🚨 Hot off the press! 🚨 The European Commission has released a report on #ClimateChange and #Biodiversity research priorities, prepared by Future Earth (@futureearth.bsky.social) & launched today Sustainability Research & Innovation Congress. Kudos to IIASA's Monika Bauer for bringing together the wider #IIASANetwork for this important

New PhD position on modelling the societal and health impacts of hydroclimate extremes (shorturl.at/TQUAT). This position is in collaboration between Karolinska Institutet, @UU_University, and IVM - VU Amsterdam. Deadline July 2. Apply here: kidoktorand.varbi.com/en/what:job/jo…

Two great days at the 3rd international conference on natural hazards and risks in changing world! It’s been wonderful to connect and engage with so many scientists and practitioners addressing compound and multi-hazard risks. Thanks to all! Risk-KAN MYRIAD-EU @NatRiskChange

Congrats to Tristian Stolte et al. for developing VulneraCity, the most comprehensive database of urban vulnerability drivers to date, based on an astonishing 3000+ papers review. Watch their short animation to learn more! Paper: shorturl.at/PN0iY

This is a rough graphic summary of our discussion on the futures of environmental justice (summer school by IVM - VU Amsterdam)! At the core of their discussions is recognizing the role of imagination and hope in rethinking (new) pathways for environmental justice.

🚨We are hiring🚨 Postdoc to work on a project "Citizen and Expert Narratives of the EU Energy Crisis '22 - '23" We're looking for someone with a PhD in economics or polsci, with interest in and knowledge of EU energy and climate policy! More info: shorturl.at/gcLA4

Aan mijn NL volgers: Heb je een boot? Hebben #droogte of droogtemaatregelen impact op je bootgebruik? Blijf je bij je huidige jachthaven of vertrek je vanwege bruguitzettingen, sluisstremmingen of fonteinkruid? Doe mee aan ons IVM - VU Amsterdam onderzoek: bit.ly/recreatie-enqu… RT = fijn!

I really like our group’s tradition of bringing sweets when we publish a paper. Today it was my turn. Global Ecology and Biogeography - 2024 - Zvereva et al. - Predation on Live and Artificial Insect Prey Shows Different Global Latitudinal Patterns onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/ge…

🚨Contribute to the #survey by our PhD candidate Lotte Muller👇 ⛵Boateigenaren, hoe ervaren jullie droogtemaatregelen voor de pleziervaart? Laat ons het weten door deze enquête in te vullen, zelfs als je geen zomerdroogte hebt ervaren: ▶️bit.ly/recreatie-enqu… Hartelijk dank!

💡Contribute to our study! Sophie Buijs and @Marleen_Ruiter, from the IVM - VU Amsterdam at Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam (inactief), seeking participants from NL, DE, AT, and Canary Islands for a study on improving government disaster recovery support for businesses. 📋Take the survey: lnkd.in/e_8TY6v8

We have been asked to forward this call for papers for the upcoming online workshop “Postcolonial Ecocriticism and Indigenous Environmental Justice.” Full call: enscan.net/postcolonial-e… #rccnews #callforpapers #cfp #callforproposals #academia #indigenous #ecocriticism #envhum

I am recruiting two graduate students (MS or PhD) interested in computational hydrology for Fall 2025 to join my newly established a.c.t. hydro lab (acthydro.com) UBuffalo SUNY - The State University of New York! Please share widely! More details can be found here: acthydro.com/join.html

🌊 Don’t miss the NEWAVE Diffused Conference Series! 🌍 📅 11 Sept, 14:00 CEST: Shahana Bilalova on water governance and pollution. 📅 25 Sept, 14:00 CEST: Hannah Porada on local resistance against extractivism. 👉 vu-live.zoom.us/webinar/regist… mailchi.mp/nextwatergover…

📅17 September ⦿ 16:00-17:00 CEST ⦿ online 🏭Webinar on Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam (inactief)'s landmark decision to stop research collaboration with #fossilfuel industry 🗣️Featuring two colleagues from IVM: Mathieu_Blondeel & Philipp Pattberg Register here👉vu.nl/en/events/2024…

n = 7,335,881,094 A new population dataset with more than 7 billion individuals and almost 2 billion households, with socio-economic characteristics like gender, age, education, income/wealth etc. Downloadable per country or administrative subdivision. nature.com/articles/s4159…

🌍 Exciting PhD opportunity! Explore the impact of trade on the environment at IVM-VU. Research involves modelling and analysing trade, climate and, policy. Apply now to help shape a sustainable future! encr.pw/vsSqm Deadline: 17 November

Happening today!➡️07 November | 16:00-17:00 CET | SDG Academy: COP16 Debrief | Registration still open: vu.nl/en/events/2024… ■Curious about what actually happened during the #COP16Colombia? Join our IVM experts Mirja Schoderer and Ina Lehmann to reflect on key takeaways!

📚Read this Climate Finance Academy article by Policy Advisor and IVM PhD candidate Vylon Ooms where he argues that insurers can play a significant role in encouraging weather related damage reduction in businesses through early warnings and information •climate-finance-academy.com/assessing-the-…

🎉🎊Exciting new projects from our IVM colleagues; #emBRace, #SaltyBEATS & #FairNATURE Read more about them below. vu.nl/en/news/2024/t… vu.nl/nl/nieuws/2024…

New paper out🔥: A Bayesian network analysis of a South African urban food system. Read the full paper here: link.springer.com/article/10.100…