News about Geography

Interview with Rico Kongsager

COPE interviews Rico Kongsager, Associate Professor at University College Copenhagen and member of the Copenhagen Center for Disaster Research. His research focuses on climate resilience in Nordic communities, and…

Climate change increased the likelihood of wildfire disaster in highly exposed Los Angeles area

Associate Professor Emmanuel Raju and PhD Fellow Nick Baumgart from COPE and the Global Health Section join their peers in this new study (featured on the Guardian) titled "Climate change increased the likelihood of…

Urban encroachment – untangling drivers and dynamics of land-use transitions in ecologically sensitive areas

Manja Hoppe Andreasen, Associate Professor at KU discusses her project on urban encroachment in Ghana and Tanzania.

New paper out on flood screening in Accra

The results from the hydrologic screening indicate that the developed screening tool provides an efficient and simple alternative to using advanced hydrodynamic software for identifying flood-prone locations

New paper on flood emergency responders

This paper adds to the existing knowledge about flood management in Accra and contributes with insights into emergency responses to major flood events in a geospatial context

Young researcher makes surprising methane discovery in Yukon glaciers: "Much more widespread than we thought"

Global melting is prying the lid off methane stocks, the extent of which we do not know. A young researcher from University of Copenhagen has discovered high concentrations of the powerful greenhouse gas in meltwater…

New paper on flood risk reduction and resilient city growth

Peripheral "auto-constructed" neighborhoods such as Santa Maria are often neglected by planning officials and currently facing unregulated urbanization and increasing flood risk

World Wetlands Day: Bogs hold an important key to the climate crisis

Peat bogs store twice as much CO2 as all of the world's forests combined. A new research center at the University of Copenhagen will map Earth’s wetlands and provide important knowledge about the greenhouse gas budgets…

Dissemination and Outreach Workshop Report is now available

Stakeholders, including researchers, community leaders, local political interest groups, and planners, discussed the project's findings

The importance of science editors in Danish news

We find it relevant to recognize what we consider important for how our science has been communicated over the years.

Flood adaptation in Glefe

New Master Thesis explores explores adaptation strategies, challenges, and possibilities for future development

Critical questions on learning from the COVID-19 disaster in India

New study critically analyses the Government of India’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic as a disaster.

Efficient routes for emergency response

New report online: A geospatial approach to the study of flood risk hotspots and emergency response services in four peripheral areas of Accra

Equitable partnerships in development research projects

Project partners Dr. Richard Kofie and A.Prof Gerald Yiran reflect on this import topic at the DFC Science Engagement Day seminar in Arusha, 28-29 March

Presentation of research results

Project participants provide a comprehensive view on climate change, urban flooding, mobility disruptions and livelihoods at the AAG conference

New department head at Geosciences and Natural Resource Management

Senior researcher and head of section, PhD Vivian Kvist Johannsen will take up the position as head of department at the University of Copenhagen’s Department of Geosciences and Natural Resource Management beginning 1…

Turning data into drawings: distributing children’s books on wild forest foods in East Africa

Research on how to improve food and nutrition security has the potential to make real-life contributions for local communities suffering from nutrient deficiencies. Yet, most research remains inaccessible to people who…

New PhD Thesis

Prince Martin Gyekye's PhD thesis offers new insight into the impacts of floods on soil erosion and urban land use

Multiple Perspectives, Cultivating Communities: Reflections on the NEEDS 2022 Conference

Disaster Studies is a growing multidisciplinary field that continues to produce diverse – and often competing or contrasting – perspectives on how disasters are conceptualized and addressed. The Northern European…

"Build-in" flood risk

New Climaccess paper focuses on the intertwinement of unregulated urban expansion processes and flood risk

Earth’s many new lakes

The number of lakes on our planet has increased substantially in recent decades, according to a unique global survey of 3.4 million lakes that the University of Copenhagen has taken part in. There has been a particular…

Fieldwork and flooding

A round of follow-up interviews with residents are conducted in late November 2022

Encroachment upon ecologically sensitive areas intensifies flood hazards

Climaccess research uncovers the drivers and consequences of unregulated urban expansion processes.

New insight into women's mobility in Accra

Research by Climaccess participants contributes to book on Transport and Mobility Futures in Urban Accra