Events

12 Feb. 2021, 9:30-12:00

III Interdisciplinary Seminar on Climate, Energy and Sustainability

The seminar offers an opportunity for students and junior researchers to present their work on…

6 Jan. 2021, 10:00-10:45

Nordic Global Health Talks #1: Self Help Plus: A game changer for global mental health?

Nordic Global Health Talks is a monthly webinar series about global health from the Nordic…

17 Dec. 2020, 10:30-11:30

Webinar: Come Heat or High Water

Maarten van Aalst, Director of the Red Cross Red Crescent Climate Centre will present and discuss…

7 Dec. 2020, 8:30-9:30

Climate Breakfast Seminar with Daniel Puig

Institutional inertia: barriers to adaptation that become limits

27 Nov. 2020, 9:00-15:00

Join the finale of the 4EU+ Urban Health Case Challenge

Join the finale of the 4EU+ Urban Health Case Challenge 2020 and see the students present their…

16 Nov. 2020, 16:00-18:00

Symposium: Health systems in times of crises - preparing for the future / Lessons learnt from the past and the present

The Masanga Project, IMCC Global and the School of Global Health at University of Copenhagen invite…

25 Sept. 2020, 10:00

Webinar: What should COVID-19 recovery look like?

The Copenhagen Center for Disaster Research and the Disaster Prevention and Management Journal are…

11 Sept. 2020, 8:30-9:30

Climate Breakfast Seminar Series

Appraising New Developments in Danish Climate Law - Nanna Alberti

4 Sept. 2020, 16:00-17:00

Creating a COVID-19 dataset: Challenges and opportunities

Lars Peter Nissen will speak about ACAPS’ work on compiling a COVID-19 dataset predominantly…

15 July 2020, 10:00-18:00

VIRTUAL EVENT: UCL IRDR 10th Annual Conference: COVID-19 Pandemic – A Global Perspective

A day of thought-provoking talks, interactive discussions and online networking opportunities, wher…

18 May - 20 May 2020

Cancelled: Disaster Ethics Conference 2020

Our colleagues at RUC have organized what looks to be an excellent conference on Disaster Ethics…

15 May 2020, 10:00-12:30

Open workshop on Causality in Climate Cases

COPE is co-hosting a digital open workshop on causality in climate cases.

13 Feb. 2020, 16:00-18:00

Cope Social: Human Mobility and Disaster Data in Brazil

Luiza Pallone from RESAMA will join us to discuss a case study which uses disaster displacement dat…

13 Feb. 2020, 9:30-12:00

II Interdisciplinary Seminar on Climate, Energy and Sustainability

COPE is hosting the II Interdisciplinary Seminar on Climate, Energy and Sustainability on 13…

4 Dec. - 6 Dec. 2019

Upcoming PhD course on Global Disaster Studies: Past, Present and Future.

We are excited to officially announce the upcoming PhD course on Global Disaster Studies: Past,…

29 Nov. 2019, 16:00-18:00

COPE Socials: Climate Change, Migration and the Risk of Conflict

November's talk will focus on how the risk of violent conflict and mass migration are often…

23 Oct. 2019, 17:00-18:30

Interested in climate related displacement?

Come to the panel discussion in central Copenhagen Oct 23 (5pm) organised by Det Udenrigspolitiske…

10 Oct. 2019, 16:00-18:00

COPE Socials: The Urgent Need for a Paradigm Shift in Disaster Psycho-social Support Services

October's talk will focus on the large scale mental health consequences of disasters…

4 Sept. 2019, 16:00-18:00

COPE Socials: Culture and People's Perception of Risk

September's talk will focus on the significance of culture (including religious beliefs) in how…

12 Apr. 2018, 16:00-18:00

COPE Socials: The Global Refugee Crisis: The Impact on Europe & Denmark

April’s talk will focus on a defining issue in European politics over the past few years. As…

15 Mar. 2018, 16:00-18:00

COPE Socials: The Policy of Flood Displacement & Climate-induced Resettlment

March’s talk will focus on the issue of displacement and climate-induced resettlement due to extrem…

22 Feb. 2018, 16:00-18:00

COPE Socials: Forecast-Based Financing: Innovations in Preparing for Extreme Weather

This month’s talk will focus on the issue of rising climate-related risks worldwide, where…

7 Dec. 2017, 9:00-16:30

Celebration of the 10th Anniversary of the Master of Disaster Management

This year marks the 10th year of the Master of Disaster Management at the University of Copenhagen…

12 Sept. - 16 Nov. 2017

COPE Socials

17 May - 19 May 2017

NEEDS 2 - The Second Northern European Conference on Emergency and Disaster Studies

Hosted by the research project, Changing Disaster, COPE is happy to announce the second North…

16 May 2017, 14:00-17:00

PHD Defence - "Disasters as Usual The Public Life of Recurring Floods in Dresden" by Kristoffer Albris

Disasters have been conceptualized both as events that impact society from the outside and as…

21 Apr. 2017, 15:00-18:00

Disaster and Drinks - Space Weather

Fun networking event for all people interested in disaster research in larger Copenhagen; in focus…

7 Apr. 2017, 13:00-19:00

Peer Illner's PHD Defence - Disaster in Crisis

On Friday 7th April, Peer Illner from the Department for Arts and Cultural Studies (Institut for…

12 Dec. 2016, 13:00-16:00

PhD defense: Laying the foundation for a new approach to understanding cholera risk: a study on water availability and water use

Charlotte Crim Tamason will defend her PhD thesis Laying the foundation for a new approach to…

28 Oct. 2016, 14:00

Organisatorisk Læring og Improvisation i Udfordrende Omgivelser

Morten Thanning Vendelø, CBS-coordinator of COPE, has been appointed as professor with special…

7 Dec. - 8 Dec. 2015

PhD course: Advances in Disaster Research

In cooperation with NORDRESS, COPE are inviting applicants to the PhD course “Advances in Disaster…

18 Sept. 2015, 16:00-19:00

Debate: Katrina 10 Years After

Panel discussion on Katrina and cities as risk areas. With leading researchers from the project…

6 Dec. 2013, 14:00-16:00

Communicating with Citizens in the Case of Disastrous Events - Why Bother?

Nina Blom Andersen discusses the importance of communication to (and from) citizens in the case of …

7 Nov. 2013, 14:00-16:00

Perceptions of Risk

Prof. Henning Boje Andersen will be hosting a talk entitled "Perceptions of Risk", regarding…

10 Oct. 2013, 14:00-16:00

Disaster Risk Reduction and the Ethics of Climate Change Loss and Damage

Andrew Crabtree examines international environmental law, regarding loss and damage caused by…

19 June 2013, 14:00-16:00

Origins of Religiousness: The Role of Natural Disasters

Guest speaker Jeanet Sinding Bentzen. This seminar will discuss cross-continental religious coping,…

30 May 2013, 14:00-16:00

The Predicament of Privilege: On the Affective Structures of Disaster Management

Guest speaker Devika Sharma. This seminar will aim to identify a certain ‘structure of feeling’…

23 May 2013, 15:00-16:00

Meet the President of the Red Cross

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Denmark and COPE invite you to a one hour Q&A session with Peter…

3 May 2013, 14:15-16:00

What Aid Can Accomplish -- Indonesia's Lessons on Disaster Preparedness and Response

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Denmark and COPE invite you to a unique seminar on MDF and JRD…

25 Apr. 2013, 14:00-16:00

Air Disasters as Organizational Errors: the Linate Air Disaster

Guest lecturer Maurizio Catino. The aim of this seminar is to analyze the Linate air disaster, in…

8 Apr. 2013, 14:00-16:00

Political Puzzles of Disaster Management: The Case of Mass Vaccination Against Pandemic Flu in Developed Democracies

Guest lecturer Erik Bækkeskov. This seminar is about emerging questions within the field of…

7 Mar. 2013, 14:00-16:00

Climate Change and Conflict and Adaptation in Fragile States

Guest lecturer Mo Hamza. No additional information at the moment.

31 Jan. 2013, 14:00-16:00

Estimating the Impacts of Natural Catastrophes: The Case of Typhoon Damrey in Vietnam

Guest lecturer Henrik Hansen. No additional information at the moment.