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IRDR SC Member Bapon Fakhruddin was interviewed by Engineering Insight
06 April 2017

IRDR SC Member Bapon Fakhruddin was interviewed by Engineering Insight, the report was on April/May 2017, Vol 18/2.

In this interview, Dr Bapon Fakhruddin MIPENZ discusses why global expertise is the key to climate resilience.

“ I can catalogue in my mind: ‘Okay, I saw a similar problem in Sri Lanka, or in Thailand, and the solution used there didn’t work because of these criteria.’ Conversely, looking at good practices in other countries can help provide a better solution.”

 

Taking the broad view

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