In:
Natural Hazards and Earth System Sciences, Copernicus GmbH, Vol. 22, No. 4 ( 2022-04-26), p. 1487-1497
Abstract:
Abstract. Whilst the last decades have seen a clear shift in emphasis from managing natural hazards to managing risk, the majority of natural-hazard risk research still focuses on single hazards. Internationally, there are calls for more attention for multi-hazards and multi-risks. Within the European Union (EU), the concepts of multi-hazard and multi-risk assessment and management have taken centre stage in recent years. In this perspective paper, we outline several key developments in multi-(hazard-)risk research in the last decade, with a particular focus on the EU. We present challenges for multi-(hazard-)risk management as outlined in several research projects and papers. We then present a research agenda for addressing these challenges. We argue for an approach that addresses multi-(hazard-)risk management through the lens of sustainability challenges that cut across sectors, regions, and hazards. In this approach, the starting point is a specific sustainability challenge, rather than an
individual hazard or sector, and trade-offs and synergies are examined
across sectors, regions, and hazards. We argue for in-depth case studies in
which various approaches for multi-(hazard-)risk management are co-developed and tested in practice. Finally, we present a new pan-European research project in which our proposed research agenda will be implemented, with the goal of enabling stakeholders to develop forward-looking disaster risk management pathways that assess trade-offs and synergies of various strategies across sectors, hazards, and spatial scales.
Type of Medium:
Online Resource
ISSN:
1684-9981
DOI:
10.5194/nhess-22-1487-2022
Language:
English
Publisher:
Copernicus GmbH
Publication Date:
2022
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2069216-X
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2064587-9
