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UCL RDR in the media
Experts from the UCL Institute for Risk and Disaster Reduction are frequently called upon for commentary and insights during and after major disasters.
Latest media features
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The Guardian exclusively covered Dr Sonja Ayeb-Karlsson's research with UCL and ECPAT UK colleagues.Ìý - Ìý– 23 May 2023
DrÌýYulia Ioffe was interviewed by Reuters as part of an article onÌýUkraine investigating the role of Belarus in transfers of children. - –Ìý31 March 2023
Dr Sarah Dryhurst was quoted in an LA Times article and featured in an associated podcast about theÌýTempo: Music for Climate Action research project, which looks at whether music can influence climate change action. - –Ìý2 January 2023
Prof Ilan Kelman appeared on the BBC World Service programme 'The Climate Question' discussingÌýhow the number of lives lost due to extreme weather can be reduced. - – 13 December 2022
Prof Joanna Faure Walker appeared on Euronews as part of a panel discussing disaster reconstruction with a focus on the 2011 Japan earthquake and tsunami. - Ìý–15 September 2022
Dr Mohammad Shamsudduha was quoted in a New Scientist article about how farmers' irrigation systems are helping to avoid flooding in Bangladesh. The piece referenced . - Ìý– 7ÌýSeptember 2022
Dr Gianluca Pescaroli was featured in a Reuters analysis of how European banks and financial institutions are preparing for potential winter power shortages.
23 September 2022 – He also appeared in a about how banks are using their lockdown plans to prepare for power blackouts.