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Documents and publications
2023

Planned relocation due to landslide-triggered tsunami risk in recently deglaciated areas

This articleprovides insights and lessons from two case studies of unprecedented landslide-triggered tsunami risk in recently deglaciated areas that have not previously been described in the relocation literature: Iceland and Greenland.
International Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction (Elsevier)
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Documents and publications
2023

Pre-study on the role of children and youth in building resilient societies in the Baltic Sea region

The Project aimed to empower children and youth to play an active role as contributors to societal resilience and to remove barriers to their active involvement in prevention, preparedness, response, and recovery.
Council of the Baltic Sea States
Policy brief: Nordic perspectives on transboundary climate risk
Documents and publications
2022

Policy brief: Nordic perspectives on transboundary climate risk

As open economies, the Nordic countries can be exposed to transboundary climate risks (TCRs). This report makes recommendations on how the Nordics can better address TCRs together, through joint research, awareness raising and private sector engagement.
Nordic Cooperation
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Øresund bridge now set to resist a 10,000-year storm surge

The more than seven million drivers and their passengers crossing the Sound via the Øresund bridge and tunnel each year can now rest assured a storm surge will not leave them stranded along the way.
Ministry of Environment (Denmark)
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The citadel in Copenhagen can now cope with a 1,000-year rainfall

Seven cast-iron manhole covers on the ground are the only sign of extensive and very complex flood protection for the Citadel in Østerbro, Copenhagen. The Citadel is one of the best-preserved fortification works in Northern Europe.
Ministry of Environment (Denmark)
Research briefs

Global warming doubled the risk for Copenhagen’s historic 2011 cloudburst

Researchers at the University of Copenhagen, in collaboration with the Danish Meteorological Institute (DMI), have used detailed weather models to clearly tie increased temperatures to the historic cloudburst over Copenhagen in July of 2011.
University of Copenhagen
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Documents and publications
2022

Prioritization of hazards for risk and resilience management through elicitation of expert judgement

This study develops a novel approach for prioritizing hazards for the risk assessment of infrastructure. It is applied to hazard scenarios that could cause serious disruption to the infrastructure in the Øresund region over a period of 5 years.
Natural Hazards (Springer)
Pink water tube on the shore in Frederikssund in Denmark to prevent flooding from Storm Malik.
Updates

Rising sea levels, storm surges and heavy rainfall: Outlining the impacts of climate change on flood risk in Denmark

As one of the most developed countries in Europe with a high per-capita Gross Domestic Product (GDP), it is important to understand the scale of flood risk in Denmark.
Ambiental Technical Solutions Ltd
Hurricane Ophelia hits Ireland
Updates

Hewlett Packard Enterprise builds supercomputer to improve weather predictions for Denmark, Iceland, Ireland and The Netherlands

Hewlett Packard Enterprise's supercomputer will be built using the HPE Cray system that features powerful, end-to-end performance to speed time-to-predictions with higher resolution, helping weather services issue timely alerts and improve services.
Hewlett Packard Enterprise Irish Weather Online Danish Meteorological Institute Icelandic Met Office Royal Netherlands Meteorological Institute
Documents and publications
2021

Flood risk can potentially affect a large share of credit institutions’ exposures

This publication discusses the potential for flood risk to affect the share of credit institutions'' exposure. Climate change is impacting society already today and will have further consequences in the future. A successful green transition will require

Danmarks National Bank