
Ilan Kelman
@IlanKelman
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Disasters, health, islands, prevention, everyday risks, disaster diplomacy, Arctic/Antarctic/polar, migration, climate change, inclusion, and sustainability.
Joined May 2012
"Disaster by Choice".New in paperback!. See also:.-Blog -Vlog #DisastersAreNotNatural #NoNaturalDisasters.(no #NaturalDisaster #NaturalDisasters).#DRR #wxtwitter #EMGTwitter #sciencetwitter #ClimateTwitter
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New paper:."From multi-hazard early #warning systems (#MHEWS) to all-vulnerability warning systems (AVWS)". #EWS #DRR #EarlyWarningSystems #DisastersAreNotNatural #NoNaturalDisasters (no #NaturalDisaster #NaturalDisasters) #DRRTwitter #EMGTwitter #disaster.
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New #OpenAccess paper:."Risky decisions and complex problem solving in Norwegian first responders". @EMGTwitter @DRRTwitter @DisasterTwitter.#FirstResponders #EmergencyWorkers #EmergencyManagement #EmergencyResponse #Norway #Norge #EmergencyResponders.
tandfonline.com
First responders such as firefighters are trained to manage dangerous situations. However, less is known about how danger and complexity affect their approach to challenging fire and rescue mission...
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New paper:."Data Management for Sustainable Development: Case Analyses of Small Island Developing States (SIDS)". #island #islands #IslandStudies #SmallIslands #IslandStates #sustainable #development #Islandness #SustainableDevelopment #BigData #SmallData.
onlinelibrary.wiley.com
Motivation Sustainable development in Small Island Developing States (SIDS) faces persistent governance challenges stemming from institutional constraints, fragmented data systems, and limited...
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Disasters Avoided Newsletter 8 - #urban #cities #towns. Urban 2.0 Newsletter 2 - #resilience #DRR #DisastersAvoided. #UrbanStudies #city #UrbanLife #DisastersAreNotNatural #NoNaturalDisasters (no #NaturalDisaster #NaturalDisasters).
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"Facing Disaster Risks Together: Academia, Policy, and Community at the Crossroads"
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Prof. Dr. Ilan Kelman is Professor of Disasters and Health at University College London, England and a Professor II at the University of Agder, Kristiansand, Norway. His overall research interest is...
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#OpenAccess books:.1. Understanding & Addressing #DisasterRisk.2. #Development & #Disasters #DisastersAreNotNatural #NoNaturalDisasters (avoid the phrases #NaturalDisaster #NaturalDisasters) #DRR #EMGTwitter #DRRTwitter #disaster.
taylorfrancis.com
In Understanding and Addressing Disaster Risk, the authors explain how people modify the environment and exert power over each other in ways that make nature
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"Psychological Effects of Sudden Himalayan Floods".#PhD #research by @AliaHunzai. @PsychToday. #GLOF #GLOFs #PhDLife #HKH #Himalayas #Floods #FloodRisk #DRR #DisasterPsychology #Hunza #HunzaValley #DRRTwitter #DisasterTwitter #ClimateTwitter #EMGTwitter.
psychologytoday.com
Sudden floods in the Himalayas are leading to severe psychological impacts. A PhD student hopes her research will help.
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Just-published #PhotoEssay "Working #equids supporting women's #DisasterRiskManagement".#DRR #DisasterRiskReduction #GenderDisaster #DisasterGender #WorkingAnimals #AnimalsDisasters #DisastersAnimals #DRRTwitter #DisasterTwitter #EMGTwitter #ClimateTwitter.
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"Mental Health First Aid for Bangladesh: Marking the tenth birthday of the country’s program". #Health #MentalHealth #MHFA #FirstAid #MentalHealthAwareness #GlobalHealth #PublicHealth #Bangladesh.@PsychToday.
psychologytoday.com
Bangladesh has made major changes in its approach to mental health over the past 10 years via its Mental Health First Aid program. Here's what's been accomplished—and what needs to happen next.
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"Disasters that never happened: 6 preventive actions" #DisastersAvoided #DRR #DisastersAreNotNatural #NoNaturalDisasters (avoid the phrases #NaturalDisaster #NaturalDisasters) #EMGTwitter #DisasterTwitter #DRRTwitter.@PreventionWeb @UNDRR @HeadUNDRR.
preventionweb.net
What if the next big flood, wildfire, or heatwave didn't make headlines? Not because it didn't happen, but because communities, governments and local authorities were so well-prepared that a disaster...
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Thank you for your generous words and support.
Great read from @IlanKelman & a clear case for better planning & early investment to prevent disaster, instead of spending all our efforts & money after it's happened.
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RT @ArcticInstitute: 📢 CALL FOR PAPERS FOR 2026 SERIES ON POLAR DISASTER RISK REDUCTION & RESPONSE 📢. 🔜 The Arctic Institute will publish a….
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#DisastersAvoided Newsletter #7.Focus on NonGovernmental Org. #NGOs / Civil Society Org. #CSOs. #DRR #DisastersAreNotNatural #NoNaturalDisasters (avoid the phrases #NaturalDisaster #NaturalDisasters) #EMGTwitter #DRRTwitter #DisasterTwitter #ClimateTwitter.
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Two new @PsychToday articles:.1. "#Psychological #Resilience of #EmergencyResponders" 2. "Youth Advocacy for #MentalHealth and Wellbeing" #PsychologicalResilience #MentalHealthAwareness #EmergencyResponse #COVID19 #EMGTwitter #DRR.
psychologytoday.com
Youth advocates and experienced advocates can work together to learn from each other about supporting mental health and wellbeing.
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New paper:."#COVID-19 impacts on #emergency responder #resilience in #Bergen and #London". #coronavirus #covid19 #covid2019 #covid_19 #covidー19 #covid19outbreak #Covid19pandemic.#DRR #EMGTwitter #DRRTwitter #DisasterTwitter #MedTwitter #HealthTwitter.
onlinelibrary.wiley.com
This study qualitatively compares how 18 experienced emergency responders from the fire services in Bergen, Norway, and London, United Kingdom, maintained and adapted their organisation's work,...
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A journal issue on The #SendaiFramework's 10th birthday & the launch #DRR #DisastersAreNotNatural #NoNaturalDisasters (avoid the phrases #NaturalDisaster #NaturalDisasters) #Switch2Sendai #SFDRR #DisasterRisk #DisasterRiskReduction.
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"Ethics of Open Science: Navigating Scientific Disagreements". #OpenScience #ResearchEthics #Volcanology #Volcanologists #ClimateChange #TropicalCyclones #Hurricanes #anthropology #anthropologists.
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RT @AdamSmithHouse: Disasters, Climate Change & Communication: Rethinking the Narrative. Episode 30 of New Enlightenment is out now! With @….
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