Geography and Disaster Risk Reduction Research

YouTube video by German Committee for Disaster Reduction (DKKV) Trailer - Wasserextreme in Deutschland (WaX)

Wasserextreme werden in Deutschland zunehmen. Dringend müssen Anpassungsstrategien entwickelt werden, um die Auswirkungen und Schäden durch Wasserextreme zu reduzieren.
Der Film begibt sich auf eine Spurensuche durch ganz Deutschland.
#Wasserextreme #Dürre #Starkregen #WaX
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Wasserextreme in Deutschland (WaX) - YouTube

Neuer Film zu Wasserextremen in Deutschland: 🌾 Dürre, 🌨Starkregen & 🌊 Überschwemmungen – was uns erwartet und was wir tun können.
Der Film zeigt anhand von 5 Forschungsprojekten die Vielfalt regionaler Herausforderungen und Lösungen innerhalb der Fördermaßnahme WaX.
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There’s a big gap between intending to adapt to floods and actually doing it. Our two-wave survey in Central Vietnam shows intention alone doesn't predict action. Policies must go beyond boosting intention to truly drive change. Hear more from Tang Luu (PICO4.8, Fri, 8:59)! #EGU25 #adaptation

Italy’s flood risk assessments estimate only how many were affected, missing the indirect broader human impacts (eg psychological distress). Our 2022 Marche flood survey shows their significance for both directly and indirectly affected residents. Chat with Sara Rokaj on Fri, 8:57 at PICO4.7! #EGU25

How do past floods shape future preparedness? While flood-affected households expect future impacts, they don’t always see them as more severe. The key to better adaptation? Boosting self-efficacy and social support, not just risk awareness. Learn more from Dominic Sett (PICO4.6, Fri, 8:53). #EGU25

Severe floods impact mental health, but what about long-term recovery? After Germany’s 2021 floods, PTSD symptoms dropped from 28% to 17% over 3 years. Our modeling reveals who recovers and how we can better support future survivors. Find out more at Marie Zenker’s poster! (10:45, X3.65). #EGU25

Severe floods can worsen mental health — and overlapping crises like COVID-19 can amplify the impacts. In 2020, communities in Hue City, Vietnam, faced both. We surveyed 400 people in Oct ‘23 to understand their experiences. Hear what we found at My Pham’s talk today, 9:27am, Room 1.31/32. #EGU25

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The July 2021 flood in Wallonia offers critical insights into flood risk management. How many people received a warning? How did people interpret and trust warnings, and how did they respond? Heather Murdock presents findings in a PICO session on Wednesday, 8:49, PICO 3.8! #EGU25 #floods

A new machine learning tool, FlooDEsT, estimates building-level damage from urban pluvial flooding. Trained on real-world flood data, it offers faster, more accurate damage estimates compared to traditional models. Find out more at Guilherme Mohor’s poster (Wed, 8:30–12:30, X3.26)! #EGU25 #floods

The July 2021 flood in Wallonia offers critical insights into flood risk management. How many people received a warning? How did people interpret and trust warnings, and how did they respond? Heather Murdock presents findings in a PICO session on Wednesday, 8:49, PICO 3.8! #EGU25 #floods

A new machine learning tool, FlooDEsT, estimates building-level damage from urban pluvial flooding. Trained on real-world flood data, it offers faster, more accurate damage estimates compared to traditional models. Find out more at Guilherme Mohor’s poster (Wed, 8:30–12:30, X3.26)! #EGU25 #floods

Congrats from the whole team!

Congratulations to Prof Dr Annegret Henriette Thieken for receiving the 2025 Plinius Medal! This honor recognizes her exceptional contributions to understanding and mitigating flood risk, and designing adaptation strategies that prioritize the involvement of affected communities. #FloodRisk #EGU25

Don't miss Annegret Thieken's medal lecture (Tue, 10:45, N2)! Learn how post-disaster household surveys have helped improve flood risk management, the ethics of collecting data from affected communities, and how different flood types influence impacts and coping mechanisms in Germany. #EGU25 #floods

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And the obligatory #Train2EGU selfie together with @georisks.bsky.social
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This is an overview over the contributions of our research group at the EGU 2025. Tue, 10:55-11:25, Room N2, Medal Lecture: Prof Dr Annegret Thieken: More than two decades of post-disaster household surveys to improve flood risk management Wed, 8:30-10:15, Hall X3 | X3.26, Poster: Dr Guilherme Samprogna Mohor: Fast and operational building damage estimation tool for urban pluvial flooding Wed, 8:49-8:51, PICO spot 3, PICO3.8: Heather J. Murdock: Learning from the past to inform flood risk management: Analysis of public survey data in Belgium on flood early warning and response during the July 2021 flood Thu, 9:27-9:37, Room 1.31/32, Oral: Thi Dieu My Pham: Understanding the combined mental health impacts of flooding and COVID-19 in Hue City, Central Vietnam Thu, 10:45-12:30, Hall X3 | X3.65, Poster: Marie-Luise Zenker: From trauma to recovery: dynamics of long-term mental health after the 2021 German floods Fri, 8:53-8:55, PICO spot 4 PICO4.6: Dominic Sett: Advancing our understanding of human-water dynamics through empirical findings on households' flood adaptation behavior in Hue, Vietnam Fri, 8:57-8:59, PICO spot 4, PICO4.7: Sara Rokaj: Flood human impacts within and beyond the flooded area: results of a survey conducted in Marche region after the flood of 2022 Fri, 8:59-9:01, PICO spot 4, PICO4.8: Tang Luu: The dynamics and influential factors of intentions and actual behaviours in flood adaptation

Meet us at the @egu.eu next week and find out about our latest research on flood risk management, mental health impacts of floods, building damage and flood adaptation.
We are happy to chat with you at one of our posters or PICOs or after our talks.