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How can integrated adaptive planning shape coastlines and ports of tomorrow?
Meet Jia Hann Tan. As climate risks rise, Jia Hann is shaping climate-ready coastal cities and ports through integrated adaptive planning.
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Climate change is reshaping coastlines faster than traditional ports and shoreline defenses can keep up.
To stay ahead, nations need integrated adaptive planning — a smarter, system‑wide approach that blends coastal science, engineering and long-term risk-modeling. It layers solutions across scales, from regional coastal systems to local catchments and individual assets, creating strategies that adapt to changing conditions. This is where Jacobs Project Manager Jia Hann makes a real difference — bringing extensive experience at the intersection of coastal science, maritime engineering and climate adaptation.
With integrated adaptive planning at the core of his approach, Jia Hann leads multidisciplinary teams to tackle some of the Asia Pacific region’s most urgent coastal challenges. such as flooding, wave overtopping, coastline erosion, port downtime and climate driven operational risks.
Across national coastal protection studies in Singapore, coastal masterplans and major port developments globally, he supports organizations in making high impact decisions on tidal gates, pumping systems, shoreline protection strategies and critical marine infrastructure.
Whether he’s designing coastal protection measures for vulnerable shorelines, advising on inland drainage measures for coastal developments or planning ports for future environmental conditions, Jia Hann brings deep insight into how water, infrastructure and the environment interact, and how to adapt them for tomorrow’s conditions.
“The climate is changing — but the real question is how much. Integrated adaptive planning can help us prepare for this uncertainty in a practical and financially prudent way.”
Jia Hann Tan
Get to know Jian Hann Tan
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12
years of experience in coastal engineering, port consulting and climate resiliency
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20 +
port projects delivered
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5 +
coastal resilience projects delivered
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3
languages spoken: English, Chinese and Vietnamese (basic)
Jia Hann brings over 12 years of coastal engineering, port consulting and climate resilience experience with expertise in breakwater design, port layout planning, berthing and mooring analysis, navigational design and nautical studies.
His professional foundation is built on technical training and active industry leadership. He holds a graduate certificate in coastal protection and flood management from National University of Singapore, a specialist certification in civil infrastructure from Nanyang Technological University (NTU) and a bachelor’s degree in environmental engineering from NTU.
As a certified Project Management Professional® and Chartered Engineer (Institution of Engineers, Singapore), he draws on both engineering depth and disciplined project management to bring national-scale projects to life. Jia Hann also contributes to global coastal and port engineering standards through his work with the Permanent International Association of Navigation Congresses (PIANC) – now commonly known as the World Association for Waterborne Transport Infrastructure – working groups on port resilience and mooring of large vessels, reflecting his commitment to advancing best practices in climate-ready coastal and maritime infrastructure.
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