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Water infrastructure in Nepal
A new grant of £96k has been awarded by British Academy/Royal Academy of Engineering/Royal Society for interdisciplinary research “Exploring the feasibility of regenerating Medieval Licchavi Period irrigation infrastructure in the Kathmandu Valley, Nepal”
Spotlight on Dr Bhim Kumar Dahal, research visitor from Tribhuvan University, Nepal.
Dr Bhim Kumar Dahal visited the IHRR for two weeks in July 2023 to collaborate with Dr Ellen Robson and Prof David Toll on the development of road cut slope design guidelines for Nepal.
Publication co-authored by IHRR Dr Hanna Ruszczyk: "Managed urban retreat: the trouble with crisis narratives"
Dr Hanna Ruszczyk, a research associate at the Institute of Hazard, Risk and Resilience (IHRR), has co-authored a publication on climate change and crisis narratives in the journal Urban Geography.
IHRR Dr Aaron Neill lectures at River University 2023
Dr Aaron Neill, research associate within the Institute of Hazard, Risk and Resilience (IHRR) at Durham University, was invited to give a lecture at the River University 2023 course held from 31 July to 4 August in Kutzow See, Oder delta, Germany, co-organised by Coalition Clean Baltic and Rewilding Oder Delta.
Another major US city is sinking, and this time it's due to 'underground climate change'
The ground beneath Chicago is deforming as a result of heat leaking from underground structures — a phenomenon dubbed a "silent hazard" for cities across the globe.
Beth Barnes, recognised by the Women's Engineering Society as one of the top 50 Women in Engineering
Beth Barnes, a member of IHRR Management Board, being recognised by the Women's Engineering Society as one of the top 50 Women in Engineering
IHRR Director Bruce Malamud contributes to three-day workshop for the Foreign Commonwealth and Development Office
[06/24] Durham University's Institute of Hazard, Risk and Resilience (IHRR) Director Bruce Malamud contributes to a three-day workshop for the Foreign Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) on mutli-hazards.
Disaster risk decision-making was on the agenda for the Commonwealth politicians at an IHRR & CPA workshop for small Parliaments
The Institute of Hazard, Risk and Resilience together with the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association’s (CPA) Small Branches network organised a workshop on disaster risk management which was attended by Members of Parliament from 13 small Parliaments in the Commonwealth.
The art and science of Geovisualisation for disaster risk management
Durham University's Institute of Hazard, Risk and Resilience (IHRR) Director Bruce Malamud contributed to the lunchtime webinar for the Royal Geographical Survey (RGS) Disaster Risk Management Professional Practice Group, on 'The art and science of Geovisualisation for disaster risk management'.
Photo essay on the gendering of aspirations and road construction in urban Nepal
Dr Hanna Ruszczyk, a research associate at the Institute of Hazard, Risk and Resilience (IHRR) at Durham University, has published a photo essay related to the gendering of aspirations and road construction in urban Nepal.
IHRR Bruce Malamud contributes to hazard and risk-related presentations at the EGU 2023
Durham University's Institute of Hazard, Risk and Resilience (IHRR) Director Bruce Malamud joins the European Geosciences Union (EGU) Conference from 24-28 April 2023 with six co-authored posters and oral presentations on topics ranging from serious games and expert elicitation to urban textures and flood hazard impacts.
Contributing to Google Maps Street View
Dr Ellen Robson, a research associate at the Institute of Hazard, Risk and Resilience at Durham University, conducted a field trip to Nepal in March 2023 to assess the stability of road cut slopes. She recorded a stretch of road using a 360° camera to upload to Google Maps Street View. This is hugely beneficial for research purposes and for the public to use to learn more about this region of Nepal.
