Natural Hazards

Antonella Peresan

Senior seismologist at the National Insitute of Oceanography and Applied Geophysics - OGS (Italy), I graduated in Physics in 1996 and got my Ph.D. in Geophysics of the Lithosphere and Geodynamics in 2001. I carried out teaching and research activities at ICTP (Trieste) and at Trieste and Roma Tre Universities. My research interests are related to earthquakes and cascading hazards, spanning from joint analysis of seismicity patterns and Earth Observations to time-dependent scenario-based seismic and tsunami hazard assessment. I also engage in citizen science activities to improve seismic risk awareness and exposure assessment. Former Science Officer for the EGU "Earthquake Hazards" sub-division (2015-2020), I now serve as the Policy Officer of the EGU "Natural Hazards" Division. I pay special attention to the operational impact of scientific research, fostering technology transfer initiatives towards the end-users community. Coordinator of capacity building activities within an EU-funded World Bank project aimed at multi-risk assessment in Central Asia, I am currently involved in research aimed at modelling complex urban systems for disaster mitigation within the PNRR-RETURN programme.

How can you contribute to Science-Based policy-making? Ask the new Policy Officer in the Natural Hazards Division!

Antonella Peresan February 26, 2024

Image credit: Grace Shephard (distributed via imaggeo.egu.eu)

The EGU Natural Hazards Division now has a new Policy Officer to help promote evidence-based policy-making and support members of the Division in participating in policy-making processes. The Policy Officer aims to bridge between the Division and the EGU Science for Policy Working Group, helping to ensure that evidence-based decisions are made in the policy-making processes related to our areas of ...[Read More]