Building Resilience through Infrastructure in Resource Challenged Settings

This lecture will examine the importance of infrastructure in resource challenged settings – both for building resilience and addressing the Sustainable Development Goals. There is a need for major investment in infrastructure to address gaps in services as an enabler for human well-being and development. With challenges such as climate change, what approaches can be used to address infrastructure needs of the current and future generations?

The lecture will use examples from water, sanitation, and energy projects globally to discuss inclusive, equitable and resilient infrastructure solutions.

This event will be held on Zoom. A link will be sent to registrants closer to the event date.

About the speaker

Priti Parikh

Dr. Priti Parikh is an Associate Professor at the Bartlett School of Sustainable Construction and founder director of UCL’s Engineering for International Development Centre. This centre focuses on infrastructure solutions for human development and wellbeing; and researches locally acceptable water-sanitation-energy solutions in low-middle income countries. 

She was recently recognised by Apolitical as one of the 100 most influential academics for government policy. She has industry experience in South Asia, Sub-Saharan Africa and the UK on design and delivery of infrastructure in partnership with local communities. She holds the Bboxx/Royal Academy of Engineering Senior Research fellowship on solar energy access in sub-Saharan Africa. She is a Fellow of the Institution of Civil Engineers (ICE), ICE Council Member and sits on the board of Happold Foundation and Engineer’s Against Poverty.