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Hydrological Sciences

Elisa Savelli

Elisa Savelli (@SavelliElisa) is a PhD Candidate in Environmental Analysis at the Department of Earth Sciences, Air, Water and Landscape Science at Uppsala University, and Centre of Natural Hazards and Disaster Science (CNDS) in Sweden. Elisa studies the politics that intersect with the production and distribution of drought risk. For more information see http://hydrosocialextremes.org

Let’s talk about #sociohydrology

and October 20, 2021
Let’s talk about #sociohydrology

The world’s water crisis is complex, multifaceted and deeply intertwined with social processes. As such, it requires increased collaboration across multiple disciplines and the development of new paradigms for understanding and managing water resources. These scientific challenges have inspired the organizers of the 1st International Conference on  SocioHydrology that took place between the 6th an ...[Read More]

Why social inequalities matter for hydrologists?

September 30, 2020
Why social inequalities matter for hydrologists?

After a few years spent at an Earth Science department researching social inequalities and hydrological extremes — i.e. floods and droughts — I have often been asked these rhetorical questions: “Isn’t it obvious that the weakest individuals or social groups suffer the most in case of extreme hydrological events? So, why should we study these inequalities?” Driven by these questions, and the years ...[Read More]