News
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Congratulations to the recipients of the CNDS Interdisciplinary Grant
2019-05-10
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CNDS presentations and sessions at EGU 2019
2019-04-07
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Pedagogical model "Riskville" inspires research article
2019-01-28
Experiences from using Riskville as a pedagogical model has proven to be a good starting point for introducing and discussing the connection between urban planning and risk management. CNDS researchers at the Centre for Climate and Safety (CCS at Karlstad University) are happy to announce that these experiences have been documented and published in scientific article.
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CNDS research project "TRAMPOLINE" awarded grant from The Swedish Research Council
2019-01-28
Daniel Nohrstedt, Charles Parker, Giuliano Di Baldassarre and Maurizio Mazzoleni have been awarded a 3-year grant of 4.4 million SEK for their research project The Transformative Potential of Extreme Weather Events (TRAMPOLINE). The purpose of the project is to investigate extreme hazard events as potential triggers for changes in DRR policy and development.
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Issue of climate change and security makes the agenda for "Folk och Försvar"
2019-01-28
"Folk och Försvar" is an annual national conference that serves as a forum for discussions on Swedish security politics, national defence and societal security. For the first time in its 30 year history, the issue of climate change was designated its own session, marking its increasing importance.
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Congratulations to Eduardo Reynold Puga who has nailed the date for his doctoral defence
2019-01-18
His dissertation Flood Prediction in data-scarce basins: Maximising the value of limited hydro-meteorological data is scheduled to be defended in the Hamburg lecture hall (Geo Center, Uppsala University) at 10:00 on 8 February 2019.
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Unveiling Earth’s floodplains: Researchers develop new zoning tool that provides global topographic datasets in minutes
2019-01-15
A new paper on the Nature’s journal Scientific Data describes the first high-resolution global map of Earth’s floodplains developed by an international team of four water scientists, including Giuliano Di Baldassarre professor of hydrology at the Department of Earth Sciences at Uppsala University and director of CNDS.
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But what role did the EU have in the UN climate negotiations in Katowice?
2019-01-09
The United Nations climate conference held in Katowice (COP24) produced a deal on implementing the Paris climate agreement. CNDS fellow Charles F. Parker and his colleague Christer Karlsson explain that in the absence of a constructive approach from the United States, the EU sought to provide leadership by working together with China and other partners.
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The Northern European Conference on Emergency and Disaster Studies (NEEDS) is now accepting paper proposals!
2019-01-09
The theme of this year's conference is 'Nature, Society and Scale' and includes interdisciplinary panels that reflect threshold concepts in relation to risk, disasters, crises and emergencies as well as the theoretical and methodological implications of the different disciplinary approaches, interventions, and contexts.
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The unintended consequences of dams and reservoirs
2018-11-15
An international team of drought scientists show that while many dams and reservoirs are built, or expanded, to alleviate droughts and water shortages, they can paradoxically contribute to make them worse. The study is published in Nature Sustainability. The research team behind the new study was led by professor Giuliano Di Baldassarre, Director of CNDS.
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Water shortage due to storage?
2018-11-15
While many dams and reservoirs aim to alleviate droughts and water shortages, they can paradoxically make them worse.
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New article on the effectiveness of national and EU-level civil protection systems: evidence from 17 member states
2018-11-15
This article utilizes survey data from civil protection agencies in 17 EU member states to shed light on the factors that promote national and EU-level effectiveness in civil protection and crisis management. The study found both the extent to which a national civil protection agency is organized hierarchically and adheres to a rule governed structure and the extent to which the agency scores highly with regards to a trust-based, professional culture are significantly related to the degree to which civil protection practitioners will value national and EU-level civil protection institutions.
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Thanks for the great turn-out at the 2018 Forum on Natural Hazards and Disasters!
2018-11-15
This year's event, hosted by the Centre for Climate and Safety in Karlstad, focused on how we can be better at utilizing data, research and experiences in our efforts to deal with the damages and losses associated with disasters.
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Call for panel proposals - Northern European Conference on Emergency and Disaster Studies 2019
2018-11-01
The 4th Northern European Conference on Emergency and Disaster Studies (NEEDS) 2019 will be organized by the Department of Cultural Anthropology and Ethnology and the Centre of Natural Hazards and Disaster Science on 10–12 June 2019 in Uppsala.
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Natural Hazards Day - CNDS workshop commemorating the Vajont Dam disaster
2018-11-01
The event was co-organized by the Department of Earth Sciences and the Centre of Natural Hazards and Disaster Science (CNDS), and it was well attended with more than 50 participants. The workshop focused on multi-hazards, compound events and cascading effects, which are gaining increasing attention in the natural hazards community.
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New CNDS PhD graduate
2018-11-01
On 26 October, CNDSer Jenni Koivisto successfully defended her doctoral dissertation "Navigating in the Midst of Uncertainties – Challenges in Disaster Risk Governance in Mozambique" at Karlstad University. Per Becker, from the Faculty of Engineering LTH at Lund University, served as the opponent during the defence.
Vi gratulerar Doktor Jenni Koivisto, Risk- och Miljöstudier för en väl genomförd dispu
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Program for Forum om Natural Hazards and Disasters, 15 November in Karlstad
2018-10-30
More information about the program and registration available here The registration deadline has been extended to 6 November.
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Thank you for participating in the CNDS & EGU Summer Research School 2018
2018-09-02
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CNDS Director participates in panel discussion on the recent floods in Kerala, India
2018-09-02
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CNDS Fellows reveal adaptive human settlements after flood events
2018-08-24
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CNDS fellows comment on 2018 forest fires in Swedish newspaper
2018-08-20
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Job Opportunity: Postdoctoral Researcher at Swedish Defence University
2018-08-14
The Swedish Defence University has announced a position as a Postdoctoral Researcher with a specialisation in crisis management and international cooperation, with extra an emphasis on disaster risk reducation and natural hazards.
Last application date is 31 August 2018. More information here.
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Job Opportunity: Postdoctoral Researcher at Karlstad University
2018-08-06
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CNDS fellow discusses significance of water management in Dagens Nyheter
2018-04-12
Together with seven other experts, CNDS fellow Christine Wamsler wrote an article for DN DEBATT raising the issue of the need to reform Swedish water governance and management in light of the newly proposed national climate adaptation strategy.
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CNDS commemorates World Water Day
2018-04-09
Several CNDS fellows, who research various aspects of water, contributed to a research seminar commemorating World Water Day. Drawing upon their different academic disciplines and competencies, they were able to present various perspectives in an effort to provide a more comprehensive picture of the complex issue of water.
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Centre for Climate and Safety receives research funding for disaster modelling
2018-04-09
The Knowledge Foundation (Stiftelsen för kunskaps- och kompetensutveckling) has allocated SEK 3.4 million to this interdisciplinary research project on disaster modeling, focusing on flood risks.
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Literature Review: Managing Crises Collaboratively - Prospects and Problems
2018-04-08
CNDS fellows Daniel Nohrstedt, Fredrik Bynander, and Charles Parker have published a literature review addressing the challenges and opportunities presented when collaboratively managing crises.
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CNDS Fellow Charles Parker's article published as research highlight in Nature Climate Change
2018-04-08
Nature Climate Change has selected CNDS Fellow Charles Parker and Christer Karlsson’s Environmental Politics article,“The UN climate change negotiations and the role of the United States: assessing American leadership from Copenhagen to Paris”, as a Research Highlight in their new issue.
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Two new Postdoc Positions at the Department of Earth Sciences, Uppsala University
2018-03-29
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Research Article: Systematic Knowledge Sharing in a Natural Hazard Damage Context - How Organizational Borders Limit Lessons Learned
2018-03-21
CNDS fellows Monika Rydstedt Nyman and Magnus Johansson are co-authors of a new article on lesson learning.
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Finding Consistent Measurements For Drought And Flood Assessments
2018-03-20
In Science Trends, Beatriz Quesada-Montano and Giuliano Di Baldassare share their insights on attempts to find consistent measurements for drought and flood assessments.
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CNDS fellows publish article in Advances in Water Resources
2018-03-20
Beatriz Quesada Montano and Giuliano Di Baldassarre together with colleagues from Costa Rica and the UK propose a new method that allows assessing changes in both floods and droughts in a consistent way.
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Cross-disciplinary CNDS commentary accepted for publication
2018-03-15
A commentary titled "An integrative research framework to unravel the interplay of natural hazards and vulnerabilities", written by a group of CNDS researchers, has been accepted for publication in the open access journal Earth's future.
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Two PhD positions at the Department of Engineering Sciences, Division of Electricity, Uppsala University
2018-03-14
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Giuliano Di Baldassarre about adaptation to flood risk in Bangladesh
2018-03-06
Giuliano Di Baldassarre, the Director of CNDS, contributed to a piece about Bangladesh's challenges and new-founded opportunities posed by flooding on Radio Sweden’s program “Vetandets värld”.
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PhD student position in Political Science at the Swedish Defence University
2018-02-21
The position will contribute to a research theme at CNDS, which is aimed at understanding the short-term and long-term consequences of resilience policies at the national and local policy levels. The larger research effort is designed to address the consequences of resilience as an established policy paradigm. Current research has focused on the emergence and spread of such policies as well as the scope of conditions for producing a more resilient individual, community or infrastructure. We are cognizant of the emergence and spread of resilience as an organizational principle for defining national policies in many countries, but presently have inadequate knowledge of which negative and positive consequences these policies will produce for the public and private sectors
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Valentin Troll points out the world's five most dangerous volcanos
2018-02-19
These five volcanos are considered especially dangerous since they would have devastingly effects for humanity if they awakened. In this short and informative video clip, CNDS fellow Professor Troll explains some of societal consequences we could expect if one of these volcanos erupted.
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Six new positions on Hydrological Extremes at the Department of Earth Sciences, Uppsala University
2018-02-07
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CNDS/EGU Summer School on Natural Hazards in the Anthropocene
2018-01-31
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CNDS part of new collaboration with Makerere University, Uganda
2018-01-29
CNDS has become a partner in the Sida-financed project BREAD, Building Resilient Ecosystems and Livelihoods to Climate Change and Disaster Risks, which is carried out in collaboration with Lund University and Makerere University in Kampala, Uganda.
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Book release: Local Action on Climate Change - Opportunities and constraints
2018-01-25
The latest addition to Routledges series on Advances in Climate Change Research is the book "Local Action on Climate Change - Opportunities and constraints" with valuable contributions from CNDS board member Mikael Granberg and CNDS management team member Lars Nyberg.
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Winter party and launch of new seminar series
2018-01-25
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Giuliano Di Baldassarre receives ERC Consolidator Grant for his project on hydrological extremes and society
2017-12-20
Giuliano Di Baldassarre, the Director of CNDS, was awarded the European Research Council (ERC) Consolidator Grant for his project "HydroSocial Extremes: Unravelling the Mutual Shaping of Hydrological Extremes and Society."
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Steffi Burchardt awarded a research grant by the Wallenberg Foundation for her project on fracture formation in magma
2017-12-20
CNDS fellow Steffi Burchardt was awarded a research grant by the Knut and Alice Wallenberg Foundation for her discovery of a paradoxical property in magma: it can fracture even though it flows. Her aim is to understand how fracture formation in magma influences everything from the prediction of volcanic eruptions to deposits of noble metals and the formation of oil reservoirs.
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CNDS Fellows contribute to Routledge series book: Local Action on Climate Change - Opportunities and constraints
2017-12-20
The latest addition to Routledges series on Advances in Climate Change Research is the book "Local Action on Climate Change - Opportunities and constraints" with valuable contributions from CNDS board member Mikael Granberg and CNDS management team member Lars Nyberg.
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Korbinian Breinl's views on the Sendai framework and DRR in Sweden
2017-12-13