Outreach

Public Talks

Invited talk: „Heat adaptation in Hamburg: Motivations and barriers“ at a workshop on heat protection in event management at the German Climate Management Congress 2025.

Invited talk: „It’s getting hot in here: Why we must adapt to a changing climate“ at the Climate Congress of The Left Hamburg.

Policy Studies

PERC Flood event review “Bernd”: Holistic post-event review of the floods in Western Europe in 2021, providing actionable recommendations for reducing future flood damages.

Blog Posts

Bridging development and disaster risk management in Albania. Blog post for the Zurich Flood Resilience Alliance. November 2023.

Putting communities in the driver seat: Good practices from the Philippines. Blog post for the Zurich Flood Resilience Alliance. June 2023

Working with local partners – and nature – for flood resilience. Blog post for the Zurich Flood Resilience Alliance. January 2023

Nepal’s Municipal Disaster Risk Governance Assessment Tool: a case study on strengthening disaster risk management. Blog post for the Zurich Flood Resilience Alliance. January 2022

Connected: How Albania’s new Emergency Operation Centre enables effective disaster risk management. Blog post for the Zurich Flood Resilience Alliance. September 2021

Community brigades were put to the test during floods in Tabasco, Mexico. Blog post for the Zurich Flood Resilience Alliance. June 2021

Exploring co-benefits: Community-centred resilience building in times of Covid-19. Blog post for the Zurich Flood Resilience Alliance. May 2021

Taking large-scale action to raise disaster risk awareness in Albania. Blog post for the Zurich Flood Resilience Alliance. March 2021

Adaptability in Times of Covid-19: Exploring Digital Resilience Building. Blog post for the Zurich Flood Resilience Alliance. August 2020