Training on Building and Developing Sustainable and Resilient Infrastructure (SuRe® Standard)

Infrastructure systems are increasingly expected to deliver economic social and environmental value while remaining resilient to climate change disasters resource constraints and rapid urbanization. Traditional infrastructure planning often focuses on short term delivery without fully addressing long term sustainability resilience and stakeholder value creation.

The SuRe Standard provides a globally recognized framework for building and developing sustainable and resilient infrastructure across the entire project lifecycle. It integrates environmental social economic governance and resilience considerations into infrastructure planning design construction operation and renewal. The standard enables project owners investors and implementers to identify risks maximize opportunities and improve performance outcomes.

This course equips participants with practical knowledge and tools to apply the SuRe Standard in real infrastructure projects. It covers SuRe principles performance criteria lifecycle assessment risk management stakeholder engagement governance financing and monitoring. Through applied exercises and case studies participants will gain the skills required to plan assess and manage infrastructure projects that deliver long lasting value resilience and sustainability.

Duration

10 Days

Who Should Attend

• Infrastructure planners and engineers
• Project developers and asset owners
• Public works and utilities managers
• Urban and regional planners
• Climate resilience and sustainability professionals
• Infrastructure investors and policymakers

Individual Impact

• Strong understanding of the SuRe Standard framework
• Improved ability to design and manage sustainable infrastructure
• Enhanced risk identification and decision making skills
• Greater confidence applying lifecycle and performance approaches
• Improved stakeholder and governance coordination capacity

Organizational Impact

• Improved sustainability and resilience of infrastructure projects
• Reduced long term risks and lifecycle costs
• Stronger alignment with international sustainability standards
• Improved access to climate and infrastructure finance
• Enhanced project credibility and transparency

By the end of the course participants will be able to

• Understand and apply the SuRe Standard principles
• Integrate sustainability and resilience across the infrastructure lifecycle
• Assess risks opportunities and performance using SuRe criteria
• Strengthen governance stakeholder engagement and transparency
• Monitor and improve infrastructure sustainability outcomes

Module 1: Introduction to Sustainable and Resilient Infrastructure

• Global infrastructure sustainability challenges
• Principles of sustainable and resilient infrastructure
• Overview of the SuRe Standard
• Positioning SuRe within global frameworks
• Practical Exercise or Case Study: Assessing sustainability and resilience gaps in an existing infrastructure project

Module 2: SuRe Standard Structure and Core Principles

• SuRe objectives and scope
• Environmental social economic and governance pillars
• Resilience and risk integration
• Lifecycle based application of the standard
• Practical Exercise or Case Study: Mapping infrastructure project elements to SuRe principles

Module 3: Lifecycle Approach to Infrastructure Development

• Planning and early stage decision making
• Design and construction considerations
• Operations maintenance and renewal
• Decommissioning and adaptive reuse
• Practical Exercise or Case Study: Applying lifecycle thinking to an infrastructure project scenario

Module 4: Risk Opportunity and Resilience Assessment

• Climate and disaster risk identification
• Social and environmental risk assessment
• Opportunity identification and value creation
• Prioritization of risks and opportunities
• Practical Exercise or Case Study: Conducting a SuRe aligned risk and opportunity assessment

Module 5: Sustainability Performance Criteria and Indicators

• Environmental performance criteria
• Social inclusion and community value
• Economic efficiency and affordability
• Governance transparency and accountability
• Practical Exercise or Case Study: Defining sustainability performance indicators for a project

Module 6: Stakeholder Engagement and Governance

• Stakeholder identification and analysis
• Inclusive engagement strategies
• Institutional roles and responsibilities
• Decision making and accountability mechanisms
• Practical Exercise or Case Study: Designing a stakeholder engagement and governance plan

Module 7: Sustainable Design and Construction Practices

• Resource efficient design principles
• Low carbon and durable materials
• Environmental management during construction
• Health safety and social safeguards
• Practical Exercise or Case Study: Evaluating design and construction options against SuRe criteria

Module 8: Financing and Investment for SuRe Projects

• Linking sustainability to financial performance
• Risk reduction and investor confidence
• Green climate and blended finance
• Demonstrating bankability using SuRe
• Practical Exercise or Case Study: Building a sustainability value case for infrastructure investment

Module 9: Monitoring Reporting and Verification

• Performance monitoring systems
• Data collection and reporting requirements
• Independent assessment and verification
• Adaptive management and corrective actions
• Practical Exercise or Case Study: Developing a SuRe aligned monitoring and reporting framework

Module 10: Applying the SuRe Standard in Practice

• SuRe assessment process

• Certification and alignment pathways

• Lessons from real infrastructure projects

• Continuous improvement and scaling

• Practical Exercise or Case Study: Applying the SuRe Standard to a complete project case study