FORUM ON NATURAL DISASTERS
DISASTER RISK REDUCTION
AND CLIMATE ADAPTATION
– WHERE RESEARCH MEETS PRACTICE
18 – 19 November 2014, Stockholm
In collaboration with the Swedish National Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction and
the National Knowledge Centre for Climate Change Adaptation
FORUM ON
NATURAL DISASTERS
AN ANNUAL MEETING FOR THOSE OF US WHO WANT TO REDUCE THE RISK
AND IMPACT OF NATURAL DISASTERS AND NATURAL HAZARDS
Welcome to the 2014 Forum on Natural Disasters!
Disaster Risk Reduction and Climate Adaptation
– Where Research Meets Practice
• What knowledge does Sweden need in order
to be able to manage natural disasters, natural
hazards and climate adaptation?
• How can research contribute to these efforts?
• How can we benefit from international cooperation?
For the third year in a row, the Forum on Natural
Disasters is being held. It is a forum for exchanging
knowledge and experiences and for stimulating
discussions related to natural disasters, disaster
risk reduction, and climate change adaptation in
Sweden.
This year the forum has been expanded to two
days. The first day will have a national focus and
will be held in Swedish. The second day will have
a more international perspective and will be held
in English. You are welcome to participate one or
both days.
During these two days there will be a variety of
activities including presentations of current research results, commissioned public reports, and public
sector development projects as well as small group
discussions and networking opportunities in the
exhibition area.
Together we hope to be able to identify and discuss the opportunities and challenges that Sweden
faces today and is expected to encounter in the
future.
The forum is aimed at policy makers and practitioners working in the public and private sectors as
well as researchers and graduate students. The
target group also includes those holding political
offices at the local, regional and central levels.
The forum is scheduled for 18 – 19 November
2014, and is being organised by CNDS, the official
network of the Swedish National Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction driven by the Swedish Civil
Contingencies Agency (MSB), MSB’s Research
Management Section, and the National Knowledge Centre for Climate Change Adaptation at the
Swedish Meteorological and Hydrological Institute
(SMHI).
You are warmly welcome to register at this time!
Please circulate this invitation to your colleagues
and others who may be interested in participating.
When and where?
18 – 19 November 2014, at the Swedish National Defence College in Stockholm. Registration,
additional information about the speakers and the
program are available at:
www.cnds.se/eng/forum2014
Last day for registration is 7 November
Participation is free of charge and includes
refreshments and lunch on both days. The activities on the first day of the forum will be conducted in Swedish and in English on the second day
In collaboration with the Swedish National Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction and
the National Knowledge Centre for Climate Change Adaptation
FORUM FÖR NATURKATASTROFER 2014
NATUROLYCKOR OCH KLIMATANPASSNING
– FORSKNING MÖTER PRAKTIK
PRELIMINÄRT PROGRAM
Tisdag 18 november, 9.30 - 16.30
Moderator: Liselotte Englund - Karlstads universitet
Från skyfall i Värmland till återuppbyggnad på Haiti. Hur hänger det ihop?
Tankar och erfarenheter på dagens tema
• Ulf Moback - Göteborgs stad
• Lars Nyberg - Karlstads universitet, Centrum för klimat och säkerhet
• Kerstin Konitzer - SMHI, Nationellt kunskapscentrum för klimatanpassning
Presentation av forsknings- och utvecklingsprojekt
Parallella sessioner om:
Extrema regn
• David Rayner - Göteborgs universitet
• Jonas Olsson - SMHI
• Erik Mårtensson - DHI
Stigande havsnivåer
• Tomas Germundsson - Lunds universitet
• Magnus Wallhagen - Sjöfartsverket
• Charlotta Borell Lövstedt - Sweco
Skogsbrand
• Anders Granström - SLU
• Leif Sandahl - MSB
Lunch med mingel i posterutställningen
Hur hanterar vi extrema naturhändelser i ett förändrat klimat?
Om klimatanpassning i praktiken
• Dance Zurovac-Jevtic - Sirius International Insurance Corporation
• Hilda Runsten - Lantmännens Riksförbund
• Mats Bergmark - Räddningstjänsten i Medelpad
• Peter Eskebrink - Kristinehamns kommun
Effektfull kunskap
Prisutdelning i MSB:s uppsatstävling
Panelsamtal med medverkande från dagen på temat ”Hur får vi bättre samverkan mellan
forskning och praktik?”
Mingel och förfriskningar i posterutställningen
FORUM ON NATURAL DISASTERS 2014
DISASTER RISK REDUCTION AND CLIMATE ADAPTATION
– WHERE RESEARCH MEETS PRACTICE
PRELIMINARY PROGRAMME
Wednesday 19 November, 8.30 - 16.00
Moderator: Fredrik Bynander - Swedish National Defence College, CRISMART
Breaking Barriers and Working across Boundaries
Inspiring thoughts and examples of integrating disaster risk reduction and climate adaptation, integrating research and practice, and working across different scientific disciplines
• David Alexander - University College London, Institute for Risk and Disaster Reduction
• Giuliano Di Baldassarre - Uppsala University
• Thea Hilhorst - Wageningen University, Holland
Case studies
Parallel sessions:
Lessons from the 2010 Eyjafjallajökull volcanic eruption and ash cloud
• Charles Parker - Uppsala University
• Adam Dingwell - Uppsala University
• Steffi Burchardt - Uppsala University
Climate adaptation and disaster risk reduction in Central America
• Lisa Segnestam - Stockholm Environmental Institute
• Claudia Rivera - Lund University
Lunch and networking in the poster exhibition
Swedish Efforts in Global Disaster Risk Reduction and Climate Adaptation
Focus on the role that Sweden plays in international efforts
• Claes Hammar - Stockholm-based Embassies of Sweden covering the Caribbean
• Tomaz Carlzon - Swedish Red Cross
• Johan Bergström - Lund University, Centre for Societal Resilience
• Johan Köhler - MSB
Concluding networking and coffee in the poster exhibition