Multi-hazard and risk informed system for Enhanced local and regional Disaster risk management

Project Information

MEDiate

Grant agreement ID: 101074075

DOI

10.3030/101074075

Project closed

EC signature date 22 July 2022

Start date 1 October 2022

End date 30 September 2025

Funded under

• Civil Security for Society

Total cost

€ 3 549 970,00

EU contribution

€ 3 549 969,50

Coordinated by

STIFTELSEN NORSAR
Norway

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Deliverables

Documents, reports (10)

Validation of the MEDiate concept model through literature and workshops with stakeholders from the testbeds

Reporting the activities of Task 1.1. Review of the MEDiate concept model

A diagnosis and assessment of the primary types of cascading impacts related to European areas

reporting activities of Task 2.3 – Assessment of the primary cascading impacts across Europe

Dissemination and communication implementation

Reporting activities of Task 6.1 – Co-dissemination and communication strategy and implementation, including networking with external projects, initiatives and experts.

Project Management Plan

Reporting activities of Task 8.2: Project management meetings, Task 8.3: Internal communication strategy, and Task 8.4: Communication with the European Commission.

Individual and system-level physical vulnerability assessment methodologies for evaluating dynamic multi-hazard risk

Reporting activities of Task 3.1 – Multi-hazard physical vulnerability modelling.

Dissemination and communication plan

Reporting activities of Task 6.1 – Co-dissemination and communication strategy and implementation, including networking with external projects, initiatives and experts.

A generalised framework for the assessment of current and future multi-hazard interactions

Reporting activities of Task 2.1 – Review of multi-hazard interactions and cascading impacts approaches.

A diagnosis and assessment of the primary types of interacting hazards related to European areas

reporting activities of Task 2.2 – Assessment of the primary interacting hazards across Europe

Quality Procedures Manual

Reporting activities of Task 8.7: Quality Assurance/Quality Control and risk management.

Integrated socio-physical vulnerability assessment methodologies for evaluating dynamic multi-hazard risk

Reporting activities of Task 3.2 – Multi-hazard social vulnerability modelling.

Publications

Peer reviewed articles (16)

Simulating multi-hazard event sets for life cycle consequence analysis

Author(s): L. Iannacone; L. Iannacone; K. Otárola; K. Otárola; R. Gentile; C. Galasso
Published in: Natural Hazards and Earth System Sciences, 2023, ISSN 2195-9269
Publisher: Copernicus Publ.
DOI: 10.5194/NHESS-24-1721-2024

Integrating ethical and legal frameworks in multi-hazard disaster risk management

Author(s): Zia Lennard
Published in: Open Research Europe, 2025, ISSN 2732-5121
Publisher: F1000 Research Limited on behalf of the European Commission
DOI: 10.12688/OPENRESEUROPE.20093.1

Characterising Cold‐Dry and Cold‐Wet Compound Events in the United Kingdom

Author(s): Kanzis L. Mattu, Christopher J. White, Hannah Bloomfield, Joanne Robbins
Published in: International Journal of Climatology, Issue 45, 2025, ISSN 0899-8418
Publisher: Wiley
DOI: 10.1002/JOC.8859

Multi-hazard life-cycle consequence analysis of deteriorating engineering systems

Author(s): Kenneth Otárola, Leandro Iannacone, Roberto Gentile, Carmine Galasso
Published in: Structural Safety, Issue 111, 2024, ISSN 0167-4730
Publisher: Elsevier BV
DOI: 10.1016/J.STRUSAFE.2024.102515

Social Intelligence Mining: Transforming Land Management with Data and Deep Learning

Author(s): Mohammad Reza Yeganegi, Hossein Hassani, Nadejda Komendantova
Published in: Land, Issue 14, 2025, ISSN 2073-445X
Publisher: MDPI AG
DOI: 10.3390/LAND14061198

Improving recovery time consequence models in regional seismic risk assessment by leveraging high-fidelity building-specific recovery simulations

Author(s): Pouria Kourehpaz, Carlos Molina Hutt, Carmine Galasso
Published in: Earthquake Spectra, Issue 41, 2025, ISSN 8755-2930
Publisher: SAGE Publications
DOI: 10.1177/87552930251344981

Compound weather and climate events in 2024

Author(s): Jakob Zscheischler, Colin Raymond, Yang Chen, Natacha Le Grix, Renata Libonati, Cassandra D. W. Rogers, Christopher J. White, Piotr Wolski
Published in: Nature Reviews Earth & Environment, Issue 6, 2025, ISSN 2662-138X
Publisher: Springer Science and Business Media LLC
DOI: 10.1038/S43017-025-00657-Y

Identifying and Mitigating Gender Bias in Social Media Sentiment Analysis: A Post-Training Approach on Example of the 2023 Morocco Earthquake

Author(s): Mohammad Reza Yeganegi, Hossein Hassani, Nadejda Komendantova
Published in: Information, Issue 16, 2025, ISSN 2078-2489
Publisher: MDPI AG
DOI: 10.3390/INFO16080679

Review article: The growth in compound weather and climate event research in the decade since SREX

Author(s): Lou Brett, Christopher J. White, Daniela I. V. Domeisen, Bart van den Hurk, Philip Ward, Jakob Zscheischler
Published in: Natural Hazards and Earth System Sciences, Issue 25, 2025, ISSN 1684-9981
Publisher: Copernicus GmbH
DOI: 10.5194/NHESS-25-2591-2025

Reclassifying historical disasters: From single to multi-hazards

Author(s): Ryan Lee,Christopher J. White,Mohammed Sarfaraz Gani Adnan,John Douglas,Miguel D. Mahecha,Fiachra E. O'Loughlin,Edoardo Patelli,Alexandre M. Ramos,Matthew J. Roberts,Olivia Martius,Enrico Tubaldi,Bart van den Hurk,Philip J. Ward,Jakob Zscheischler
Published in: Science of The Total Environment, 2024, ISSN 0048-9697
Publisher: Elsevier BV
DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2023.169120

Compounding Heatwave‐Extreme Rainfall Events Driven by Fronts, High Moisture, and Atmospheric Instability

Author(s): Christoph Sauter, Jennifer L. Catto, Hayley J. Fowler, Seth Westra, Christopher J. White
Published in: Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres, Issue 128, 2024, ISSN 2169-897X
Publisher: American Geophysical Union (AGU)
DOI: 10.1029/2023JD038761

A comprehensive framework for quantifying diverse multi-hazard interactions

Author(s): Mohammed Sarfaraz Gani Adnan; Christopher White; Eleonora Perugini; et al.
Published in: ESS Open Archive, 2025, ISSN 0000-0000
Publisher: Wiley
DOI: 10.22541/ESSOAR.174526074.45009802/V2

Analyzing the use of fact-checking tools in disaster-risk reduction in Europe through the lens of the heuristic-systematic model

Author(s): Nadejda Komendantova, Tahereh Zobeidi, Masoud Yazdanpanah
Published in: Scientific Reports, Issue 15, 2025, ISSN 2045-2322
Publisher: Springer Science and Business Media LLC
DOI: 10.1038/S41598-025-03099-0

Simulation-based consequence analysis of reinforced-concrete buildings subjected to earthquake- and environment-induced damage accumulation

Author(s): Kenneth Otárola, Leandro Iannacone, Roberto Gentile, Carmine Galasso
Published in: Engineering Structures, Issue 317, 2024, ISSN 0141-0296
Publisher: Elsevier BV
DOI: 10.1016/J.ENGSTRUCT.2024.118554

Meteorological Applications

Author(s): Brett, Louise; Bloomfield, Hannah; Bradley, Anna; Calvet, Thibault; Champion, Adrian; De Angeli, Silvia; de Ruiter, Marleen; Guerreiro, Selma; Hillier, John; Jaroszweski, David; Kamranzad, Bahareh; Ke
Published in: Meteorological Applications, 2025, ISSN 1350-4827
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
DOI: 10.5445/IR/1000181186

Review article: Towards multi-hazard and multi-risk indicators – a review and recommendations for development and implementation 

Author(s): Christopher J. White; Mohammed Sarfaraz Gani Adnan; Marcello Arosio; Stephanie Buller; YoungHwa Cha; Roxana Ciurean; Julia M. Crummy; Melanie Duncan; Joel Gill; Claire Kennedy; Elisa Nobile; Lara Smal
Published in: Natural Hazards and Earth System Sciences Discussions, 2024, ISSN 2195-9269
Publisher: Copernicus Publ.
DOI: 10.5194/NHESS-2024-178

Conference proceedings (26)

A framework for multi-hazard risk indicators

Author(s): Christopher J. White, Mohammed Adnan, John Douglas, Matthew Roberts, Enrico Tubaldi
Published in: EGU2024 Proceedings, 2024
Publisher: Copernicus Publications
DOI: 10.5194/egusphere-egu24-14261

Unlocking Global Insights: Opportunities for Multi-Hazard Risk Management from a Unique Empirical Database

Author(s): Sakic Trogrlic, R.; de Ruiter, M.; de Angeli, S.; Duncan, M.; Gill, J.; Kreibich, H.; White, C.; Ward, P.
Published in: EGU2025 Proceedings, 2025
Publisher: Copernicus Publications
DOI: 10.5194/EGUSPHERE-EGU25-17791

A framework for investigating multi-hazard interactions to develop a decision-support system for disaster risk management

Author(s): Mohammed Sarfaraz Gani Adnan, Christopher White, Eleonora Perugini, John Douglas, Enrico Tubaldi, Talfan Barnie, Esther Jensen, Matthew Roberts, Natalia Castillo Marco Gaetani, Marcello Arosio, Frederiek Weiland, and Mario Martinelli
Published in: EGU2024 Proceedings, 2024
Publisher: Copernicus Publications
DOI: 10.5194/egusphere-egu24-2689

Integrated risk and resilience assessment of critical infrastructures after cascading effects

Author(s): De Maio, F. V.; Osmani, S.; Valsecchi, R.; Cademartori, M.; Basso, P.; De Stefano, R.
Published in: 18th World Conference on Earthquake Engineering (18WCEE) Proceedings, Issue 22672, 2024
Publisher: WCEE

Reclassifying historical disasters: from single to multi-hazards

Author(s): White, C., Adnan, M., Lee, R., Douglas, J., Mahecha, M., O'Loughlin, F., Patelli, E., Ramos, A., Roberts, M., Martius, O., Tubaldi, E., van den Hurk, B., Ward, P., and Zscheischler, J.
Published in: EGU2024 Proceedings, 2024
Publisher: Copernicus Publications
DOI: 10.5194/egusphere-egu24-2125

A Novel Operational Risk and Resilience Management Process for Emergency Planning and Civil Contingency

Author(s): Meslem, A. and Huang, C.
Published in: EGU2024 Proceedings, 2024
Publisher: Copernicus Publications
DOI: 10.5194/egusphere-egu24-9686

Enhancing Disaster Risk Governance in Remote Areas Through a Multi-Hazard, Multi-Stakeholder DSS: A MEDiate Project in the IDRiM2025 Conference

Author(s): Boateng-Antwi, G.
Published in: IDRiM2025 Conference Proceedings, 2025
Publisher: IDRiM

Life-cycle consequence analysis of transportation infrastructure systems subject to multiple hazards

Author(s): Otárola, K.; Iannacone, L.; Gentile, R.; Galasso, C.
Published in: 18th World Conference on Earthquake Engineering (18WCEE) Proceedings, Issue 22831, 2024
Publisher: WCEE

Improving organisational resilience: the TURNkey project

Author(s): K G Jones, F Mulder, M Morga, N Wanigarathna
Published in: IOP Conference Series: Earth and Environmental Science, Issue 1176, 2023, ISSN 1755-1307
Publisher: IOP Publishing
DOI: 10.1088/1755-1315/1176/1/012043

MEDiate project stakeholders’ engagement: reflections after the first Participatory Research Action Cycle

Author(s): Morga, M., Nadeeshani, W., Jones, K., Mulder, F.
Published in: UNITED KINGDOM ALLIANCE FOR DISASTER RESEARCH (UKADR) 2023 Proceedings, 2023
Publisher: UKADR

Risk-Based Design for flood risk mitigation: a case study of green roof in Milan

Author(s): Durrani, A. O.; Arosio, M.; Pregnolato, M.
Published in: EGU2025 Proceedings, 2025
Publisher: Copernicus Publications
DOI: 10.5194/EGUSPHERE-EGU25-8725

Multi-hazard Indicators

Author(s): Cha, Y.; Arosio, M.; White, C.
Published in: 4th UK National Climate Impacts Meeting Proceedings, 2024
Publisher: 4th UK National Climate Impacts Meeting

A Disaster Risk Management Decision Support System for Improved Organisational Resilience: The MEDiate Project

Author(s): Jones, K., Mulder, F., Morga, M., & Wanigarathna, N.
Published in: Research Papers for The 22nd EuroFM Research Symposium, 9-10 November 2023, Istanbul, Turkey, 2023, ISBN 9789090379456
Publisher: EuroFM
DOI: 10.5281/ZENODO.10051130

Participation in climate change adaptation

Author(s): Komendantova, N. and Erokhin, D.
Published in: EGU2024 Proceedings, 2024
Publisher: Copernicus Publications
DOI: 10.5194/egusphere-egu24-10811

Assessment of cascading impacts across Europe: an innovative approach for a resilient infrastructure and society

Author(s): De Maio, F. V.; Osmani, S.; Basso, P.; Bolletta, F.; De Stefano, R.; Cademartori, M.; Fuggini, C.
Published in: TRA2024 Proceedings, 2024
Publisher: Springer Nature
DOI: 10.1007/978-3-032-04774-8_67

A conceptual multi-hazard and multi-risk decision-support system model: Stakeholders’ perspectives

Author(s): Ibrahim, O. M.; Revel, Y.; Shepherd, L.; Halldórsdóttir, T. K.; Gjetrang, I. S.; Thomin, C.; Yousaf, Z.; Palmer, C.; Úlfarsson, A.; Huang, C.; Morga, M.; Þorvaldsdóttir, S.; Meslem, A.
Published in: EGU2025 Proceedings, 2025
Publisher: Copernicus Publications
DOI: 10.5194/EGUSPHERE-EGU25-20660

Multi-hazard risk-informed decision-support system: a case study in Oslo, Norway

Author(s): Huang, C.; Van Bever, I.; Meslem, A.; Schweitzer, J.
Published in: IUGG2023 Proceedings, 2023
Publisher: IUGG

Measuring the experts’ perception about the suitability of natural disaster risk mitigation solutions using minimal risk assessment information, a Multi-Criteria Decision Analysis approach

Author(s): Yeganegi, M. R.; Komendantova, N.; Danielson, M.
Published in: EGU2025 Proceedings, 2025
Publisher: Copernicus Publications
DOI: 10.5194/EGUSPHERE-EGU25-17936

Implementation of a Decision Support System (DSS) to guide local and regional administrations in the mitigation of impacts due to Multi-(hazards)

Author(s): Borzi, B.; Cantoni, A.; Arosio, M.; Meslem, A.; Huang, C.; Galasso, C.; Otarola, K.; Cremen, G.; Komendantova, N.; Yeganegi, M.-R.; Danielson, M.; Trevlopoulos, K.; Gehl, P.
Published in: EGU2025 Proceedings, 2025
Publisher: Copernicus Publications
DOI: 10.5194/EGUSPHERE-EGU25-17739

Cascade and Multi-Hazard analysis in MEDiate for Disaster Risk Management

Author(s): De Maio, F. V., Fuggini, C., Basso, P., Osmani, S., De Stefano, R.
Published in: Be GEO Scientists 2023 – Conference of Young Geoscientists Proceedings, 2023
Publisher: Be GEO Scientists

Engaging and Conflict-Resolution preference elicitation in Multi-Criteria Decision Analysis for Localized Mitigation Actions in Disaster Risk Management

Author(s): Yeganegi, M. R.; Komendantova, N.; Danielson, M.
Published in: EGU2025 Proceedings, 2025
Publisher: Copernicus Publications
DOI: 10.5194/EGUSPHERE-EGU25-18473

A novel framework for assessing multi-hazard risk and resilience in a changing world

Author(s): Gonzalez Duenas, C.; Cremen, G.; Galasso, C.
Published in: SECED 2023 (Earthquake risk and engineering towards a resilient world) Proceedings, 2023
Publisher: SECED

Natural hazards and cascading impacts: an innovative approach for climate change mitigation

Author(s): De Stefano, R.; Alvarez Trujillo, J. A.; Fuggini, C.; van Bever, I.; Meslem, A.; Lennard, Z.
Published in: Sustainable Places 2023 Proceedings, 2023
Publisher: Sustainable Places

Assessment of current and future multi-risk interactions and cascading impacts across Europe: a case study in Oslo, Norway

Author(s): De Maio, F. V.; De Stefano, R.; Valsecchi, R.; Bolletta, F.; Basso, P.; Cademartori, M.; Huang, C.; Van Bever, I.; Ibrahim, O. M.; Oye, V.; Schweitzer, J.
Published in: 6th World Landslide Forum Proceedings, 2023
Publisher: World Landslides Forum

Assessing the cascading impacts of earthquake and the triggered quick-clay landslide in Alna, Norway

Author(s): Huang, C.; Meslem, A.; Ibrahim, O. M.; Gjetrang, I. S.; De Maio, F. V.; Ghione, F.
Published in: 18th World Conference on Earthquake Engineering (18WCEE) Proceedings, Issue 24346, 2024
Publisher: WCEE

Incorporating Multi hazard approach to disaster risk management and climate change adaptation

Author(s): Cha, Y.; White, C.; Adnan, M. S. G.; Arosio, M.; Yousaf, Z.
Published in: EGU2025 Proceedings, 2025
Publisher: Copernicus Publications
DOI: 10.5194/EGUSPHERE-EGU25-20670

Other (16)

Disaster-related decisions (RainRace model on ISEE Exchange)

Author(s): Thorvaldsdottir, S.
Published in: MEDiate tools, 2025
Publisher: ISEE Exchange

Réttar ákvarðanir á mikilvægum augnablikum (English: Making the right decisions at critical moments)

Author(s): Austrubru
Published in: News and Media, 2024
Publisher: Austrubru

Forvarnir og náttúruvá – hvernig metum við ákvarðanir? (English: Prevention and natural hazards – how do we evaluate decisions?)

Author(s): Austrubru
Published in: News and Media, 2025
Publisher: Austrubru

Policy Brief – Ethics and Participation for a Resilience Future

Author(s): MEDiate
Published in: Policy brief, 2025
Publisher: MEDiate

Essex MEDiate DSS scenario for the impact of flooding on the community of Canvey Island

Author(s): Essex County Council
Published in: News and Media, 2022
Publisher: Essex County Council

Náttúruvá: Upplýsingar og ákvarðanataka (English: Natural Hazards: Information and Decision Making)

Author(s): Austrubru
Published in: News and Media, 2022
Publisher: Austrubru

Socio-economic vulnerability to Natural Hazards: A case study of Oslo, Norway

Author(s): Huang, C.; Meslem, A.; Wanigarathna, N.; Ibrahim, O.M.; Gjetrang, I.S.
Published in: Natural Hazards Review, Issue NHENG-2562, 2025, ISSN 1527-6988
Publisher: American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE)

Skal bidra til å redusere tapene ved framtidige naturkatastrofer (English: Will help reduce losses from future natural disasters)

Author(s): NORSAR
Published in: News and Media, 2022
Publisher: NORSAR

Global Assessment Report on Disaster Risk Reduction 2025: Resilience Pays: Financing and Investing for our Future (MEDiate results featured pp. 24–25 / Fig. 17)

Author(s): United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR) (MEDiate as one of the lead authors contributing)
Published in: GAR2025 Report, 2025
Publisher: UNDRR

Multi-hazard and risk informed system for Enhanced local and regional Disaster risk management (MEDiate)

Author(s): IIASA
Published in: News and Meida, 2022
Publisher: IIASA

MEDiate project

Author(s): EUCenter
Published in: News and Media, 2022
Publisher: EUCenter

MEDiate: MEDiate will develop improved modelling of how natural hazards interact and cascade at various scales and how they change with time due to climate changes.

Author(s): Oslo kommune
Published in: News and Media, 2022
Publisher: Oslo kommune

Fundað um náttúruvá (English: Meeting about natural hazards)

Author(s): Austrubru
Published in: News and Media, 2023
Publisher: Austrubru

Austurbrú hluti af þverfaglegu rannsóknarverkefni MEDiate (English: Eastern Bridge part of the interdisciplinary research project MEDiate)

Author(s): Austrubru
Published in: News and Media, 2025
Publisher: Austrubru

SRC Joint Policy Brief – Strengthening Societal Resilience to Disasters

Author(s): Knowledge Network – Staff member (MEDiate as one of the lead authors contributing)
Published in: Policy brief, 2024
Publisher: SRC

SEVA: Stakeholders Exploratory Vision Analysis for Stakeholder Engagement (v1.0) [Web App]

Author(s): Yeganegi, M.R.; Komendantova, N.; Danielson, M.
Published in: MEDiate tools, 2025
Publisher: IIASA

Thesis and dissertations (1)

Da sismico a multi-pericolo: modellazione della vulnerabilità fisica dinamica per la valutazione del rischio (From seismic to multi-hazard: Modelling dynamic physical vulnerability for risk assessmen

Author(s): Otárola Madrigal, K.E.
Published in: Ph.D. Thesis, 2025
Publisher: IUSS