Delhi, and the Government of Pakistan. Organized annually, the SSWA Forum on SDGs facilitates dialogue and deliberations among government officials; civil society; think-tanks, academia and subject experts; the private sector; UN and other development partners; and other stakeholders. TRANSCEND also sponsored two panels in the illustrious 4-day Flagship event. Over the four-day event, almost 5,000 people attended the conference. Additional details below: Alongside the SDC sub-themes, this year's subregional forum will assess progress on the thematic SDGs of Goal 6 (Clean water and sanitation); Goal 7 (Affordable and clean energy); Goal 9 (Industry. innovation, and infrastructure); Goal 11 (Sustainable cities and communities) and 17 (Partnership for the Goals). For more information on the Forum please visit: https://www.unescap.org/events/2022/sixth-south-and-south-west-asia-forum-sustainable-development-goals. SDC 2022 Overarching Theme The theme of 25th SDC is Sustainable Development in Unusual Times: Building Forward Better. After the COVID-19 Pandemic, it was expected that the world will be in a state of 'New Normal', however, a plethora of crises has become a hallmark of that new normal. These crises can be best described as 'triple C crises', i.e., · Conflict (within and across borders) · Climate Change; and, the · Consequences of COVID-19. The cumulative effect of these crises has led to multi-decade high inflation, recession, and food and fuel predicaments. Although the world escaped a recession during the Pandemic, economic slowdown left scarring effects on low- and middle-income countries. Post-Pandemic, Russia's invasion of Ukraine, political turmoil in many developing countries and tension between the United States and China have also reshaped the world order. Furthermore, climate breakdown has exacerbated the socioeconomic crises in the form of extreme meteorological events which are ultimately becoming disasters. While the Pandemic is phasing out, the world is now passing through 'Unusual Times' with issues that are no longer a future problem, rather they are happening now and demand immediate action. As the international community struggles to achieve the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) as per Agenda 2030, it is important to address these challenges and work out solutions through collective wisdom to 'Build Forward Better.' The multidimensional, multifaceted issues mentioned under the overarching SDC 2022 theme will be discussed in the following streams during the Silver Jubilee: SDC 2022 Thematic Streams Stream 1: Economic Meltdown The hopes of post-COVID-19 economic recovery have been shattered by the Russia-Ukraine War which is plunging the world into a recession. Due to faster than expected recovery from COVID-19, global commodity prices were already increasing because of high demand. However, the war magnified energy and food prices, thus, leading the world into inflation. South Asian countries have directly faced the tidal effects of this conflict because the countries were still recovering from the Pandemic when they were pushed towards record levels of inflation. During COVID-19, many South Asian countries including Pakistan, introduced social protection reforms to support people during the lockdowns and help them recover from the economic crises. However, due to the shockwave of the Russia-Ukraine War, the region is experiencing slower growth and high inflation. The SDC 2022 aims to bring together experts, academics, and development partners from South Asia and beyond to discuss these issues and propose practical and viable solutions. This stream is especially important because it will also recap the major achievements and lessons learnt in Pakistan and India that are celebrating 75 years of independence. Likewise, it is important to recap the journey of development of the People's Republic of China which is playing a crucial role in reshaping the regional economy through the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) and will be celebrating 73 years. Therefore, the SDC will provide an opportunity to reflect upon what worked, what did not work, and what may work in the context of surviving the economic meltdown. Stream 2: Achieving SDGs amidst Unusual Times The interlinkages and integrated nature of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) are of crucial importance in ensuring ecological well-being and socioeconomic development in the world. Environmental deterioration eventually affects economic growth and thus, amplifies socio-political crises. On the other hand, climate change has placed compounded stress on the environment, economy and societies and has increased extreme weather events like heat waves, droughts, water scarcity, food, and energy insecurity. Hence, it is vital to accelerate progress towards the SDGs. Keeping this in view, the 25th SDC will highlight the need for global solidarity for taking action to mitigate climate change and shared struggle for achieving the SDGs. Sustainable development requires collaborative partnerships because nations cannot achieve the SDGs by working in silos. SDPI's 25th SDC will provide a platform to re-assess and discuss the gaps in policy, research and development and how global communities can act together in these testing times to improve the status of SDGs for achieving Agenda 2030. SDPI, through the SDCs, has been advocating for Sustainable Development for the last 25 years. This year, the SDC will also be celebrating its Silver Jubilee in collaboration with UNESCAP which is an important arm of the United Nations and providing support to the region for achieving the SDGs. The Conference will reflect upon the previous conferences and how SDPI has emerged as a strong advocate for the Global Goals Agenda 2030. Stream 3: Striving for a Common Future in a Polarised World The world has become polarised following the war between Russia and Ukraine. But, there are also conflicts not just across borders but also within borders. The socioeconomic and climatic instabilities in Afghanistan, Sri Lanka, Pakistan, and other countries in the region are due to lack of regional cooperation. Amid this situation, multilateral development lenders have warned of a long recession. Our common future is under threat. However, the multipolar world has negatively affected the efficiency and effectiveness of global governance. In this SDC, SDPI would invite experts to explore options for adopting a minimalistic agenda through collaboration and partnerships for achieving Sustainable Development. Speakers will be invited to discuss issues related to global governance, including conflict, peace, and security, and will also specifically highlight and compare how countries are coping with the recession and how they are aiming to rebound. During COVID-19, social protection policies were introduced to address poverty and other socioeconomic crises. Social Protection will, therefore, be an important part of the debate during the 25th SDC. Within the above-mentioned three streams, the Conference will have dedicated sessions on cross-cutting issues like Gender, Education, Trade, Energy, Food Security, Sustainable Cities and Partnership Strategies for achieving the SDGs. Furthermore, experts will be invited to exchange views on new global avenues of partnerships and collaborations for improving socioeconomic growth. The Conference will have many overlapping sessions on other sub-themes which affect South Asia and other regions of the world. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| URL | https://sdpi.org/sdconference/ |
| Description | TRANSCEND Pakistan team visited the Pakistan Meteorological Department in Islamabad, Pakistan on 9th February 2023 |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an open day or visit at my research institution |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Regional |
| Primary Audience | Study participants or study members |
| Results and Impact | Transcend Team Visited the Pakistan Meteorological Department Head Office in Islamabad for an initial exploratory visit. The team was well received and shown around the facility and apprised of the many forecasting and early warning systems. The Met Office was briefed about the Mobilise Platform. The department was open to sharing data with the Platform pending approval from other federal-level stakeholders. Plans for future activities were made. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2023 |
| Description | TRANSCEND Pilot Data Collection in Risk Sensitive Urban Design and Planning Process at Alor Setar City Council, Malaysia 22 October 2021 |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A formal working group, expert panel or dialogue |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Local |
| Primary Audience | Study participants or study members |
| Results and Impact | TRANSCEND Malaysia research team conducted a pilot study of the Risk Sensitive Urban Design and Planning Process at the Alor Setar City Council, Malaysia. The pilot study allowed the team to test research instruments and conduct in-depth interviews and focus group discussions with City Council members and staff to obtain views from experts in urban planning processes in the Malaysian context. Experts describe their prior experience handling the urban planning process. We were able to capture varied priorities based on the local environment through the debate. The event also included a discussion of technical difficulties. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2021 |
| Description | TRANSCEND Pilot Data Collection in Risk Sensitive Urban Design and Planning Process with Melaka City Council (MBMB), Malaysia 1st December 2021 |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A formal working group, expert panel or dialogue |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Local |
| Primary Audience | Study participants or study members |
| Results and Impact | TRANSCEND Malaysia research team conducted a pilot study of the Risk Sensitive Urban Design and Planning Process with Melaka City Council (MBMB), Malaysia. The pilot study allowed the team to test research instruments and conduct in-depth interviews and focus group discussions with Melaka City Council (MBMB) members and staff to obtain their views of the urban planning processes in the Malaysian context. Experts describe their prior experience handling the urban planning process. We were able to capture varied priorities based on the local environment through the debate. The pilot also included a discussion on technical difficulties faced by the Council in risk-sensitive urban planning. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2021 |
| Description | TRANSCEND Pilot Data Collection in Risk Sensitive Urban Design and Planning Process with Subject Matter Experts, Malaysia 28 October 2021 |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A formal working group, expert panel or dialogue |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Regional |
| Primary Audience | Study participants or study members |
| Results and Impact | TRANSCEND Malaysia research team conducted a pilot study of the Risk Sensitive Urban Design and Planning Process with Subject Matter experts in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. The pilot study allowed the team to test research instruments and conduct in-depth interviews and focus group discussions with subject matter experts in Industry and Academia and obtain views from experts in urban planning processes in the Malaysian context. Experts described their previous involvement in designing various master plans, guidelines, and standards for urban planning. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2021 |
| Description | TRANSCEND Seminar: "Systems Thinking and System Dynamics as a potential research methodology for doctoral research", 16 March 2022 |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Postgraduate students |
| Results and Impact | The TRANSCEND UK team co-organized with the UK System Dynamics Society the TRANSCEND Methods Seminar. The Seminar was attended by a diverse group of students and professionals from Malaysia, Pakistan, Sri Lanka and the UK. The webinar focused on: • Using System Dynamics/Systems Thinking (SD/ST) as a research framework for complex problems • Familiarising yourself with the stages of the modelling process • Data collection techniques for SD/ST • Analysis of data and how qualitative and quantitative data are used in SD/ST. Dr. Gimhan Godawatte, Assistant Professor in Quantity Surveying at Heriot-Watt University, Edinburgh, shared his experience on using Systems Thinking and System Dynamics in post graduate research. The presentation was followed by a Q&A session where participants asked questions about using the approach in their research. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| URL | https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/transcend-uk-system-dynamics-society-seminar-tickets-292385281247?kee... |
| Description | TRANSCEND Seminar: City/Science Intersections with Prof. Marie-ChrisÂtine TherÂrien, 7 February 2023 |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | Prof. Marie-Christine Therrien presents a scoping review using approaches promoted by Peters et al. (2018). The goal of the research examines what is known about science for urban policy according to scientific literature. Science for urban policy is the use of scientific evidence and approaches by city/municipal administrations to guide policy-making and decision-making. Large and medium-sized cities and cities with populations larger than 30,000 people were included. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2023 |
| URL | https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/transcend-seminar-cityscience-intersections-tickets-519732342427?fbcl... |
| Description | TRANSCEND Seminar: Progressing from Risk to Resilient Cities, 17 June 2021 |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | The TRANSCEND UK team organized the TRANSCEND Seminar: Progressing from Risk to Resilient Cities which aims to promote a participatory approach that supports the transparent and democratic involvement of all the relevant stakeholders (including experts from local authorities, disaster management authorities, developers, poor and vulnerable communities, and humanitarian organisations) to analyse, forecast, visualize and debate disaster-risk trade-offs and to choose development plans that ensure sustainability and equitable resilience, giving considerations to climate change adaptation. The speakers at the event were; Dr. Khamarrul Azahari Razak (MJIIT, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia) whoe presented on "Transdisciplinary Approaches to Mainstream Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR) for Strengthening Resilience."; Dr. Sara Biscaya (Thinklab, University of Salford). "Planning Policies in Risk-Sensitive Urban Development."; and Assoc. Prof. Tpr. Dr. M. Zainora Asmawi (KAED, International Islamic University Malaysia). "Understanding the Environmental Resilience Indicators for City Resilience." The event was followed by Q&A session where the audience engaged with the speakers on the topics. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2021 |
| Description | TRANSCEND Seminar: Strategic and Participatory Planning in Building Resilient and Sustainable Cities, 6 July 2021 |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | TRANSCEND UK team organized the TRANSCEND Seminar: Strategic and Participatory Planning in Building Resilient and Sustainable Cities. The event was attended by practitioners, academics and students from Malaysia, Pakistan, Sri Lanka and the UK. The speakers and the topics they presented were as follows: Speaker 1: Dr. Alfredo Stein (University of Manchester, UK) 'Climate change adaptation: at what scale shall we plan? Linking strategic and participatory planning.' Speaker 2: Pr Dr Dzul Khaimi bin Khailani PLANMalaysia (Department of Town and Country Planning) 'Decision-making processes in building resilience within the Malaysian context.' Speaker 3: Dr. Claudia Trillo (University of Salford) 'Community engagement in planning.' The event was followed by Q&A session where the audience engaged with the speakers on the topics. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2021 |
| URL | https://vimeo.com/571782554 |
| Description | TRANSCEND Seminar: The Ground Reality of "Success" in Resettlement Projects, 20 January 2022 |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | The TRANSCEND UK team organized the TRANSCEND Seminar: The ground reality of "success" in resettlement projects - the role of community engagement. Married with concepts such as "build back better", at least on paper, planned resettlements can be a blessing for some communities. Less risk exposure, enhanced level of resilience, better living conditions are some of the benefits that resettled communities are often promised, and also best of the times, the policymakers do genuinely attempt to deliver these when planning resettlements. However, is this a true reflection of the ground reality of the "success" of resettled communities? Many studies on the subject suggest that the "success" of these resettlements, at least from the perspective of the affected communities, is often less than satisfactory. This is often attributed to the complex issue of managing community expectations, and one of the toolsets which have been used traditionally to overcome this issue is the process of "community engagement". However, are we using this toolset appropriately? Is it delivering the expected results? These are some of the questions often get asked in resettlement projects post evaluations. Within this context, in this session, we explore the ground reality of "resettlement success" using two cases and discuss the role of "community engagement" from the perspectives of the communities and the policymakers. SPEAKERS Dr Iftekhar Ahmed, Associate Professor - Construction Management/Disaster Resilience, School of Architecture and Built Environment, University of Newcastle, Australia. 'Building Urban Resilience in Informal Settlements: A Case from Dhaka, Bangladesh' Mr. Kishan Sugathapala, Director, Human Settlements Planning & Training Division, National Building Research Organisation, Sri Lanka. 'Post Disaster Resilient Housing Constructions in Sri Lanka - with special reference to the flood and landslide' The event was followed by Q&A session where the audience engaged with the speakers on the topics. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| URL | https://transcend-project.org.uk/2022/01/11/transcend-seminar-the-ground-reality-of-success-in-reset... |
| Description | TRANSCEND UK researcher Online presentation on "Host community Acceptance or Rejection in Post Disaster Resettlements in Sri Lanka", 20th January 2022 |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | TRANSCEND researcher made a presentation of her research titled "Factors influencing acceptance or rejection regarding being the host community for post-disaster resettlements in developing countries" in the TRANSCEND Seminar: The Ground Reality of "Success" in Resettlement Projects held on 20/01/2022. The presentation was based on a research outcome resulting in a publication on identifying latent factors that are influencing host communities' acceptance or rejection to be the host for displaced communities for disaster-induced resettlement in Sri Lanka. A Q&A session and a discussion round was conducted after the presentations to discuss the applicability of the research outcomes into different contexts. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| Description | TRANSCEND UK team organized a 2 day training program on "Stakeholder Inititialization and Systems Thinking for Adaptive Resilience" at the University of Peshawar, 29-30th June 2022 |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Postgraduate students |
| Results and Impact | TRANSCEND Project 2-day Training on Stakeholder Initialization and Systems Thinking for Adaptive Resilience Audience: Researchers/Students interested in using Systems Thinking tools for their research. This is part 1 of 3 Systems Thinking short courses for TRANSCEND Researchers to learn and apply Systems Thinking tools and System Dynamics modelling in their research. Over 40 students and professionals attended the two-day training program. The schedule of the two-day training program is shared below: Day 1 Outline: Systems Thinking for Adaptive Resilience Introduction to Adaptive Resilience Why System Science Why System Dynamics System Thinking and System Dynamics Modeling System Thinking Participatory Model Building Framework Stakeholder Analysis Causal Loop Diagram Development Procedure Conflict Resolution Day 2 Outline: Applying Systems Thinking for Adaptive Resilience Problem definition and role description Adding cause variables and drawing linkages Adding consequence variables and drawing linkages Detecting and marking feedback loops Optional: Policy testing and discussion Presentation of results (1-3 groups) The training resulted in several researchers from the University of Peshawar using the tools and techniques in their research in their MS or PhD thesis as well as direct collaboration among researchers in the UK and Pakistan resulting in the publication of two journal articles. International participants requested further training in their institutions which resulted in one training in Malaysia and another in Sri Lanka being delivered. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| URL | https://twitter.com/hishamaqtariq/status/1542130003382571015?t=VyCa-KaBVWDmbD67znZO5Q&s=19 |
| Description | TRANSCEND Webinar: Planning Innovation and Collaboration, The Pathway to Healthy Cities, 9 September 2021 |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | TRANSCEND UK team organized the TRANSCEND Webinar: Planning Innovation and Collaboration, The Pathway to Healthy Cities. The event was attended by practitioners, academics and students from Malaysia, Pakistan, Sri Lanka and the UK. The speakers and the topics they presented were as follows: Speaker 1: Dr. Sebastiaan van Herk, Bax & Company (Innovation consultancy) "Planning, Innovation and Collaboration for Healthy Cities¨. Speaker 2: Dr. Wan Nurul Mardiah Wan Mohd Rani, Razak Faculty of Technology and Informatics, University Teknologi Malaysia: "The Processes in Risk in Sensitive Urban Development." The event was followed by Q&A session where the audience engaged with the speakers on the topics. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2021 |
| URL | https://transcend-project.org.uk/2021/08/25/transcend-seminar-planning-innovation-and-collaboration-... |
| Description | TRANSCEND Webinar: Technology Enhanced Stakeholder Collaboration for Supporting Risk-Sensitive Sustainable Urban Development, 30 November 2021 |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | TRANSCEND UK team organized the TRANSCEND Webinar: Technology Enhanced Stakeholder Collaboration for Supporting Risk-Sensitive Sustainable Urban Development. There were two presentations in this webinar: Dr. Rasmus Benestad, the Norwegian Meteorological Institute, Norway, who spoke on learning from stress testing cities/regions with potential climatic hazards; and Dr. Swenja Surminski, The London School of Economics, UK, who spoke on climate change adaptation and the role of business and finance. The event was followed by Q&A session where the audience engaged with the speakers on the topics. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2021 |
| URL | https://transcend-project.org.uk/2021/11/15/transcend-seminar-climate-change-transformation-and-adap... |
| Description | TRANSCEND Workshop with Rubber Research Institute, Sri Lanka January 2022 |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | TRANSCEND research team conducted a workshop with the Rubber Research Institute (RRI) in Sri Lanka to understand the sectorial challenges due to climate change. During the workshop, the TRANSCEND Living Lab and the MOBILISE digital platform were introduced. The RRI staff mentioned the need for remote sensing-based tools which is a key requirement for analysing problematic areas in rubber estates for their efficient management. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2021,2022 |
| Description | TRANSCEND presentation to the Deputy State Secretary of Selangor State, Malaysia (16 June 2022) |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Local |
| Primary Audience | Policymakers/politicians |
| Results and Impact | Universiti Teknologi Malaysia (TRANSCEND partners) event 1. To introduce TRANSCEND project to the Deputy State Secretary of Selangor State. 2. To obtain support to use Selangor as the national benchmark for the implementation of the TRANSCEND project. 3. Building up network contacts. Outcome: Obtained full support from the Deputy State Secretary of Selangor to conduct workshops and launch under their invitation. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| Description | TRANSCEND project Kick Off meeting, Sri Lanka, December 2019 |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Study participants or study members |
| Results and Impact | The Kick Off meeting included a presentation about the project aims and vision (plus introduction to all Partners) by Principal Investigator, and Prof. Terrence Fernando. However, it also included presentations by (and discussions with) externals Mr Kishan Sugathapala of Sri Lanka's National Building Research Organisation who discussed 'Resettlement and Capacity Building', Dr. Hans Schaffers from Adventure Research Netherlands who introduced 'Living Labs as a Methodology', and Prof. Marie-Christine Therrien from Montreal's École Nationale d'Administration Publique and Cité-ID LivingLab who contextualized 'Adaptive Governance.' Much discussions ensued between all parties on the pathways/approaches ahead for the TRANSCEND project & on the support/advice offered by the external parties. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2019 |
| URL | https://transcend-project.org.uk/2020/06/25/transcend-sets-out-project-aims-and-objectives-with-a-su... |
| Description | TRANSCEND social media dissemination, Facebook 2021 - 2022 |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Engagement focused website, blog or social media channel |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | TRANSCEND social media dissemination, Facebook 2021/2022. Please see the link for the Facebook feed to understand the depth and breadth of the social media messaging and engagement which has been part of the wider TRANSCEND dissemination strategy. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2021,2022 |
| URL | https://www.facebook.com/Transcend-102541588584164 |
| Description | TRANSCEND social media dissemination, LinkedIn 2021/2022 |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Engagement focused website, blog or social media channel |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | TRANSCEND social media dissemination, LinkedIn 2021/2022. Please see the link for the LinkedIn feed to understand the depth and breadth of the social media messaging and engagement which has been part of the wider TRANSCEND dissemination strategy. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2021,2022 |
| URL | https://www.linkedin.com/company/transcendproject |
| Description | TRANSCEND social media dissemination, Twitter 2021/2022. |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Engagement focused website, blog or social media channel |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | TRANSCEND social media dissemination, Twitter 2021/2022. Please see the link for the Twitter feed to understand the depth and breadth of the social media messaging and engagement which has been part of the wider TRANSCEND dissemination strategy. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2021,2022 |
| URL | https://twitter.com/TranscendProje1 |
| Description | TRANSCEND social media dissemination: Facebook 2022-2023 |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Engagement focused website, blog or social media channel |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | Please see the link to understand the types of messaging which has been part of the dissemination strategy. Message content has featured TRANSCEND engagement seminars, community engagement activities, events and conference activities, research dissemination, stakeholder recognition, project updates and wider links to other projects. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022,2023 |
| URL | https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100064996721161 |
| Description | TRANSCEND social media dissemination: LinkedIn 2022/2023 |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Engagement focused website, blog or social media channel |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | Please see the link to the social media messaging which has been part of the wider dissemination strategy. Message content has featured TRANSCEND engagement seminars, community engagement activities, events and conference activities, research dissemination, stakeholder recognition, project updates and wider links to other projects. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022,2023 |
| Description | TRANSCEND social media dissemination: Twitter 2022/2023 |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Engagement focused website, blog or social media channel |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | Please see the link to understand the types of messaging which has been part of the dissemination strategy. Message content has featured TRANSCEND engagement seminars, community engagement activities, events and conference activities, research dissemination, stakeholder recognition, project updates and wider links to other projects. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022,2023 |
| URL | https://twitter.com/TranscendProje1 |
| Description | TRANSCEND website entry, 11 January 2022 |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Engagement focused website, blog or social media channel |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | TRANSCEND Seminar: The ground reality of "success" in resettlement projects website feature to promote the event. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| URL | https://transcend-project.org.uk/2022/01/11/transcend-seminar-the-ground-reality-of-success-in-reset... |
| Description | TRANSCEND website entry, 15 November 2021 |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Engagement focused website, blog or social media channel |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | TRANSCEND Seminar: Climate change transformation and adaptation in risk-sensitive urban development |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2021 |
| URL | https://transcend-project.org.uk/2021/11/15/transcend-seminar-climate-change-transformation-and-adap... |
| Description | TRANSCEND website entry, 21 June 2021 |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Engagement focused website, blog or social media channel |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | TRANSCEND Seminar: Strategic and participatory planning in building resilient and sustainable cities. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2021 |
| URL | https://transcend-project.org.uk/2021/06/29/transcend-seminar-strategic-and-participatory-planning-i... |
| Description | TRANSCEND website entry, 25 August 2021 |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Engagement focused website, blog or social media channel |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | TRANSCEND Seminar: Planning Innovation and Collaboration: The pathway to Healthy Cities |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2021 |
| URL | https://transcend-project.org.uk/2021/08/25/transcend-seminar-planning-innovation-and-collaboration-... |
| Description | TRANSCEND website entry, 29 June 2021 |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Engagement focused website, blog or social media channel |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | TRANSCEND Seminar: Strategic and participatory planning in building resilient and sustainable cities. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2021 |
| URL | https://transcend-project.org.uk/2021/06/29/transcend-seminar-strategic-and-participatory-planning-i... |
| Description | TRANSCEND website entry, 8 June 2021 |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Engagement focused website, blog or social media channel |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | TRANSCEND Seminar: Progressing from Risk to Resilient Cities |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2021 |
| URL | https://transcend-project.org.uk/2021/06/08/transcend-progressing-from-risk-to-resilient-cities/ |
| Description | UHTM team (Universiti Tun Hussein Onn Malaysia) meeting with MET Malaysia (Malaysian Meteorological Dept) (5 April 2022) |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A formal working group, expert panel or dialogue |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | Introduction given to the TRANSCEND project. & Background Session, Interview Session, Q&A Session |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| URL | https://transcend.uthm.edu.my/2022/04/05/interview-session-transcend-with-met-malaysia/ |
| Description | UTHM team (Universiti Tun Hussein Onn Malaysia) meeting with Ampang Jaya Municipal Council (26 April 2022) |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A formal working group, expert panel or dialogue |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | Introduction & Background Session, Interview Session, Q&A Session |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| URL | https://transcend.uthm.edu.my/2022/04/26/interview-session-transcend-with-the-ampang-jaya-municipal-... |
| Description | UTHM team (Universiti Tun Hussein Onn Malaysia) meeting with Department of Irrigation & Drainage (14 April 2022) |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A formal working group, expert panel or dialogue |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | Introduction & Background Session, Interview Session, Q&A Session |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| URL | https://transcend.uthm.edu.my/2022/04/14/interview-session-transcend-with-the-department-of-irrigati... |
| Description | UTHM team (Universiti Tun Hussein Onn Malaysia) meeting with JKR Slope Technology Transformation Division (21 April 2022) |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A formal working group, expert panel or dialogue |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | Introduction & Background Session, Interview Session, Q&A Session |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| URL | https://transcend.uthm.edu.my/2022/04/21/interview-session-transcend-with-jkr-slope-technology-trans... |
| Description | UTHM team (Universiti Tun Hussein Onn Malaysia) meeting with JMG Malaysia (Minerals & Geoscience Department Malaysia) (27 April 2022) |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A formal working group, expert panel or dialogue |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | The interview with En. Zamri Ramli (Deputy Director General of JMG) was part of the data collection phase of the project. Introduction & Background Session, Interview Session, Q&A Session |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| URL | https://transcend.uthm.edu.my/2022/04/27/interview-session-transcend-jmg-malaysia/ |
| Description | UTHM team (Universiti Tun Hussein Onn Malaysia) meeting with L & P Associates (Engineering Consultants) (25 June 2022) |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Industry/Business |
| Results and Impact | Presentation on the TRANSCEND and MOBILISE projects to Mr Lim and Ms. Pooh from L&P Associates. The MOBILISE platform was also demonstrated. L & P Associates personnel expressed an interest in collaborating in the projects. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| URL | https://transcend.uthm.edu.my/2022/06/25/presentation-of-mobilise-transcend-with-lp-associates/ |
| Description | UTHM team (Universiti Tun Hussein Onn Malaysia) meeting with Malaysian Public Works Department (13 April 2022) |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A formal working group, expert panel or dialogue |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | Introduction & Background Session, Interview Session, Q&A Session |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| URL | https://transcend.uthm.edu.my/2022/04/13/interview-session-transcend-met-malaysia/ |
| Description | UTHM team (Universiti Tun Hussein Onn Malaysia) meeting with Melaka Historic City Council (MBMB) (14 July 2022) |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Regional |
| Primary Audience | Policymakers/politicians |
| Results and Impact | The purpose of the meeting was to present on the both the MOBILISE & TRANSCEND projects. Existing data on the Kuching, Sarawak case study was presented and Dr Noralfishah Sulaiman (TRANSCEND partner) also discussed on how a potential case study/Living Lab can be implemented within the Malacca state. Potential collaboration was also discussed. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| URL | https://transcend.uthm.edu.my/2022/07/14/discussion-of-transcend-malaysia-between-kanzu-research-uth... |
| Description | UTHM team (Universiti Tun Hussein Onn Malaysia) meeting with NADMA (National Disaster Management Agency) (22 April 2022) |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A formal working group, expert panel or dialogue |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | Introduction & Background Session, Interview Session, Q&A Session |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| URL | https://transcend.uthm.edu.my/2022/04/22/interview-session-transcend-nadma/ |
| Description | UTHM team (Universiti Tun Hussein Onn Malaysia) meeting with Plan Malaysia (Dept of Town and Country Planning) (18 April 2022) |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A formal working group, expert panel or dialogue |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | Introduction & Background Session, Interview Session, Q&A Session |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| URL | https://transcend.uthm.edu.my/2022/04/18/interview-session-transcend-planmalaysia/ |
| Description | UTHM team (Universiti Tun Hussein Onn Malaysia) meeting with Sarawak Multimedia Authority (SMA) (25 March 2022) |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | Discussion on the TRANSCEND workshop planned for June 2022. UTHM partner presented a background to TRANSCEND project and discussions centred on the three local authorities from where participants can be selected as community leaders. There was a request from SMA to keep them up to date with the latest progress re the workshop and the plan for TRANSCEND project in Sarawak. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| URL | https://transcend.uthm.edu.my/2022/03/25/meeting-with-sarawak-multimedia-authority-for-discussing-tr... |
| Description | UTHM team (Universiti Tun Hussein Onn Malaysia) meeting with Sarawak State Security & Enforcement Unit (SSEU) (19 July 2022) |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | The meeting and discussion session updated the Director of Sarawak State Security and Enforcement Unit on the progress of MOBILISE project and, additionally, introduced him to the international project TRANSCEND. The Director appreciated the activities of the research consortium thus far and assured the project members of his future support. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| Description | UTHM team (Universiti Tun Hussein Onn Malaysia) workshop with Local Authorities, Police and Bomba (Bomba is Fire & Rescue Department) (23 June 2022) |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | A presentation on MOBILISE & TRANSCEND research projects was initially given. This was followed by a presentation on/explanation of the Living Lab for Risk-Sensitive Urban Development in Sarawak. Additionally there was a demonstration on the MOBILISE platform (utilised by the TRANSCEND project). The participants expressed an interest in participating in future activities of the project. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| URL | https://transcend.uthm.edu.my/2022/06/23/meeting-with-local-authorities-police-bomba-at-sma/ |
| Description | Universiti Tun Hussein Onn Malaysia (UTHM) team (partners) meeting with WITO Technology Sdn. Bhd (digital & technology professionals) (20 January 2023) |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Industry/Business |
| Results and Impact | Discussions with the industry partner WITO Technology Sdn. Bhd including presentations on both MOBILISE & TRANSCEND projects. Potential future collaboration was discussed. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2023 |
| URL | https://transcend.uthm.edu.my/2023/01/20/meeting-and-discussion-with-wito-technology-sdn-bhd/ |
| Description | Universiti Tun Hussein Onn Malaysia (UTHM) team (partners) meeting with British High Commission (9 January 2023) |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Other audiences |
| Results and Impact | Dr. Noralfishah Sulaiman and UTHM team was invited to have a meeting with British High Commission in Malaysia. Those met there included Mr Nicholas Chen (Diplomatic Climate Adviser) and Mrs Poorani (Science & Innovation Officer). The purpose of the meeting was to present the progress of the MOBILISE & TRANSCEND projects with the Government of Sarawak State. The outcome from the meeting was that the BHC team will assist where they can with these ongoing international projects (including connecting the UTHM team with relevant industry partners and agencies in disaster risk management in the UK for projects relating to Climate Change Adoption (CCA) in Malaysia. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2023 |
| URL | https://transcend.uthm.edu.my/2023/01/09/attending-meeting-invitation-from-british-high-commission-i... |
| Description | Universiti Tun Hussein Onn Malaysia (UTHM) team (partners) meeting with Deputy Director (Horticulture), Department of Landscape Development and Recreation (20 January 2023) |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A formal working group, expert panel or dialogue |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Policymakers/politicians |
| Results and Impact | Discussions with the Deputy Director (Holticulture) Department of Landscape Development and Recreation, Kuala Lumpur City Hall (DBKL) Mr. Norazam bin Mohamed Nor including presentations on the MOBILISE & TRANSCEND projects. Also presentations on the existing case study data in Kuching, Sarawak and how it could be utilised to implement in Kuala Lumpur; also potential collaboration. Mr. Norazam shared the Kuala Lumpur Smart City Master Plan. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2023 |
| URL | https://transcend.uthm.edu.my/2023/01/20/meeting-and-discussion-with-the-deputy-director-horticultur... |
| Description | Universiti Tun Hussein Onn Malaysia (UTHM) team (partners) meeting with Deputy Director General (Business Sector), Department of Irrigation & Drainage (DID) (11 January 2023) |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A formal working group, expert panel or dialogue |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | Dr. Noralfishah Sulaiman (UTHM) visited Deputy Director General (Business Sector), Dato' Ir. Sabri Mulok. The purpose of her visit was to update him on the MOBILISE & TRANSCEND projects. Dr Sulaiman also discussed possible upcoming collaboration with the Department of Irrigation and Drainage. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2023 |
| URL | https://transcend.uthm.edu.my/2023/01/11/meeting-with-deputy-director-general-business-sector-depart... |
| Description | Universiti Tun Hussein Onn Malaysia (UTHM) team (partners) meeting with Global Water Consultants Sdn. Bhd. (13 January 2023) |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Industry/Business |
| Results and Impact | Discussions with Global Water Consultants Sdn. Bhd. The purpose of the meeting was an update the MOBILISE & TRANSCEND projects. Possible collaboration was also discussed concerning flood simulation and modelling for 34 rivers in Malaysia with the Department for Irrigation and Drainage. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2023 |
| URL | https://transcend.uthm.edu.my/2023/01/13/meeting-with-the-global-water-consultants-sdn-bhd/ |
| Description | Universiti Tun Hussein Onn Malaysia (UTHM) team (partners) meeting with the Executive Director (Planning), Kuala Lumpur City Hall (DBKL) (19 January 2023) |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Policymakers/politicians |
| Results and Impact | Dr. Noralfishah Sulaiman had meeting/discussion with the Executive Director (Planning), Kuala Lumpur City Hall (DBKL) YBhg. Datuk TPr. Sulaiman Mohamed. The purpose of the meeting was to present the MOBILISE & TRANSCEND projects & also on the case study data being gathered in Kuching, Sarawak and how it could be implemented in the Kuala Lumpur area. Dr Sulaiman also discussed possible collaboration with DBKL. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2023 |
| URL | https://transcend.uthm.edu.my/2023/01/19/meeting-and-discussion-with-the-executive-director-planning... |
| Description | Universiti Tun Hussein Onn Malaysia team (UTHM) (partners) meeting with RS & GIS Consultancy team and M&E Consultancy (31 October 2022) |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Industry/Business |
| Results and Impact | Assoc. Prof. Sr. Dr. Noralfishah Sulaiman of UTHM had a meeting with Awg Abdullah bin Awg Abd Razak from the team Remote Sensing (Rs) & Geographical Information System (GIS) and M&E Consultancy to discuss further projects. In the meeting, Assoc. Prof. Sr. Dr. Noralfishah presented the progress and informed on the data collection being undertaken for the MOBILISE and TRANSCEND systems/platform/projects. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| URL | https://transcend.uthm.edu.my/2022/10/31/meeting-with-rs-gis-consultancy-team-and-me-consultancy/ |
| Description | Universiti Tun Hussein Onn Malaysia team (UTHM) (partners) meeting with ITMAX System Bhd & Sena Traffic Sdn Bhd (6 October 2022) |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Third sector organisations |
| Results and Impact | Dr. Noralfishah Sulaiman of UTHM had a discussion with ITMAX System Bhd & Sena Traffic Sdn Bhd about smart, resilient & agile cities, digital facilities management (computer aided facilities management), hazard, exposure and risks in the cities, flood monitoring and Early Warning System (EWS), Flash floods in Johor Bahru, traffic management systems etc. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| URL | https://transcend.uthm.edu.my/2022/10/06/meeting-with-itmax-system-bhd-sena-traffic-sdn-bhd/ |
| Description | Universiti Tun Hussein Onn Malaysia team (UTHM) (partners) visit to, discussion with SENA Traffic Sdn. Bhd.(specialising in intelligent transport systems' technology) (26 October 2022) |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Regional |
| Primary Audience | Third sector organisations |
| Results and Impact | Assoc. Prof. Sr. Dr. Noralfishah Sulaiman of UTHM presented on the MOBILISE and TRANSCEND Project. Potential collaboration was explored. Information was shared and questions answered on the MOBILISE platform particularly with regard to the Data Engine and Risk Visualiser. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| URL | https://transcend.uthm.edu.my/2022/10/26/sena-traffic-sdn-bhd-visit-and-discussion-on-mobilise-syste... |
| Description | Universiti Tun Hussein Onn Malaysia team (partners) TRANSCEND workshop (14 September 2022) |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Policymakers/politicians |
| Results and Impact | TRANSCEND Sarawak 2022 Workshop on urban planning and community engagement. The workshop is attended by key agencies' representatives from many agencies including as Fire and Rescue Department, Land and Survey Department, Health Department, etc. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| URL | https://transcend.uthm.edu.my/2022/09/14/transcend-sarawak-2022-workshop-resilient4wrd-lab/ |
| Description | Universiti Tun Hussein Onn Malaysia team (partners) interview with TV3 team (18 October 2022) |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A press release, press conference or response to a media enquiry/interview |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Media (as a channel to the public) |
| Results and Impact | The TV3 team interviewed Assoc. Prof. Sr. Dr. Noralfishah Sulaiman of Universiti Tun Hussein Onn (UTHM) (partner) about the projects implemented by KANZU Research at UTHM, especially KANZU Research as the leader of the MOBILISE and TRANSCEND projects funded by the Global Challenge Research Fund (GCRF) in Malaysia. During the interview session, Assoc. Prof. Sr. Dr. Noralfishah explained how the MOBILISE platform operates and how the system can help the government, and particularly key agencies, in handling and manage flood disasters. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| URL | https://transcend.uthm.edu.my/2022/10/18/interview-with-tv3-team/ |
| Description | Universiti Tun Hussein Onn Malaysia team (partners) meeting and discussion with MNJ Teras (provider of GIS services) (6 November 2022) |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Industry/Business |
| Results and Impact | Assoc. Prof. Sr. Dr. Noralfishah Sulaiman (partner) had a discussion with the Managing Director of MNJ Teras, Mr Mohd Nizar bin Jaafar, Dr Farah Ayuni and Sr. Dr. Norbaya Ab Rahim from UiTM to discuss potential proposals with the Royal Police of Malaysia. This discussions focused on GIS and mapping sectors for the MOBILISE platform. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| URL | https://transcend.uthm.edu.my/2022/11/06/meeting-and-discussion-with-mnj-teras/ |
| Description | Universiti Tun Hussein Onn Malaysia team (partners) meeting with Geomatika University (7 November 2022) |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Regional |
| Primary Audience | Other audiences |
| Results and Impact | Meeting/discussion with Prof. Dr. Ismail Omar, Vice Chancellor of Geomatika University College, together with Prof Dato' Sr. Dr. Azimuddin Bahari and the Geo-spatial team that will be involved in the MOBILISE and TRANSCEND Project, focusing on Climate Change Adaption (CCA) Modelling in Malaysia. During the meeting, there was a broad discussion with Prof. Dr. Ismail Omar regarding potential collaboration and the way forward. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| URL | https://transcend.uthm.edu.my/2022/11/07/meeting-with-prof-dr-ismail-omar/ |
| Description | Universiti Tun Hussein Onn Malaysia team (partners) meeting with Industry Asia Center Leadership and Civilisation, Airi Global Sdn. Bhd. and Enviros Sdn. Bhd.(6 January 2023) |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Regional |
| Primary Audience | Industry/Business |
| Results and Impact | Discussions with industry partners, Industry Asia Center Leadership and Civilisation, Airi Global Sdn. Bhd. and Enviros Sdn. Bhd. The purpose of the meeting was to present the international MOBILISE & TRANSCEND projects Discussions covered potential collaboration and future planning as well as integrating the AIRI Early Warning System (with sensors) into the MOBILISE Platform. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2023 |
| URL | https://transcend.uthm.edu.my/2023/01/06/meeting-and-discussion-with-industry-partners-industry-asia... |
| Description | Universiti Tun Hussein Onn Malaysia team (partners) meeting with Kementerian Pembangunan Bandar dan Sumber Asli (Ministry of Natural Resources & Urban Development, Sarawak) & Human Logica (20 July 2022) |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Policymakers/politicians |
| Results and Impact | Presentation on the MOBILISE & TRANSCEND projects was delivered. The representatives of the Ministry appreciated the work undertaken by the TRANSCEND project thus far and expressed an interest in collaborating on,& participating, in future activities. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| URL | https://transcend.uthm.edu.my/2022/07/20/meeting-with-kementerian-pembangunan-bandar-dan-sumber-asli... |
| Description | Universiti Tun Hussein Onn Malaysia team (partners) meeting with Sarawak Multimedia Authority (SMA) (16 June 2022) |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A formal working group, expert panel or dialogue |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Third sector organisations |
| Results and Impact | Discussions on the TRANSCEND Sarawak 2022 launch with SMA. Additionally, discussions on the technical visit in Sarawak from 22th until 25th of June 2022. During that visit, Alex of SMA has agreed to arrange one meeting with Local Authorities, Police and Bomba (Fire Services) at SMA. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| URL | https://transcend.uthm.edu.my/2022/06/16/discussion-with-alex-sma/ |
| Description | Universiti Tun Hussein Onn Malaysia team (partners) meeting with Sarawak Multimedia Authority (SMA) and Tegas Digital Village (2 August 2022) |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Policymakers/politicians |
| Results and Impact | Discussions on the agreed venue for the TRANSCEND Sarawak 2022 launching event which is at TEGAS Digital Village. Then, discussions continued on the agenda for the event. Also discussions on sponsorship of the event. Sarawak Multimedia Authority (SMA) also asked regarding the status of MoU between SMA and UTHM for the TRANSCEND Project. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| URL | https://transcend.uthm.edu.my/2022/07/26/transcend-sarawak-2022-launch-event-discussion/ |
| Description | Universiti Tun Hussein Onn Malaysia team (partners) meeting with Sarawak local universities (3 August 2022) |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A formal working group, expert panel or dialogue |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Regional |
| Primary Audience | Other audiences |
| Results and Impact | A brief presentation was given on the progress and status of MOBILISE & TRANSCEND research project in Sarawak. Discussions ensued regarding the development of the Living Lab in Sarawak. The participating academics/universities looked forward to collaborating on TRANSCEND research activities in the future in Sarawak. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| URL | https://transcend.uthm.edu.my/2022/08/03/meeting-with-sarawak-local-universities-for-the-development... |
| Description | Universiti Tun Hussein Onn Malaysia team (partners) meeting with Serba Dinamik Holding Bhd (Engineering Solutions) (4 January 2023) |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Local |
| Primary Audience | Industry/Business |
| Results and Impact | Dr. Noralfishah Sulaiman had discussions with the Chairman of Serba Dinamik Holdings Bhd, Datuk Hj. Abdul Kadier Sahib. The purpose of the meeting was to present the progress of MOBILISE & TRANSCEND project to him. Dr Sulaiman also updated him on the future planning/activities for both projects with the Sarawak State Government. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2023 |
| URL | https://transcend.uthm.edu.my/2023/01/04/meeting-and-discussion-with-the-chairman-of-serba-dinamik-h... |
| Description | Universiti Tun Hussein Onn Malaysia team (partners) meeting with TEGAS Digital Village (24 March 2022) |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Third sector organisations |
| Results and Impact | 7 members and representatives from Tabung Ekonomi Gagasan Anak Sarawak Digital Village (TEGAS Digital Village) attended the meeting for a discussion on the TRANSCEND Sarawak Living Lab Launch at Tegas Digital Village in which several questions were asked from both sides. Agreed that the launch will be held in the morning in the auditorium while the subsequent workshop will be in the evening in the training room. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| URL | https://transcend.uthm.edu.my/2022/03/24/meeting-and-discussion-on-transcend-launch-tdv/ |
| Description | Universiti Tun Hussein Onn Malaysia team (partners) meeting with TEGAS Digital Village (TDV) re Sarawak Launch event (26 July 2022) |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Third sector organisations |
| Results and Impact | Further discussions on the venue and the agenda of the TRANSCEND Sarawak 2022 launching event. TEGAS (Tabung Ekonomi Gagasan Anak Sarawak) has agreed to sponsored the venue for the launching of TRANSCEND Sarawak 2022. Also discussed was the suggested agenda for the event. TEGAS suggested involving Sarawak Multimedia Authority (SMA) with setting up the agenda. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| URL | https://transcend.uthm.edu.my/2022/07/26/transcend-sarawak-2022-launch-event-discussion/ |
| Description | Universiti Tun Hussein Onn Malaysia team (partners) meeting with with JUPEM & JKR (Dept of Surveying & Mapping & Public Works Dept) (8 November 2022) |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | Assoc. Prof. Sr. Dr. Noralfishah had a meeting regarding Potential Collaboration with the the Deputy Director of JUPEM (Dept of Surveying & Mapping), Sr. Zuraidah binti Sahar and JKR Slope (Public Works Dept), Ms. Norlinah binti Nawir, with respect to the MOBILISE project/platform. In the meeting, Assoc. Prof. Sr. Dr. Noralfishah presented the progress and updated information on the data collection for the MOBILISE and TRANSCEND systems/platform. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| URL | https://transcend.uthm.edu.my/2022/11/08/meeting-with-jupem-jkr/ |
| Description | Universiti Tun Hussein Onn team meeting with Ministry of Science and Technology (MOSTI) (8 September 2022) |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A formal working group, expert panel or dialogue |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Policymakers/politicians |
| Results and Impact | Presentation on the MOBILISE & TRANSCEND projects to the Honorable Deputy Minister, Ministry of Science &Technology (MOSTI), Datuk Hj Ahmad Amzad Hashim and Vice President of MIGHT Malaysia YBhg Dr Raslan, Malaysian-Government Industry for High Technology (MIGHT) including discussion on how to conduct the international research project/Living Lab in Kuching, Sarawak. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| URL | https://transcend.uthm.edu.my/2022/09/08/meeting-with-mosti-about-project-in-sarawak/ |
| Description | University visit, 23 January 2023 |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an open day or visit at my research institution |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | University visit Sabaragamuwa University, Sri Lanka with Prof. Bingunath Ingirige (ThinkLab, University of Salford), Dr. Kaushal Keraminiyage (ThinkLab, University of Salford), Mr. Dayan Munasinghe, National Building Research Organisation to introduce and discuss about the activities carried out in the TRANSCEND project in Sri Lanka on 5th January 2023. Introduce and present the current status of the projects, future plans and obtaining their perspectives on means of development and their involvement. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2023 |
| Description | Visit and discussion with Construction Research Institute Malaysia (CREAM) (5 Sept 2022) |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | Visit to CREAM by Prof Terrence Fernando (PI), Co-I Dr Noralfishah Sulaiman and researcher Farhan Roslan. The discussion was on the possibilities of using the MOBILISE digital platform to support CREAM's vulnerability index. Further discussion centred on the TRANSCEND project and the Living Lab case studies being undertaken. CREAM was interested in the platform and to digitise their vulnerability index, thus were interested in future collaboration. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| URL | https://www.linkedin.com/posts/mohd-khairolden-ghani-297864111_courtesy-visit-by-professor-terrence-... |
| Description | Visit to Department of Minerals and Geoscience (JMG) Malaysia (8 September 2022) |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Other audiences |
| Results and Impact | Professor Terrence Fernando, Principal Investigator, and Farhan Roslan, Researcher had meeting with geologists at the Department of Minerals and Geoscience (JMG), Malaysia. Discussions were on the current work on disaster risk reduction and climate change adaptation (CCA) (DRR). The Department stated that it is critical to investigate multi-stakeholder collaboration and the use of technology in making cities resilient, so were interested in the MOBILISE platform and the TRANSCEND activities and asked to know more. JMG intends to participate in the TRANSCEND project as it goes forward.. They are keen to share their ideas in the future with us. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| Description | Visit to Kalutara District Secretariat office for discussion on the Kalutara Living Lab (14 December 2022) |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A formal working group, expert panel or dialogue |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Regional |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | Visit by Professor Terrence Fernando (PI) and Sri Lanka TRANSCEND team member visited to Kalutara District Office for discussion of the progress of the Living Lab in Kalutara and the way forward for the project. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| Description | Visit to Malacca City Council (MBMB) (9 September 2022) |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Local |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | Prof Terrence Fernando, Principal Investigator, and Farhan Roslan, Researcher, gave a presentation on the TRANSCEND project to the Malacca City Council. Discussions focused on on the MOBILISE digital platform and how it may be used by local government in city planning. Malacca City Council MBMB is interested in using the platform and in conducting additional research to meet their municipal planning needs. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| Description | Visit to, and discussion with, Department of Town and Country Planning Malaysia (PLANMalaysia) (6 September 2022) |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | Lead principal investigator Prof Terrence Fernando, project partner Dr Nora Sulaiman (University Tun Hussein Onn Malaysia) and project researcher Farhan Roslan visited PLANMalaysia for discussions. MOBILISE and TRANSCEND presentations were given to the PLANMalaysia team. Additionally, there were discussions on how to make cities more resilient through digitalization. The discussion focused on how a digital platform might assist city planners in making decisions. PLANMalaysia is interested in the MOBILISE platform and its potential to assist in city resilience. There was a suggestion on establishing a formal collaboration to investigate the use of digital platforms for decision-making in making cities more resilient to future risk. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| URL | https://www.facebook.com/RNDPLANMalaysia/posts/pfbid02Rigncf6M2zbFRJxt5QuTyHDHEA9S9ojWyqAW2eCFTFodaK... |
| Description | Visit to, and presentation to/discussion with, Malaysia Meteorological Department (7 September 2022) |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Other audiences |
| Results and Impact | Professor Terrence Fernando (Principal Investigator) and researcher Farhan Roslan visited the Malaysia Meteorological Department to present on the MOBILISE and TRANSCEND projects. The discussion focused on climate change action and the use of technology in monitoring climate conditions in Malaysia. The MET department talked on further research into climate modelling and how to develop effective adaption strategies in the future. Interest was expressed in both projects. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| Description | Webinar: Strengthening Urban Resilience In World Heritage Sites Through Technology Enhanced Stakeholder Collaboration (7 July 2022) utilising expert panel |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Regional |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | Universiti Teknologi Malaysia (TRANSCEND partners) webinar. The intention of the webinar was to: 1. To present/discuss disaster risk reduction and resilience (DR3) strategies in vulnerable world heritage sites and their densely populated vicinities. 2. To build up the technological, & scientific knowledge, innovation and education in this area, and thus to assist in strengthening disaster preparedness for effective response in this sector. Discussion by panel and attendees on ongoing strategies. Request to have annual webinar on this subject & to discuss progress on strategies. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| URL | https://mjiit.utm.my/dppc/webinar-7julai22/ |
| Description | Workshop Number 2: Technology Enhanced Stakeholder Collaboration for Supporting Risk-Sensitive Urban Development (6 October 2023) |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Policymakers/politicians |
| Results and Impact | Universiti Teknologi Malaysia (TRANSCEND partners) workshop with various government agencies: 1. To seek strategies that allows for the transference of concept into action at all levels of stakeholders. 2. To identify the data availability and transparency to understand how TRANSCEND can directly or indirectly affect all levels of stakeholders. 3. To propose locations for pilot projects that enables the implementation and demonstration of the TRANSCEND's capability. Discussion during workshop. Additionally, the audience were introduced to the MOBILISE platform and were able to test it out during the workshop and asked for comments to improve the system. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| Description | Workshop on Disaster Risk Reduction and Management (DRRM) Capacities of The State And Local Governments in the State of Kelantan, Malaysia 19 December 2021 |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Policymakers/politicians |
| Results and Impact | The TRANSCEND Malaysia team at Universiti Teknologi Malaysia (UTM) organized a workshop with key stakeholders from State And Local Governments in the State of Kelantan, Malaysia. The workshop brought together over fifty practitioners from different organizations, Departments and line agencies under the Disaster Management Unit at the state level. The workshop helped capacity building in disaster risk management and reduction including Local Disaster Risk Reduction and Resilience Strategy for the State government. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2021 |
| Description | Workshop on Disaster Risk Reduction and Management (DRRM) Capacities of The State and Local Goverments in the State of Pulau Pinang, 28 February 2022 |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Policymakers/politicians |
| Results and Impact | The TRANSCEND Malaysia team at Universiti Teknologi Malaysia (UTM) organized a workshop with key stakeholders from State And Local Governments in the State of Pulau Pinang, Malaysia. The workshop brought together practitioners from different organizations, Departments and line agencies under the Disaster Management Unit at the state level. The workshop helped capacity building in disaster risk management and reduction including Local Disaster Risk Reduction and Resilience Strategy for the State government. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| Description | Workshop on sharing project outputs and experiences related to the user cases in the Kalutara Living Lab, Sri Lanka (3 January 2023) |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A formal working group, expert panel or dialogue |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | TRANSCEND Co-Is Professor Terrence Fernando, Professor Bingu Ingirige and Dr Kaushal Keraminiyage together with TRANSCEND team member, Dayan Munasinghe of the National Building Research Organisation organised a workshop for dissemination of the outcome of the Kalutara Living Lab to all the relevant government agencies (Irrigation Department, Disaster Management Agency, NBRO, International Water Management Institute, Kalutara District secretariat, Department of Meteorology). During this workshop, the TRANSCEND team presented how they are making progress in terms of strengthening multi-agency collaboration and community engagement within the Kalutara Living Lab to promote risk-sensitive urbane development. The technology solutions developed as part of the Living Lab activities were presented and feedback was collected for further enhancement. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2023 |
| Description | Workshop:: Technology Enhanced Stakeholder Collaboration for Supporting Risk-Sensitive Urban Development (1 September 2022) |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Policymakers/politicians |
| Results and Impact | Universiti Teknologi Malaysia (TRANSCEND partners) event: 1. To introduce TRANSCEND as the innovative technological solution for all phases of disaster management, including integration with development planning, evacuation, post-disaster management as well as "built-back-better. 2. To seek the gaps within the development processes in which disaster risk prevention and preparedness can be improved. 3. To obtain input from local agencies on the most effective way to implement the system. This was a workshop primarily with several government agencies to collect data. Audience were able to recognise data silos and to actively identify the data gaps as well as gaps in coordination between agencies |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |