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Pablo Lopez Filun

Pablo López Filún is an Associate Researcher at the Centro UC Observatorio de la Costa of the Pontifical Catholic University of Chile. He holds a PhD in Civil Engineering (Hydrology) from the University of Bristol, UK, where he is also a Visiting Research Associate at the School of Civil, Aerospace and Design Engineering. His research focuses on modelling interactions among hillslope hydrological hazards in data-scarce regions of Latin America and the Caribbean through the integration of geospatial data science, multi-hazard modelling, and uncertainty assessment. His work aims to support more reliable multi-hazard assessment and decision-making in data-poor regions. Previously, he worked as a postdoctoral researcher at the Centre for Integrated Disaster Risk Management (CIGIDEN), Chile, investigating post-wildfire cascading and compounding interactions among landslides, debris flows, and hillslope erosion in coastal catchments of Central Chile.

When multiple hazards interact and the data doesn’t: The multi-hazard modelling problem nobody wants to talk about

June 15, 2026

There is a quiet contradiction at the heart of natural hazard science. The regions most exposed to multi-hazard events are precisely the regions where we know the least. The Global South (comprising lower- and middle-income countries in Africa, Asia, Latin America and the Caribbean) is disproportionately affected by climate-related natural hazards, yet it is largely …[Read More]