Engineer. Researching the resilience and sustainability of water, infrastructure, urban systems in face of global change.
Newcastle University
Joined August 2012
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I’ve started my #eXit! With #HelloQuitX you can link your followers/following to #BlueSky. Visit app.helloquitx.com and automatically find your communities! You can find me direct at richdawson.bsky.social
Looking forward to giving evidence to the EAC's important inquiry into Flood Resilience in England tomorrow.
In our session tomorrow, we’ll be hearing from:
- The Adaptation Committee at @theCCCuk
- @NatInfraCom
- @UniOfHull
- @UofGlasgow
- Sayers and Partners
Find out more: committees.parliament.uk/eve…
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Congratulations to the EA and the teams behind this important update to the national flood and erosion maps and risk analysis. New data and improved modelling highlight just how much needs to be done to ensure we are resilient today and well adapted to the future climate.
One in four properties in England could be in areas at risk of river, sea or surface water flooding by mid-century.
We've updated our risk mapping tools so we have the latest data to allow us to adapt to the changing climate and build a resilient nation.
gov.uk/government/news/envir…
If you're at @theAGU 2024 please do visit Apoorva
I’ll be presenting a poster at AGU 2024 in Washington, D.C.
📅 10/12/2024 | 🕐 13:40 - 17:30
📍 Hall B-C (Poster Hall - Convention Center)
🖼 Regional Dynamics of the "Flood Safety Dilemma"
Looking forward to connecting with fellow researchers! #AGU24
@ctdhanya @profrichdawson
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🌟 Register for the Third National Conference on Societal Resilience! 🌟
📅 March 10-11, 2025 📍 Whitworth Hall, University of Manchester
Network with policymakers, practitioners, and experts to enhance societal resilience.
alliancembs.manchester.ac.uk…
#SocietalResilience #NCSR2025
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Congratulations to Kristina @geo_wolfk for this well deserved award in recognition of her work on the use of real time data incident management 👏👏👏 one of her papers can be found here: nature.com/articles/s41598-0…
@EngineeringNCL @GeospatialCDT
We are delighted to introduce Dr Kristina Wolf, @EuroSDR PhD Award Winner for 2024.
You can read about her research here: eurosdr.net/news/eurosdr-phd…
Congratulations Kristina, we look forward to your presentation at our Board of Delegates meeting in November.
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Our CEO Nichola Tasker is touring the North East visiting universities and colleges - including 2023 Prize-winners @UniofNewcastle and their flagship water security research programme. Pictured here with Newcastle professors @profrichdawson and @clwnewc. #QAPrizes
I am so very proud of the Water Security Hub's Early Career Network that led, edited and wrote this amazing interdisciplinary book. A fantastic achievement, and with some really engaging ideas and multimedia content doi.org/10.2166/978178906254… @EngineeringNCL
Twenty years and 464 graduates later... a wonderful legacy! What an incredible water MSc programme with wonderful partners from across Europe #erasmusmundus #EuroAquae
b-tu.de/en/study/after-gradu…
For the first time Office for Budget Responsibility @OBR_UK have reported on climate damages to @hmtreasury ! Debt will rise ~23% GDP for 2°C; and ~33% GDP for 3°C scenarios. Urgent adaptation essential to keep these costs down whilst delivering net zero!
obr.uk/frs/fiscal-risks-and-…
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As we approach the end of the Water Security Hub, we've been looking back at our team's incredible work and research, and reflecting on all they have achieved over the past five years.
#SDG6 #WaterSecurity #Sustainability
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This morning we welcomed 4 speakers from various UK universities to talk about how DAFNI has been used to implement models for climate change research.
A big thank you to Dr Xilian Xia, Dr Peter McCallum + Weigzhe Qin, @profrichdawson + Dr Guiliano Punzo
#DAFNI #DAFNIconference
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The headlines have focused on saving £40M, but there are some other important points on wider issues such as reproducibility, avoiding bias, and accelerating innovation. An important read for academics and librarians @ncllibdev
You can read the full briefing on the @UKDayOne website
ukdayone.org/briefings/refor…
More food for thought on this topic, this one from @theAGU journal editors
agupubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.…
Fantastic work by @carlymclachlan, @TyndallManc and @MassiveAttackUK - look forward to hearing more at the Tyndall Assembly next week!
"Artists flying around the world taking loads of stuff with them — how are you going to get carbon out of that?”
Massive Attack’s science-led drive to lower music’s carbon footprint go.nature.com/3ASygso
Fantastic opportunity for a secondment with the Climate Change Committee to contribute towards the next national risk assessment. @theCCCuk @TyndallCentre
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Happy Birthday OSM 🧁 Thanks to everyone who makes this a truly wonderful resource for everyone!!
Happy 20th Birthday OpenStreetMap!
"OpenStreetMap has grown exponentially or quadratically over the last twenty years depending on the metric you’re interested in . . . The story isn’t so much about the data and technology, and it never was. It’s the people. " --@stevec, reflecting on 20 years of OSM
blog.openstreetmap.org/2024/…
#HappyBirthdayOSM
#20YearsofOSM
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In New Orleans they know a thing or two about flooding. Join @tomheapmedia @helenczerski @EmmaHowardBoyd @profrichdawson to hear how front yard innovation is making the city safer @BBCRadio4 12 Friday and @BBCSounds anytime
