Justification: Rising sea levels, stronger storms and socio-economic vulnerabilities demand engineering solutions that combine robust physical assets with community engagement—ensuring equitable access to safe water, housing and critical services

● Civil: climate-adaptive coastal defenses, flood-resilient drainage, water-security projects

● Mechanical: resilient HVAC and emergency-response vehicles, transport-system robustness

● Electrical: backup microgrids, disaster-hardening of distribution networks

● Chemical & Environmental: decentralized water-treatment, pollution-remediation technologies

● Biomedical & Health Engineering: portable medical-device design, logistical planning for post-disaster relief