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Let’s begin the recovery before the disaster

October 24, 2022
Let’s begin the recovery before the disaster
1 year after L'Aquila earthquake, March 2010 (Photo credit: Riccardo Civico, distributed via imaggeo.egu.eu)

Every natural event that causes damage to the built environment must be followed by recovery; however, this phase of disaster risk management has received less attention from academics than the others [1]. In all its aspects, disaster recovery has remained a contentious topic, with experts debating its definition, approaches, objectives, activities, and even when it should begin and finish [2–4]. ...[Read More]

Climate change: let’s talk about adaptive capacity

October 3, 2022
Climate change: let’s talk about adaptive capacity
Global warming (Photo credit: Pete Linforth from Pixabay - Pixabay licence)

The ancient Greek philosopher Heraclitus once said, “there is nothing permanent except change”. We are living in an epoch where constant change is the new normal. Unquestionably, climate change is one of the most significant challenges of our time. How can we shape our thinking to become more agile to change, and what attributes do organisations and societies need to increase their cap ...[Read More]

Back at in-person conferencing, our experience at the EGU GA 2022

and June 20, 2022
Back at in-person conferencing, our experience at the EGU GA 2022
Multi-Division lunch break at the park nearby the conference centre.

  As part of the NH Division blog editorial team, we, Joana and Shreya, describe our experience at the EGU General Assembly (GA) 2022 (#EGU22), held in the Austria Centre in Vienna, from May 24th-28th. It was the first hybrid conference we attended in-person after two years of the pandemic, with a footfall of more than 7,000 people and about the same number joining virtually. It was an enrich ...[Read More]

The new President-elect of the EGU Natural Hazards Division: a talk with Heidi Kreibich

May 30, 2022
Riverine flood
Credit: Christian Wasserfallen (https://www.pexels.com/pt-br/foto/ponte-em-arco-ponte-arqueada-calamidade-desastre-8770485/)

In today’s interview, we have the pleasure of talking with Dr Heidi Kreibich, lecturer at the Geography Department at Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin and head of the working group “Flood risk and climate adaptation” at the German Research Centre for Geosciences (GFZ). From her interest in investigating different types of flooding associated with complex physical and anthropogenic ...[Read More]