The resilience, planning, social licence, and funding of civil infrastructure present critical challenges to governments and communities, which must be better equipped (resourced, trained and informed) to deal with national disasters now and into the future. [...] 1 Resilience to natural disasters, technological changes and cyber- attacks must be considered in all infrastructure projects now and in the future Within the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction 2015-20301, the United Nations defines resilience as: “The ability of a system, community or society exposed to hazards to resist, absorb, accommodate, adapt to, transform and recover from the eff. [...] There is also the issue of upgrading existing infrastructure to meet the new standards, to make it resistant to damage or interruption and then to maintain this infrastructure. [...] 2 Vision, capability, trust, continuity, and consistency are the key drivers for infrastructure projects that require long-term planning and implementation strategies ATSE continues to recognise the fundamental role of infrastructure in achieving the nation’s economic, social and sustainability goals. [...] 3 Engaging the local community when initiating an infrastructure project is key to establishing a social licence Community participation (and importantly the participation of indigenous communities) is an essential component of infrastructure planning and implementation as well as for the renovation, restoration and repurposing of existing infrastructure.
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