📢 New paper just out! www.nature.com/articles/s41... Lack of communication costs lives – researchers now want to change how we warn of natural hazards. Researchers are calling for a change; from mass mailings to personalized alerts that actually get people to act.

How personalized disaster warnings can save lives - Nature Human Behaviour

Natural hazards claim thousands of lives annually, yet warnings often fail to compel action. This is not just a technological issue but also a communication failure. The next leap in disaster risk red...

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Welcome to join our webinar tomorrow at 10.15 (GMT+1) kau-se.zoom.us/j/64857964252 European Disaster Risk Assessment through the JRC Risk Data Hub

Infographic from our piece in Sweden's leading daily DN: In this election year, we argue Sweden needs both military defense AND crisis prep for natural hazards (extreme weather cost Europe €208B, 2021-2024). Both-and, not either-or. www.dn.se/debatt/sveri...

Spoke to Swedish Radio about Trump's war on climate policy & research. The implications for climate action are significant. sverigesradio.se/artikel/president-trumps-ettariga-krig-mot-klimatet-demoniserar-forskare

President Trumps ettåriga krig mot klimatet – ”Demoniserar forskare” - Studio Ett

Under sitt första år som USA:s president har Donald Trump gynnat oljeindustrin samtidigt som han monterat ner klimatarbetet och klimatforskningen.Hur påverkas ...

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New debate article out! www.dn.se/debatt/sveri...

DN Debatt. ”Sveriges säkerhet kräver mer än bara totalförsvar”

DN Debatt. Detta är kriserna som hotar att lamslå landet långt innan fienden står vid gränsen, skriver sex forskare vid Centrum för naturkatastrofslära.

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24-25th of November CNDS hosted its annual assembly, providing a forum for researchers to share ongoing work, engage in dialogue across disciplines, and collectively shape the centre’s future activities.

📢Congratulations Dr Biella! 🎉 CNDS PhD-student Riccardo Biella successfully defended his doctoral thesis " Disentangling the nexus between climate information and (mal)adaptation in socio-ecological-technical systems" the 5th of December!

CNDS interim director Prof. Malin Göteman has been elected member in the Council for Research Infrastructures at the Swedish Research Council!

📣 CNDS Boardchair Charles Parker @charlesparker.bsky.social comment on COP30 in Belém. www.uu.se/en/news/2025...

“We’ve seen a lot of backsliding on climate commitments” - Uppsala University

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During a short visit to Uppsala University, representatives from Amrita University, India, met with CNDS acting director Malin Göteman. The meeting was an initial contact between two institutions with very similar research focus.

📅 9–11 October | 📍 SciFest, Uppsala In booth 50 CNDS and Centre for Environment and Development Studies, CEMUS runs a very well attended workshop, Riskville. It engages students of all ages. Welcome to join us on Saturday!

Ewa Livmar from CNDS+CEMUS, dilemma owner, designed and set up a session for the ENLIGHT European University leadership programme. Participants had to confront real life events, tackle time restraint and perform under pressure, dealing with research and activism, and where we draw the line.

70-mile embankment is being built along the northern coast of the island of Java with the aim of protecting the coastline from rising sea levels, says CNDS researcher Giuliano Di Baldassarre, Professor in Hydrology at Uppsala university. www.sverigesradio.se/artikel/giga...

How do Swedes adapt to heatwaves? Throughout the summer in Karlstad, CNDS PhD student Dide collected data on people´s behaviour in relation to sun and shade. We keenly await the results! Also, check out her latest conference article: rpsonline.com.sg/proceedings/...

Putting science to practice - talk about risks with younger students. Together with @cemusuppsala.bsky.social CNDS will participate in Scifest in Uppsala in October, why 3 colleagues visited Karlstad university, CSR and Risklab to learn more about their serious game Riskville! #risklab#scifest

📢 CNDS-EGU-TRANSCEND summer school off to a good start! After a full day of lectures and interesting conversations on adapting to natural hazards under uncertainty, the day ended in a mingle! #EGU #TRANSCEND

CNDS director Steffi visited Swedish Radio RixFM to talk about volcanoes, after Russian volcano Krasjeninnikov erupted after 562 years.

Sara Stith the recipient of CNDS International Research Grant, finished her thesis titled: Walking together: Bridging Western and Aboriginal paradigms for cultural fire revitalization and bushfire resilience in Victoria, Australia.

CNDS summer workshop at Försvarshögskolan - Swedish Defence University. With new director Steffi Burchardt at the helm, CNDS is staking out new paths forward.

Check out our latest Webinar " Coping with disasters - short and long term psychological impacts of Natural Hazards" youtu.be/HKgq5Byq9pk

CNDS webinar 7th may 2025 Coping with disasters

YouTube video by CNDS Sweden

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Jeanne and Riccardo at their respective Presentations

Last but not least, we have Giuliano at Pico Session 4.1 to explore human-water feedbacks in a rapidly changing world, Happening now #EGU2025

Also, Ferran is with his poster on Gulf stream ocean conditions influence on atmospheric rivers in hall X5.3 (4/4), 8:30-10:15

Discuss Socio-Hydrological Modelling Approach with Riccardo at hall A.4, 8:30-10:15 (3/4)

Join Jeanne at PICO spot 4.3 to discuss climate hazard impacts to water supply in Sweden (2/4)

Many CNDS presentations this morning with Jeanne, Riccardo, and Ferran at final day of EGU 2025 (1/4)

Join Sara today at 11:25-11:35 in room N2 to discuss SHEDIS: Linking subnational hazard and exposure information with DISaster impact records for International risk analysis #EGU2025 #CNDS

Join Eleni now till 10:15 at her poster to talk about Winds of change: Mapping Extreme Windstorm Events in Sweden, Hall X3.16

Join Omar with his poster to discuss Quantifying precipitation driven uncertainty in streamflow simulations, Hall A, A.45, 14:00-15:45

Join Anastasiya to discuss drought impact based forecasting of crop yield in India, room 2.15 from 15:25-15:35. Also presenting is Shakti who will discuss perceptions of climate change and earthquake risks in himalayan region of Nepal, room 2.17 from 15:15-15:25