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Paper published in the International Journal of Geo-Information on “Classification of Floods in Europe and North America with Focus on Compound Events”.

by mmikos@fgg.uni-lj.si | Nov 23, 2022 | Publications

Link to a published open-access paper in the International Journal of Geo-Information, 2022, 11, 580, https://doi.org/10.3390/ijgi11120580. Open access publication, pdf is available here.
UN-Water Joint Message on Groundwater

UN-Water Joint Message on Groundwater

by mmikos@fgg.uni-lj.si | Nov 22, 2022 | Sustainable Development News, Water-related News

At the request of UN-Water, the UNESCO IHP Secretariat, as the host of the UN-Water Summit on Groundwater, has the pleasure to share with you a letter signed by the Chair of UN-Water and ILO Director-General, Mr Gilbert F. Houngbo, presenting the “UN-Water Joint...
EUTOPIA Week at University of Ljubljana.

EUTOPIA Week at University of Ljubljana.

by mmikos@fgg.uni-lj.si | Nov 19, 2022 | Higher Education News, Sustainable Development News, Water-related News

The University of Ljubljana is hosting the EUTOPIA Week from November 21 to November 25. The UNESCO WRDRR Chair will present the 3-year on-going project ULTRA, dedicated to the sustainable development of the University of Ljubljana – the presentation under the...

Danube Conference in Vienna, Austria, 21-23 August 2023 – Extended Deadline for Abstract Submission: 30 November 2022.

by mmikos@fgg.uni-lj.si | Nov 11, 2022 | Water-related News

The next Danube Conference will be held in Vienna, Austria, from 21 – 23 August 2023. The invitation for the Extended Abstracts as a pdf file is available here. Please, submit your abstract...
GIN – Common Information Platform for Natural Hazards in Switzerland.

GIN – Common Information Platform for Natural Hazards in Switzerland.

by mmikos@fgg.uni-lj.si | Nov 5, 2022 | Water-related News

The Common Information Platform for Natural Hazards (GIN) combines all available data on natural hazards in Switzerland in a user-friendly map application. It provides a solid foundation for identifying natural hazards early and mastering them successfully. The GIN...

Interpraevent publication on strategies on Risk Communication.

by mmikos@fgg.uni-lj.si | Nov 4, 2022 | Publications, Water-related News

The Research Society INTERPRAEVENT, based in Klagenfurt, Austria, published as an observer to the Interreg Austria – Italy project RiKoST a brochure on strategies for risk communication entitled: “RIKOST Risikokommunikationsstrategien –...

BBC Future Planet: How a sand battery could transform clean energy.

by mmikos@fgg.uni-lj.si | Nov 4, 2022 | Sustainable Development News

On the BBC Future Planet web page, there is an interesting article on sand batteries published on November 4, 2022. The article is available here. A new way of storing renewable energy is providing clean heat through the long Nordic nights. Read the article to know...

Live event: 30th anniversary of the UNITWIN/UNESCO Chairs Programme-

by mmikos@fgg.uni-lj.si | Nov 3, 2022 | Higher Education News, Sustainable Development News, Water-related News

You can follow the 30th Anniversary of the UNITWIN/UNESCO Chairs Programme in Paris, November 3 – 4, 2002 also live using this link.    

WMO: Temperatures in Europe increase more than twice global average.

by mmikos@fgg.uni-lj.si | Nov 3, 2022 | Sustainable Development News, Water-related News

The World Meteorological Organization published on November 2, 2022, on their web page an article on how Temperatures in Europe increase more than twice global average.
QS World University Rankings: Sustainability 2023 published.

QS World University Rankings: Sustainability 2023 published.

by mmikos@fgg.uni-lj.si | Oct 26, 2022 | Higher Education News, Sustainable Development News, Water-related News

The latest QS World University Rankings: Sustainability 2023 was published today October 26, 2022, and is the first QS ranking focused on social and environmental sustainability performance in higher education institutions. The University of Ljubljana ranked #501-550...
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