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• 29 November 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 presented as consequences of climate change. But what does research tell us, and what determines whether these risks will become reality? » Read more

• 10 October 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 demostrating the limitations of individuael centric therapuetic approaches and the need for a paradigm shift in addressing the mental health of communities in distress. » Read more

• 4 September 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 people perceive risks from natural hazards, climate change and disease, and why is this ignored by most organizations.  » Read more

• 12 April 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 governments across Europe and the western world struggle to address the current refugee and migrant crisis, this event will discuss recent developments around the topic and provide commentary on how States can move forward and share responsibility in the management of these issues.  » Read more

• 15 March 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 extreme flooding. We will be focusing on the case of Zambia, a country where the government has planned to resettle entire communities impacted by climate change. Whilst guidelines for this, known as Planned Relocation, are being developed, lessons from the ground show additional points that need to be addressed. » Read more

• 22 February 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 traditional forms of humanitarian finance for disasters is becoming insufficient. In turn, we’ve asked ourselves the question can we set up an automatic system triggering funds before disaster strikes? If so, we could prevent suffering, use humanitarian funds more efficiently and build community resilience.
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• 7 December 2017, 09:00-16:30

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

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• 12 September - 16 November 2017

  COPE Socials

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• 17 May - 19 May 2017

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

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• 16 May 2017, 14:00-17:00

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

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• 21 April 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 this month is the disaster threat of space weather, and Rico Belhke (DTU SPACE National Space Institute) will lead us through: "Space Weather: One of the Biggest Threats to Denmark?" » Read more

• 7 April 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 Kunst og Kulturvidensab) will be publicly defending his thesis entitled: 'Disaster in Crisis. Social Reproduction Struggles during the Long American Downturn » Read more

• 12 December 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

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• 28 October 2016, 14:00

  Organisatorisk Læring og Improvisation i Udfordrende Omgivelser

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• 7 December - 8 December 2015

  PhD course: Advances in Disaster Research

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• 18 September 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 ’Changing Disasters’ at Copenhagen Center for Disaster Research. » Read more

• 6 December 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 a disaster. » Read more

• 7 November 2013, 14:00-16:00

  Perceptions of Risk

  Prof. Henning Boje Andersen will be hosting a talk entitled "Perceptions of Risk", regarding psychometric and demographic approaches to risk assessment. » Read more

• 10 October 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 climate change. » Read more

• 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, as a response to natural disasters. » Read more

• 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’ central to the Western cultural imagination of disaster » Read more

• 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 Maurer » Read more

• 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 results in Indonesia post-2004. » Read more

• 25 April 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 which two airplanes collided, causing 118 deaths. » Read more

• 8 April 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 political science, related to pandemic influenza response. » Read more

• 7 March 2013, 14:00-16:00

  Climate Change and Conflict and Adaptation in Fragile States

  Guest lecturer Mo Hamza. No additional information at the moment. » Read more

• 31 January 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. » Read more