Challenge
Over the last decade major climate change induced weather events occurred across the continent disrupting the transport flow of strategic goods as well as causing loss of life. Their impact runs in billions of euros, driving a need for costly adaptation on top of mounting investment needs for preserving current and future transport infrastructure networks service capabilities. But what is more costly, dealing with the consequences of doing nothing or investing in climate adaptation?
At the same time, with the revised TEN-T Regulation, the European Commission places more emphasis on the importance of vital urban nodes in the prosperity and development of the European Union. These vital nodes mean nothing if their important place in the entire network of corridors is not taken into account. 
What is the impact of climate change on these urban nodes, in their role in the TEN-T-network? What does climate change mean for Rijkswaterstaat and partner organizations in the adaptation of these networks? 
This brings about strategic dilemmas, such as: what is the vulnerability of our multimodal transport system to extreme weather events? What minimum levels of functionality should infrastructure networks be able to deliver under such extreme weather events? Which measures are critical to ensure such minimum service levels? Which spatial functions are possible to mitigate disruptions from flooding? What constraints do climate scenarios pose on current spatial planning strategies? 

•    This workshop will build on concrete cases on section of the Rhine-Alpine corridor, in particular the section that runs from the port area Rotterdam and Antwerp – serving as the key gateway to Europe -  and the Ruhr-Cologne-Bonn metropolitan region –serving as its first major Hinterland node. 
•    We cordially invite you to reflect on these cases and to bring along your own cases to discuss against this reference. Which dilemmas are alive in your case study, for the context of your case study?

The discussion will focus on
In this session, Rijkswaterstaat invites you to “bring your own corridor”, in order to compare our challenges and solutions in making networks climate resilient and to connect them with the urban environment. 
o    Where are we most vulnerable for climate change along the main road networks that connect urban nodes? 
o    How can we address these vulnerabilities to realize a climate resilient network? 
o    How can we connect the vulnerabilities and possible solutions to the climate and spatial planning challenges of the region and corridor?
o    How would you in your country address such issues? How to set goals related to climate adaptation, and how to monitor and enforce these?

Goal
The goal is to build mutual awareness and understanding on climate adaptation current approaches and strategies. To learn from each other’s approaches whether best practices or biggest constraints. This forms a foundation on which eventually further steps for knowledge exchange and collaboration can be taken.