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View article: A bottom-up framework for product development in humanitarian, poor, and emerging markets
A bottom-up framework for product development in humanitarian, poor, and emerging markets Open
Over 1.7 billion people lack basic sanitation, and 2 billion rely on contaminated drinking water, predominantly in low- and middle-income countries. Decentralized solutions offer a viable alternative to centralized systems but face barrier…
View article: Estimation of cascading hydroclimatic hazard impacts on supply systems and associated economic shocks
Estimation of cascading hydroclimatic hazard impacts on supply systems and associated economic shocks Open
Emerging systemic risks driven by climate extremes and societal vulnerabilities are causing considerable damage to supply systems and overall economies. In this study, we combined hydroclimatic hazard impact and supply-driven input-output …
View article: Seasonal heatwave forecasting with explainable machine learning and remote sensing data
Seasonal heatwave forecasting with explainable machine learning and remote sensing data Open
Heatwaves can greatly impact societies, underscoring the need to extend current heatwave prediction lead times. This study investigates multiple machine learning (ML) model approaches for heatwave occurrence prediction with long lead times…
View article: Gridless water configurations in growing cities in India and Kenya
Gridless water configurations in growing cities in India and Kenya Open
In this brief based on forthcoming research, the authors explore how urban and water planning authorities can consider integrating decentralized and off-grid (“gridless”) solutions to improve water services for more sustainable and equitab…
View article: Estimation of cascading hydroclimatic hazard impacts on supply systems and associated economic shocks
Estimation of cascading hydroclimatic hazard impacts on supply systems and associated economic shocks Open
Emerging systemic risks driven by climate extremes and societal vulnerabilities are causing considerable damage to supply systems and overall economies. In this study, we combined hydroclimatic hazard impact and supply-driven input-output …
View article: Securing the Baltic Sea’s built seascapes: Balancing innovation, security, and sustainability
Securing the Baltic Sea’s built seascapes: Balancing innovation, security, and sustainability Open
Securing the Baltic Sea’s built seascapes: Balancing innovation, security, and sustainability Karina Barquet, Hans Liwång, and Torsten Linders explore how the Baltic Sea is evolving into a ‘built seascape.’ They highlight the necessity for…
View article: Nature-based solutions in municipal stormwater management in Sweden: costs, co-benefits, responsibilities and policies
Nature-based solutions in municipal stormwater management in Sweden: costs, co-benefits, responsibilities and policies Open
This report focuses on sustainable stormwater management in Swedish municipalities and aims to further understanding of the planning and policy context for the implementation of nature-based solutions (NbS) in Sweden. The authors investiga…
View article: Seasonal Heatwave Forecasting with Explainable Machine Learning and Remote Sensing Data
Seasonal Heatwave Forecasting with Explainable Machine Learning and Remote Sensing Data Open
Heatwaves can greatly impact societies, underscoring the need to extend current heatwave prediction lead times. This study investigated multiple machine-learning (ML) model approaches for heatwave occurrence prediction with long lead times…
View article: Variations of riskification: Climate change adaptation in four European cities
Variations of riskification: Climate change adaptation in four European cities Open
This study explores the manifestations of riskification in climate change adaptation (CCA) across four European cities, examining the roles of actors, discourses, and tools. Through comparative analysis, it aims to delineate local riskific…
View article: Flood Resilience Assessment of Interconnected Critical Infrastructures
Flood Resilience Assessment of Interconnected Critical Infrastructures Open
Undertaking systemic risk assessments of critical infrastructures (CIs) is necessary to improve understanding, mitigate impacts, and increase resilience to cascading effects of intensifying hydrometeorological hazards. This paper presents …
View article: Climate adaptation in multi‐level governance systems: Security, risk, or normal politics?
Climate adaptation in multi‐level governance systems: Security, risk, or normal politics? Open
Using a securitization lens, this article explores the climate adaptation discourse and its impact on the making and implementation of adaptation strategies in Sweden. The main goal is to discern whether climate change is understood and ad…
View article: Identifying regional hotspots of heatwaves, droughts, floods, and their co-occurrences
Identifying regional hotspots of heatwaves, droughts, floods, and their co-occurrences Open
In this paper we present a framework to aid in the selection of optimal environmental indicators for detecting and mapping extreme events and analyzing trends in heatwaves, meteorological and hydrological droughts, floods, and their compou…
View article: Decentralized solutions for island states: Enhancing energy resilience through renewable technologies
Decentralized solutions for island states: Enhancing energy resilience through renewable technologies Open
Decentralized grid solutions could be a feasible alternative to improve resilience and mitigate cascading effects in island states. Our study explores approaches that reduce the risk of infrastructure failures and promote decentralized uti…
View article: Identifying hotspots of heat waves, droughts, floods, and their co-occurrences
Identifying hotspots of heat waves, droughts, floods, and their co-occurrences Open
To address the increasing need for hydroclimatic hazard assessment, a framework to map hotspots and analyze trends in heat waves, droughts, floods, and their compound occurrences was developed. The framework uses temperature, precipitation…
View article: Keeping the flow: hydropower, river ecosystems and governance in northern Sweden
Keeping the flow: hydropower, river ecosystems and governance in northern Sweden Open
The focus of this report is hydropower generated in the Norrbotten region of Sweden, in the larger context of the Nordic and EU regions. Recognizing hydropower’s changing role in meeting growing energy demand is crucial. Hydropower provide…
View article: An assessment of potential improvements in social capital, risk awareness, and preparedness from digital technologies
An assessment of potential improvements in social capital, risk awareness, and preparedness from digital technologies Open
Contributions to social capital, risk awareness, and preparedness constitute the parameters against which applications of digital technologies in the field of disaster risk management should be tested. We propose here an evaluation of four…
View article: Compound Flooding in Halmstad: Common Causes, Interannual Variability and the Effects of Climate Change
Compound Flooding in Halmstad: Common Causes, Interannual Variability and the Effects of Climate Change Open
Compound flooding was investigated in Halmstad on the Swedish west coast. The highest sea level ever recorded in Sweden was recorded by the Halmstad tide gauge. Moreover, through the city runs Nissan, one of the largest hydropower-producin…
View article: Understanding variation in national climate change adaptation: Securitization in focus
Understanding variation in national climate change adaptation: Securitization in focus Open
Climate change is recognized today not just as a pressing and prominent issue on government agendas but also one that has been increasingly ‘securitized’ in a variety of national and global settings. We know little, however, if climate cha…
View article: Co-creating a sustainable blue economy for sweden
Co-creating a sustainable blue economy for sweden Open
Co-creating a sustainable blue economy for sweden Wehn, Linders and Barquet explain how the MISTRA C2B2 programme is working to bring about transformative change in participatory ocean governance in Sweden. The ocean – the new frontier of …
View article: Hydropower development in the energy transition: perspectives from northern Sweden
Hydropower development in the energy transition: perspectives from northern Sweden Open
Sweden has faced trade-offs and challenges for hydropower in recent years, and this brief offers policy recommendations on how to balance them. These insights are based on literature review of the latest academic and grey literature, as we…
View article: Predicting agricultural drought indicators: ML approaches across wide-ranging climate and land use conditions
Predicting agricultural drought indicators: ML approaches across wide-ranging climate and land use conditions Open
Agricultural drought can severely reduce crop yields, lead to large economic losses and health impacts. Combined climate and land use variations determine key indicators of agricultural drought, including soil moisture and the Palmer droug…
View article: Opportunities for applying spatial management approaches in the Antarctic marine space
Opportunities for applying spatial management approaches in the Antarctic marine space Open
This paper takes both historical and future-oriented perspectives to explore the Commission on the Conservation of Antarctic Marine Living Resources (CCAMLR) as an integral part of the Antarctic Treaty system (ATS), its accomplishments, cu…
View article: Towards improved adaptation action in Europe: policy recommendations from the UNCHAIN project
Towards improved adaptation action in Europe: policy recommendations from the UNCHAIN project Open
This brief summarizes policy-relevant insights and recommendations for the European Commission and EU member states from UNCHAIN project publications and research.
View article: Conceptualising multiple hazards and cascading effects on critical infrastructures
Conceptualising multiple hazards and cascading effects on critical infrastructures Open
Despite increased research on ‘multiple hazards’ and ‘cascading effects’, ambiguity remains concerning terminology. This paper reviews the literature to explore how these two concepts are defined in relation to critical infrastructures and…
View article: Constructing a social vulnerability index for flooding: insights from a municipality in Sweden
Constructing a social vulnerability index for flooding: insights from a municipality in Sweden Open
Floods disproportionately affect disadvantaged groups. Social vulnerability assessments are the first step in designing just and equitable flood risk reduction strategies. In Sweden, earlier social vulnerability indices apply top-down appr…
View article: Include the fossil-free transition in the next Water Action Agenda
Include the fossil-free transition in the next Water Action Agenda Open
The next Water Action Agenda must seriously consider the role and future of water in the transition to fossil-free energy – both as an agent for change and as a sensitive system to be impacted with serious negative consequences. Producing …
View article: Towards a sustainable blue economy in Sweden
Towards a sustainable blue economy in Sweden Open
This report provides a concise and forward-looking summary of how a transformative transition towards a more sustainable blue economy could take place in Sweden, and thereby also contribute to a more sustainable development outside Sweden.…