Urban flooding exacerbated by climate change disrupts lives, damages infrastructure, and challenges the resilience of cities globally. This session explores the growing threats of extreme rainfall, sea level rise, storm surges, and infrastructure capacity exceedance on urban areas. It highlights advanced predictive modeling, technologies, policies, and designs that improve preparedness, emergency response, and long-term adaptation.

Key focus areas include:

• Hydroclimatic Changes: Understanding the shifts in rainfall patterns due to climate change

• Urban Infrastructure Stress Testing: Evaluating the resilience of current urban drainage and flood control systems under various climate scenarios

• Prediction and Forecasting: Exploring advancements in urban flood forecasting, sustainable urban planning, blue green infrastructure, and data-driven approaches to mitigate flooding

• Policy and Governance: Assessing the role of policy frameworks in shaping adaptive urban environments

The session invites input across disciplines to address the growing challenges of climate change impacts on urban flooding while advancing evidence-based solutions suited for cities worldwide