A short article by me about need to address the persistent root causes of #flood risk creation in #England. "How England’s broken planning system has created (not reduced) the risk of floods" in The Conversation #DisastersAreNotNatural theconversation.com/how-englands-b…

In 2020 be sure to share your work with us so we can share it here with our followers! We love sharing resources, reading materials, and starting conversations about #disaster, #risk, and #anthropology!

Unfortunately this is still happening... There are way too many ‘solutions’ proposed by ‘experts’ who don’t know anything about the context in which these ‘solutions’ are to be implemented. And then it comes as a surprise that the proposed solutions don’t work.

Hooray! Season 2 is out! Jason von Meding 🇵🇸 & I loved talking to Lori Peek of Natural Hazards Center about the importance of #stories in #disaster studies. We hope you’ll enjoy this episode as much as we do.

📣Want to do a PhD? Need funding? Interested in cities, regions, GaWC? Well come and join Loughborough Geography and Environment Loughborough University in Oct 2020 via our School PhD Studentship Competition. Deadline is 31 Jan. All info is here: bit.ly/35wlU3R. Drop me an email if you are interested

Delighted to announce our new Indo-UK Newton Fund Arts and Humanities Research Council project Calcutta Riverfront Cultural Heritage & Diasporas involving SMARTIES colleagues. Focusing on cultural #heritage & #diaspora communities along the Hooghly River #Kolkata in partnership with @heritagewalkcal Tathagata Neogi (He/Him/Dr) Chelsea McGill

Professor Alistair Milne @LboroSBE addresses disaster risk financing in Indonesia Loughborough University Global Challenges Research Fund (GCRF) Natural Environment Research Council Economic and Social Research Council

Promoting a more proactive disaster risk financing in Indonesia Global Challenges Research Fund (GCRF) LboroABCE Loughborough University Natural Environment Research Council Economic and Social Research Council DFID OJK Indonesia OJK Indonesia

📣Excellent review article about "Nature-based solutions for hydro-meteorological risk reduction" just published!! 👏🙌 Enjoy reading! nat-hazards-earth-syst-sci.net/20/243/2020/ IHE Delft 💧 Institute for Water Education TU Delft University of Exeter @UniboMagazine NGI

Participation is important for disaster risk management. In #Brazil there are many challenges in this topic. We need more NGOs working in DRM. Check the chapter: #NGOs and #NaturalHazard #Governance in #LatinAmerica and the Caribbean -oxfordre.com/naturalhazards…

Snaith, a town in the East Riding of Yorkshire, has been devastated by #flooding - but there are plans to build 800 more homes! Is this a wise development decision? hulldailymail.co.uk/news/hull-east…

With @CourtneyPageTan we wrote Oasis of Resilience? An Empirical Investigation of Rain Water Harvesting Systems in a High Poverty, Peripheral Community which shows how vulnerable communities are often less likely to receive help works.bepress.com/daniel_aldrich…

Many Lake District rivers have been straighted over centuries by farmers and landowners. This one, Newlands Beck near Braithwaite, is making a bid for freedom having been assisted by Storm Ciara. #fluvial #geomorphology #erosion #farming #LakeDistrict #stormciara

Mary Long-Dhonau OBE I believe this shocking case is a Redrow Homes dev't (Carnegie Court) near Bassaleg, Newport. Some of the houses have been built right along the banks of the Ebbw River. Shocked to see this development was permitted. Maps from 1970, 2000s (site shown) and with new houses added.

@USofDisaster Re: the problematic 'Disaster Cycle', I've mulled over the phases possibly being viewed as a helix aligned with time and resources, e.g.: a) prep/mitig (blue), relief/response (red) b) an event c) lesser event, and ultimately, d) elimitated risk 👇

Slightly ahead of schedule (we're too excited 🤪)! Presenting the '#NoNaturalDisasters in the Workplace: Improving how we talk about disasters at work' report. Please retweet, share, share some more, share again & then share on other platforms. 😃 bit.ly/NNDWork

Well done Vietnam 🇻🇳 ‘How this country of 95 million kept its #Coronavirus death toll at zero’: 1) Acting early 2) Meticulous contact-tracing 3) Effective public communication via ⁦CNN⁩ cnn.com/2020/05/29/asi…

Looks like another example of dam design exceedance following several similar incidences across the world in last few years including UK and USA. #dams #reservoir #flooding

We’re pleased to announce that Prof. Lee Bosher (also on Bluesky) will be taking over as WEDC group lead. Thanks to Prof Graham Sander for his leadership over the last few years. Here’s to an exciting future of all things related to #WASH #water #engineering #quality #hydrodynamics #DRM #resilience

Risk based urban design, starting now hosted by @UCLIRDR exploring disaster risk in Urban environments not to repeat the mistakes of the past and ensure that the urban poor are included in #DRR actions in rapidly growing cities in the global south