CNDS Stakeholders

Flooding at Arvika in 2000. Photo courtesy of MSB.

Research in collaboration

The triple-helix model for collaboration between authorities, industry and universities is fundamental for CNDS. The application forming the basis for CNDS was sponsored both by authorities and private enterprises. Once the Swedish Government decided to endorse the Centre of Natural Disaster Science, more organisations have expressed their interest.

Your organisation may have a natural-disater-related problem that can be of interest for researchers and PhD students in CNDS? Could your problem perhaps lead to a well-defined PhD or Master-thesis project or maybe even form the basis for a large research project within the framework of CNDS? Contact CNDS if you this this might be relevant for you and your organisation.

Supporting Authorities and Coordinating Organisations, e.g.:

CSUCA – Confederación Universitaria Centroamericana
MSB – Myndigheten för samhällsskydd och beredskap
Sida – Styrelsen för internationellt utvecklingssamarbete

Supporting Industry, e.g.:

Hectronic
Länsförsäkringar
TNT Elektronik
Vattenfall
Vertical Wind

CNDS is

CNDS, Centre for Natural Disaster Science, is a national knowledge-centre for natural disasters, a joint initiative by Uppsala university, Karlstad university and the Swedish National Defence College.

Objectives of CNDS

- To develop tools for conducting negotiations and formulating treaties, which can effectively tackle and help prevent natural disasters.

- To improve management of natural disasters by an increased understanding of their reasons (incl. socio-cultural and human behaviour).

- To improve information handling and know-how on warning, decision, and other support systems in natural-disaster management.

- To develop infrastructure that is robust in case of natural disasters, e.g., autonomous, secure, and robust energy generation, and information and communication technology.

Goals of CNDS

- To become one of the most well-respected centres for natural-disaster science in the world.

- To provide well-trained personnel to our stakeholders.

- To improve Swedish and European natural-disaster databases.

- To provide a better understanding from the in-situ research opportunities in Central America that can improve policies and crisis management of Swedish/international stakeholders.

- To create commercial benefits for Swedish industry by reducing vulnerability and improving its products robustness.