4th OPERANDUM webinar on Nature-based Solutions for hydro-meteorological hazards
Risk assessment of Social-Ecological Systems and Public acceptance of Nature-based Solutions
With: Fabrice Renaud, Carl C. Anderson, and Aminur Shah from the School of Interdisciplinary Studies of the University of Glasgow,
Free webinar on the 26th of January at 2:00 PM CET.
About this event
The Nature-based Solutions (NBS) concept has the objective to build resilience while ensuring a balance between ecological and social benefits. The entire vulnerability and risk assessment process should therefore focus equally on social as well as ecological components of a location in which specific NBS are to be implemented.
However, in most cases, assessing risk associated with natural hazards is typically focused on the social, economic, and/or policy elements of risk, with relatively little emphasis placed on ecological factors. No frameworks have been developed for assessing vulnerability and risk of social-ecological systems (SES) specifically in the context of implementing NBS to hydro-meteorological risks.
To fill this gap, the OPERANDUM project has developed a novel conceptual framework for vulnerability and risk assessment of SES in the context of NBS for hydro-meteorological hazards.
Along with SES risk assessment, ensuring public acceptance is key for the success of NBS. Perceptions of risk, nature and place play a key role in NBS uptake as they are shown to influence public acceptance, but in complex and varying ways. To leverage these findings, an understanding of certain historical, social and cultural characteristics across NBS sites is necessary.
To learn more about OPERANDUMs approach to assessing vulnerability and risk and ensuring public acceptance of NBS, join this webinar for free on the 26th of January at 2:00 PM CET.
Experts Fabrice Renaud, Carl C. Anderson and Aminur Shah, from the School of Interdisciplinary Studies of the University of Glasgow, will share their knowledge about 'Risk assessment of Social-Ecological Systems and Public acceptance of Nature-based Solutions'.
More information on the OPERANDUM Project.