Adaptation Futures is the biennial conference of the Global Programme of Research on Climate Change Vulnerability, Impacts and Adaptation (PROVIA). The fourth edition was held in May 2016 in Rotterdam. Hydro Nation Scholar Robert Šakić Trogrlić gave a presentation titled ‘Rebuild by Design: Implementation of green infrastructure for flood resiliency in Hoboken’ at the Designing a Climate Resilient Future session. On 13th of May 2016, UNESCO- IHE and Deltares organised an event entitled Young Scientists Event on Disaster Risk Reduction, at which Robert was invited to give a young scientist pitch on Disaster Risk Reduction Governance, discussing his PhD case study in Malawi.