The Code of Practice on Climate Change Adaptation and Resilience for Engineers

The Model Code of Practice on Climate Change Adaptation and Resilience for Engineers provides guidance to engineers to reduce escalating climate impacts on civil infrastructure and buildings now and in future thus making a significant contribution to achieving SDG 13 as well as positively impacting all other SDGs.

The Model Code of Practice reminds and encourages engineers to improve their knowledge and skills through capacity development and training to equip them to deal with the rapidly changing and evolving needs of all nations to adapt to and improve resilience to our changing climate. By focussing on SDG 13 – Climate Action engineers can make an enormous contribution to all SDGs. The WFEO Model Code of Practice and its upcoming update turns words into action.

The upcoming 2025 Model Code of Climate Adaptation and Resilience provides rationale and guidance to engineers to consider climate in their day-to-day practice and fulfill their ethical obligation to do so. It expands the previous nine guiding principles to include climate resilience as well as innovative, progressive and equitable solutions (such as nature-based ones) that consider long term environment, social and economic impacts and public welfare not just public health and safety.