Science–policy–practice insights for compound and multi‐hazard risks

Abstract When multiple weather‐driven hazards such as heatwaves, droughts, storms or floods occur simultaneously or consecutively, their impacts on society and the environment can compound. Despite recent advances in compound event research, risk assessments by practitioners and policymakers remain...

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Main Authors: Lou Brett, Hannah C. Bloomfield, Anna Bradley, Thibault Calvet, Adrian Champion, Silvia De Angeli, Marleen C. deRuiter, Selma B. Guerreiro, John Hillier, David Jaroszweski, Bahareh Kamranzad, Minna M. Keinänen‐Toivola, Kai Kornhuber, Katharina Küpfer, Colin Manning, Kanzis Mattu, Ellie Murtagh, Virginia Murray, Áine Ní Bhreasail, Fiachra O'Loughlin, Chris Parker, Maria Pregnolato, Alexandre M. Ramos, Julius Schlumberger, Dimitra Theochari, Philip Ward, Anke Wessels, Christopher J. White
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author Lou Brett
Hannah C. Bloomfield
Anna Bradley
Thibault Calvet
Adrian Champion
Silvia De Angeli
Marleen C. deRuiter
Selma B. Guerreiro
John Hillier
David Jaroszweski
Bahareh Kamranzad
Minna M. Keinänen‐Toivola
Kai Kornhuber
Katharina Küpfer
Colin Manning
Kanzis Mattu
Ellie Murtagh
Virginia Murray
Áine Ní Bhreasail
Fiachra O'Loughlin
Chris Parker
Maria Pregnolato
Alexandre M. Ramos
Julius Schlumberger
Dimitra Theochari
Philip Ward
Anke Wessels
Christopher J. White
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Anna Bradley
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John Hillier
David Jaroszweski
Bahareh Kamranzad
Minna M. Keinänen‐Toivola
Kai Kornhuber
Katharina Küpfer
Colin Manning
Kanzis Mattu
Ellie Murtagh
Virginia Murray
Áine Ní Bhreasail
Fiachra O'Loughlin
Chris Parker
Maria Pregnolato
Alexandre M. Ramos
Julius Schlumberger
Dimitra Theochari
Philip Ward
Anke Wessels
Christopher J. White
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description Abstract When multiple weather‐driven hazards such as heatwaves, droughts, storms or floods occur simultaneously or consecutively, their impacts on society and the environment can compound. Despite recent advances in compound event research, risk assessments by practitioners and policymakers remain predominantly single‐hazard focused. This is largely due to traditional siloed approaches that assess and manage natural hazards. Hence, there is a need to adopt a more ‘multi‐hazard approach’ to managing compound events in practice. This paper summarizes discussions from a 2‐day workshop, held in Glasgow in January 2023, which brought together scientists, practitioners and policymakers to: (1) exchange a shared understanding of the concepts of compound and multi‐hazard events; (2) learn from examples of science–policy–practice integration from both the single hazard and multi‐hazard domains; and (3) explore how success stories could be used to improve the management of compound events and multi‐hazard risks. Key themes discussed during the workshop included developing a common language, promoting knowledge co‐production, fostering science–policy–practice integration, addressing complexity, utilising case studies for improved communication and centralising information for informed research, tools and frameworks. By bringing together experts from science, policy and practice, this workshop has highlighted ways to quantify compound and multi‐hazard risks and synergistically incorporate them into policy and practice to enhance risk management.
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spelling doaj-art-9886796b7fd947a2afffdcdc6e73679b2025-08-20T03:15:05ZengWileyMeteorological Applications1350-48271469-80802025-03-01322n/an/a10.1002/met.70043Science–policy–practice insights for compound and multi‐hazard risksLou Brett0Hannah C. Bloomfield1Anna Bradley2Thibault Calvet3Adrian Champion4Silvia De Angeli5Marleen C. deRuiter6Selma B. Guerreiro7John Hillier8David Jaroszweski9Bahareh Kamranzad10Minna M. Keinänen‐Toivola11Kai Kornhuber12Katharina Küpfer13Colin Manning14Kanzis Mattu15Ellie Murtagh16Virginia Murray17Áine Ní Bhreasail18Fiachra O'Loughlin19Chris Parker20Maria Pregnolato21Alexandre M. Ramos22Julius Schlumberger23Dimitra Theochari24Philip Ward25Anke Wessels26Christopher J. White27Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering University of Strathclyde Glasgow UKDepartment of Civil and Geospatial Engineering School of Engineering, Newcastle University Newcastle upon Tyne UKMet Office Hadley Centre Exeter UKAXA Climate Paris FranceAon London UKDepartment of Civil, Chemical and Environmental Engineering University of Genoa Genoa ItalyInstitute for Environmental Studies Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam Amsterdam The NetherlandsDepartment of Civil and Geospatial Engineering School of Engineering, Newcastle University Newcastle upon Tyne UKDepartment of Geography Loughborough University Loughborough UKSchool of Geography, Earth and Environmental Sciences University of Birmingham Birmingham UKDepartment of Civil and Environmental Engineering University of Strathclyde Glasgow UKFaculty of the Logistics and Maritime Technology, Maritime Logistics Research Center Satakunta University of Applied Sciences Pori FinlandInternational Institute for Applied Systems Analysis (IIASA) Laxenburg AustriaInstitute of Meteorology and Climate Research – Troposphere Research (IMKTRO), Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) Karlsruhe GermanyDepartment of Civil and Geospatial Engineering School of Engineering, Newcastle University Newcastle upon Tyne UKDepartment of Civil and Environmental Engineering University of Strathclyde Glasgow UKBritish Red Cross, UKO London UKUK Health Security Agency London UKArup London UKDooge Centre for Water Resources Research, UCD School of Civil Engineering University College Dublin Dublin IrelandClimate Change Committee, UK London UKDepartment of Hydraulic Engineering Delft University of Technology Delft The NetherlandsInstitute of Meteorology and Climate Research – Troposphere Research (IMKTRO), Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) Karlsruhe GermanyInstitute for Environmental Studies Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam Amsterdam The NetherlandsEnsphere GmbH Hamburgh GermanyInstitute for Environmental Studies Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam Amsterdam The NetherlandsInstitute of Geography, Department of Earth Systems Science University of Hamburgh Hamburgh GermanyDepartment of Civil and Environmental Engineering University of Strathclyde Glasgow UKAbstract When multiple weather‐driven hazards such as heatwaves, droughts, storms or floods occur simultaneously or consecutively, their impacts on society and the environment can compound. Despite recent advances in compound event research, risk assessments by practitioners and policymakers remain predominantly single‐hazard focused. This is largely due to traditional siloed approaches that assess and manage natural hazards. Hence, there is a need to adopt a more ‘multi‐hazard approach’ to managing compound events in practice. This paper summarizes discussions from a 2‐day workshop, held in Glasgow in January 2023, which brought together scientists, practitioners and policymakers to: (1) exchange a shared understanding of the concepts of compound and multi‐hazard events; (2) learn from examples of science–policy–practice integration from both the single hazard and multi‐hazard domains; and (3) explore how success stories could be used to improve the management of compound events and multi‐hazard risks. Key themes discussed during the workshop included developing a common language, promoting knowledge co‐production, fostering science–policy–practice integration, addressing complexity, utilising case studies for improved communication and centralising information for informed research, tools and frameworks. By bringing together experts from science, policy and practice, this workshop has highlighted ways to quantify compound and multi‐hazard risks and synergistically incorporate them into policy and practice to enhance risk management.https://doi.org/10.1002/met.70043compound eventsmulti‐hazardsmulti‐hazard risksrisk managementscience–policy–practice
spellingShingle Lou Brett
Hannah C. Bloomfield
Anna Bradley
Thibault Calvet
Adrian Champion
Silvia De Angeli
Marleen C. deRuiter
Selma B. Guerreiro
John Hillier
David Jaroszweski
Bahareh Kamranzad
Minna M. Keinänen‐Toivola
Kai Kornhuber
Katharina Küpfer
Colin Manning
Kanzis Mattu
Ellie Murtagh
Virginia Murray
Áine Ní Bhreasail
Fiachra O'Loughlin
Chris Parker
Maria Pregnolato
Alexandre M. Ramos
Julius Schlumberger
Dimitra Theochari
Philip Ward
Anke Wessels
Christopher J. White
Science–policy–practice insights for compound and multi‐hazard risks
Meteorological Applications
compound events
multi‐hazards
multi‐hazard risks
risk management
science–policy–practice
title Science–policy–practice insights for compound and multi‐hazard risks
title_full Science–policy–practice insights for compound and multi‐hazard risks
title_fullStr Science–policy–practice insights for compound and multi‐hazard risks
title_full_unstemmed Science–policy–practice insights for compound and multi‐hazard risks
title_short Science–policy–practice insights for compound and multi‐hazard risks
title_sort science policy practice insights for compound and multi hazard risks
topic compound events
multi‐hazards
multi‐hazard risks
risk management
science–policy–practice
url https://doi.org/10.1002/met.70043
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