The First Workshop on the Dynamics and Impact of Interacting Natural Hazards was held at University College London on 14 February 2013. The one day workshop was attended by 20 participants from across academia (with representatives from six universities in the UK and Europe), industry and the public sector, and was hosted by the Aon Benfield UCL Hazard Centre (ABUHC). The event was a collaborative effort between three PhD students – myself, Melanie Duncan and Joel Gill – who are currently working in the field of interacting multi-hazards.
The short report summarises the presentations and discussions that took place and outlines the actions that will be taken forward. The original workshop agenda and the participants at the workshop are included in the Appendices.
Three main discussion and presentation sessions took place on the day:
Session 1: Defining and introducing multi-hazard and multi-hazard interactions
Session 2: Methods to identify, model and constrain multi-hazard interactions
Session 3: Practical applications and mitigation strategies
The workshop provided a unique opportunity for networking with researchers and practitioners with an interest in interacting hazards – participants discussed potential collaborations as well as methods for improving the dissemination of their research.
