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SCIMAP User Group Meetings 2022

The 2022 SCIMAP User Group Meeting will take place on the 20th September 2022. At this event, we want to hear about how you have been using SCIMAP and we will also provide some training on the new SCIMAP-Flood approach. The workshop meeting aims to increase the connectivity of the SCIMAP user community and provide a forum for sharing knowledge and approach to tackling diffuse pollution and mitigating flood hazards with NFM and nature-based solutions.

SCIMAP User Group Meetings 2022

SCIMAP-Flood tool release

The aim of SCIMAP-Flood is to help with the prioritisation of natural flood risk management or nature-based solutions within the catchment to increase their effectiveness. The tool identifies the origin of the water that contributes to the flood peaks within the catchment since mitigation actions in these locations will be more effective.

The Institute of Hazard, Risk and Resilience July newsletter

The Institute of Hazard, Risk & Resilience July newsletter is now available to read.

Research & Funding Opportunities, 2022

The Institiute of Hazard, Risk and Resilience now has a number of research and funding opportunities.

View of Durham Cathedral over the river from the Tow Path

i-CONN Annual workshop in Jacobs University, Bremen, June 2022

The i-CONN innovative training network held their second annual workshop in Jacobs University, Bremen in June 2022.

RENKEI Early Career Researcher Fellowships

To celebrate the tenth year of the RENKEI network, we are delivering a fellowship programme and Winter School for Early Career Researchers (ECR), which will engage a range of disciplines within five climate-focused themes. The programme will enable UK/Japanese collaborations that advance cutting-edge research into climate adaptation and resilience, and facilitate national and international policy engagement and impact.