Flood Knowledge Summit 2022 – Data Repository

Data Repository

The Flood Knowledge Summit 2022 brought together a diverse and broad spectrum of researchers, policymakers, and civil society representatives together to exchange and find solutions to stronger climate resilience. Presentations from speakers at the Summit have been collected here in this Data Repository. We want to thank our speakers for their commitment!

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Presentation “Practitioner’s Dilemma in DRR and Resilience building” by Savin Bansal

Keynote “Flood & climate-induced risks: experiences from Europe and beyond”

Presentation “Flood & climate-induced risks: learning from experiences from Europe and beyond” by Prof. Dr. Martine Rutten

Session 1A: Lessons from the 2021 floods on vulnerabilities, risks & impacts (incl. survey/interview outcomes)

Presentation “Geospatial Insights of the 2021 European Flood” by Diane Lebreton

Presentation “Understanding impacts and vulnerabilities in extreme climate events: an impact web of the 2021 flood in Belgium, Germany and the Netherlands” by Marlene Rimmert

Session 2A: Risk awareness, assessment & communication: Data, methods and tools for analysing climate risks

Presentation “Impact-based Forecasting and Emergency Response” by Martijn Kwant

Session 2B: Multi-level governance & cross-border collaboration

Presentation “Critical Infrastructure and Flood Risk Governance” by Florence Nick, Dr. Simone Sandholz

Presentation “Blind Spots in Belgian Flood Risk Emergency Response” by Dr. Samuel Lietaer

Presentation “Greater Himalayan Region in India: A Practitioner’s Perspective” by Savin Bansal

Session 3A: Insurance & Recovery (& Social Cohesion)

Presentation “Climate Risk Insurance and Flood Risk in Germany” by Dr. Soenke Kreft

Session 3B: City Responses to Climate Risks (CR2)

Presentation “Rising Waters and Rising Inequality: Flooding and Cities in the Philippines” by Dan Orendain

Presentation “Integrated Flood Risk Governance in Countries of Global South and North. A comparative study of Lagos and North Rhine-Westphalia” by Dr. Olasunkanmi Habeeb Okunola

Session 4A: Multifaceted impact of climate change on mental health

Presentation “Climate Change’s Impact on Mental Health: Preparedness and Policy – Interventions to Support the Affected Individuals and Communities” by Amal Sarsour

Presentation “Mental Health Impacts of Climate Change and Climate Induced Disasters” by Jennifer Uchendu

Presentation “A Discrete Highlight of Climate Change Impact on Mental Health in Africa: Making the Invisible Visible” by Prof. Dr. Kenneth Anchang

Presentation “Public Risk Perceptions of Climate Change and Disasters in the Philippines” by Kelly Vrijens

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