Better resilience to hydrometeorological risks through better knowledge and sensibilization
Channel: Centro de Estudos Sociais da Universidade de Coimbra
Date: 01/11/2019

The starting point for this talk is given by the relationship between some natural hazards and human settlements. By focusing the on particular case of floods enacted by extreme precipitation, Maria Carmen Llasat presents major impacts and trends, while offering some scenarios for the future. The talk comprises strategies to cope with this risk, including structural and non-structural measures to be adopted by authorities.