Disaster Risk Reduction, Hazard Assesment, and Risk Analysis
Bad weather caused damages and evacuations in Western Switzerland in early May due to floods, debris flow and landlsides. Strong precipitations occurred on Western Switzerland in the beginning of May …
Bad weather in Western Switzerland, May 2015 Read MoreThe collaboration of the Risk-Group ISTE is still ongoing with the Geological survey of Norway (NGU). M. Jaboyedoff stayed there from 25 to 31 January to work with the natural …
Stay at NGU (Norway) for M. Jaboyedoff Read MoreThe group-Risk ISTE (M. Jaboyedoff) is participating to the project ParaChute dedicated to rockfall hazard mapping along a railway line in western Québec. This project is led by Prof. J. …
Participation to the project ParaChute (Rockfall along a railway line in Quebec) Read MoreThe organizers of the Second Global Summit of Research Institutes for Disaster Risk Reduction: Development of a Research Road Map for the Next Decade which held at Kihada Hall, Uji …
Second Global Summit of Research Institutes for Disaster Risk Reduction: Development of a Research Road Map for the Next Decade at Kyoto University on 19-20 March 2015 Read MoreM. Jaboyedoff participated to the “Second Global Summit of Research Institutes for Disaster Risk Reduction: Development of a Research Road Map for the Next Decade” which was held at Uji …
GSRIDRR, Kyoto University, 19-20 March 2015 Read MoreThe swiss Intercantonal Reinsurance (VKF/UIR) published a report on a hail event which occurred in Northern Switzerland in 2011. This report has been written in collaboration with our group. The study …
Publication of a report on a hail event Read MoreSimone Alber is a Master student from the KU Eichstätt-Ingolstadt (Germany). She will be working with us during the next three months (May, June, July 2015), some more information of …
MsC student visit: Simone Alber Read MoreRyan Kromer is visiting the group from Queen’s University in Canada. He is a masters student working on monitoring rockslopes along Canada`s vast rail network. Ryan is collaborating with our …
New visit: Ryan Kromer from Queen’s Univ, Canada Read MoreRoxana is a visiting PhD Candidate from the Department of Geography and Regional Research, University of Vienna, Austria and a Marie Curie Fellow working in CHANGES Project (Changing Hydro-meteorological Risks …
PhD student visit: Roxana L. Ciurean Read MoreA joint IUCN – UNEP – University of Lausanne workshop in Kathmandu and Pokhara, Nepal on the topic of Ecosystem-based disaster risk reduction was held April 21-25, 2015. The main …
UNIL-IUCN-UNEP workshop in Nepal concludes minutes before earthquake struck Read MoreThe Massive Open On-line Course (MOOC), “Disasters and Ecosystems: Resilience in a Changing Climate”, co-developed by the United Nations Environment Programme and UNIL-ISTE researcher Dr. Karen Sudmeier has reached over …
MOOC reaches 11,000 + enrollments Read More23 persons of the Risk Group participated to the European Geosciences Union (EGU) General Assembly in Vienna, Austria, on 13 April to 17 May 2014. This huge meeting brought together 11’837 scientists from 108 …
Risk group @ EGU 2015 in Vienna Read More