Day 1 – October 7: Understanding and managing societal risks
| · Time · | · Program · | · Room · |
|---|---|---|
| 11:00 ↓ 14:00 | Registration | Aula foyer (Building 1E) |
| 12:00 ↓ 13:00 | Lunch | Solsta Inn |
| 13:15 ↓ 13:20 | Conference opening Vice-Chancellor of Karlstad University Jerker Moodysson Language: English | Lagerlöfsalen (1A 305) |
| 13:20 ↓ 13:30 | Introduction RisCon26 Prof. Mikael Granberg Language: English | Lagerlöfsalen (1A 305) |
| 13:30 ↓ 14:00 | Keynote by SRSG Kamal Kishore Special Representative of the United Nations Secretary-General (SRSG) for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR), and Head of UNDRR Cascading risks, emerging threats, and interdependencies Language: English | Lagerlöfsalen (1A 305) |
| 14:00 ↓ 14:30 | Panel discussion Societal risk in an interconnected world: Reflections on cascading risks, emerging threats, and societal interdependencies Moderator: Prof. Mikael Granberg Panelists: 1. Margareta Wahlström, Diplomat and former Special Representative of the United Nations Secretary-General for Disaster Risk Reduction 2. Mette Lindahl Olsson, Head of the Natural Hazards and Climate Adaptation Section, Swedish Civil Defence and Resilience Agency (MCF) 3. Finn Nilson, Professor of Risk Management, Karlstad University 4. Ann Enander, Professor, Department of Leadership and Command, Swedish Defence University Language: English | Lagerlöfsalen (1A 305) |
| 14:30 ↓ 15:00 | Coffee break | Transformum |
| 15:00 ↓ 16:30 | Parallel workshop sessions Workshop A. Exploring an AI-Mediated Crisis Training Exercise Facilitated by Alexander Nieuwborg from the Chair of Crisis Governance at University of Antwerp & PM crisis and risk managment, Jasper van Kuijk from the Information Systems group & Service Research Center (CTF) at Karlstad University and Pierre Sjöberg from the Information Systems group at Karlstad University Can AI facilitate crisis training? Join an interactive tabletop exercise where AI takes the role of exercise facilitator, followed by a discussion on training quality, human-AI collaboration, and responsible adoption. Language: English | |
| 15:00 ↓ 16:30 | Parallel workshop sessions Workshop B. Droughtville – Come build a city resilient to drought! Facilitated by Tove Bodland and Mathilde de Goër de Herve from RiskLab This is a participatory simulation workshop that immerses participants in a fictional municipality confronted with drought as a complex societal risk. Language: English and Swedish | Transformum |
| 15:00 ↓ 16:30 | Parallel workshop sessions Workshop C. Stop Disasters: A Game-Based Workshop on Disaster Risk Reductio Facilitated by Erik Persson Pavlović from RiskLab How can today’s decisions reduce the impacts of tomorrow’s disasters? In this interactive workshop, participants work in small teams with UNDRR’s Stop Disasters game to explore how planning, preparedness and investment choices shape disaster risk. Language: X | RiskLab (21A 259) |
| 16:30 ↓ 16:40 | Transition to plenary session | |
| 16:40 ↓ 17:40 | Plenary The economics of Disaster Risk Reduction Moderator: Margareta Wahlström Pathways for governments, financial institutions, insurers, the private sector and researchers to strengthen the financing of disaster risk reduction, reduce economic losses, protect fiscal stability and build resilience, with a focus on emerging financing instruments, evidence gaps and Swedish experience. Language: English | Lagerlöfsalen (1A 305) |
| 17:45 ↓ 19:00 | Social event: mingle, drinks and snacks Poster session: pitch and poster walk 1. Eleni Georgali, Event-based windstorm exposure in Sweden using hazard and building footprints. 2. Jenny Friedl, App-guided storytelling in climate walks: Supporting public sense-making and preparedness for local climate change-related risks 3. Johanna Johansson, Function and feeling interwoven: older adults’ perspectives on heat-resilient urban environments 4. Josefin Månefjord, From Farm to Fork? Mapping Food System Resilience in Sweden 5. Julia Gerster, Exporting Resilience? Japanese BOSAI and the Global Circulation of Disaster Preparedness Practices 6. Peter Bellström, Stärkta forskningsallianser för framtidens krisforskning Nuvarande status och framtidsspaning 7. Rafaela Campos, Assessing River Basin Committees’ institutional capacities for drought risk management in Brazil: a conceptual framework 8. Shashank Ghai, Floor-Hugging Intervention: Exploratory Findings from a Multicomponent Floor-Exposure and Post-Fall Recovery Program 9. Siri Jakobsson Störe, Mobile applications for suicide prevention: A systematic review and network meta-analysis 10. Sofia Hallerbäck, Unruly Nature-Based Solutions Language: English and Swedish | Transformum |
Day 2 – October 8: Climate, Environment and Health
| · Time · | · Program · | · Room · |
|---|---|---|
| 08:30 ↓ 09:00 | Registration | Transformum |
| 09:00 ↓ 09:05 | Opening Dr. Avit Bhowmik Language: English | Frödingssalen (1B 364) |
| 09:05 ↓ 09:30 | Keynote by Prof. Takako Izumi Deputy Director and Professor, International Research Institute of Disaster Science (IRIDeS), Tohoku University, Japan Language: English | Frödingssalen (1B 364) |
| 09:30 ↓ 10:00 | Panel discussion Cross-Sectoral and Cross-Cultural Perspectives on the Management of Climate Change and Imposed Social Risks Moderator: Dr. Avit Bhowmik Panelists: 1. Caroline Bhowmik, Associate Professor at the University of Stavanger 2. Susanne Gustafsson, Associate Professor at Jönköping University 3. Han Soo Lee, Professor at Hiroshima University 4. Pierre Raoul de Wit, Senior Lecturer at the Department of Biological & Environmental Sciences at the University of Gothenburg 5. Karin Blad, Senior Lecturer at the School of Behavioural, Social and Legal Sciences at Örebro University 6. Mikael Granberg, Professor at Karlstad University 7. Maria Falkevik, County Administrative Board, Värmland County Language: English | Frödingssalen (1B 364) |
| 10:00 ↓ 10:30 | Coffee break | Transformum |
| 10:30 ↓ 11:30 | Parallel oral sessions Spot A. From analysis to action: Making climate adaptation happen Chair: Assoc Prof. Magnus Johansson 10:30 – 10:45 Jenny Friedl Decision-making under constraint: Heavy rainfall adaptation at the municipal sharp end 10:45- 11:00 Peter Önnby From flooding to climate adoption: A proven model for Cross-Sector Collaboration and Co-Financing that Accelerate Climate Adaptation in Urban areas 11:00 – 11:15 Venkanna Babu Guthula High-resolution automated mapping of potential Aedes larval container habitats using drone imagery and supervised machine learning in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania 11:15 – 11:30 Susanne Skyllerstedt Risker i ett förändrat klimat – resultat från den första nationella klimat- och sårbarhetsanalysen för Sverige Language: English | Frödingssalen (1B 364) |
| 10:30 ↓ 11:30 | Parallel oral sessions Spot B. AI as solution and risk: The societal implications of digitalization Chair: Assoc Prof. David Olsson 10:30 – 10:45 Magnus Moglia From blind spots to sensing systems: AI-enabled observation of systemic climate risk pathways – applied to the June 2021 Victorian storms 10:45- 11:00 Bjørn Tallak Bakken Built to Optimize, Designed to Fail? Risk in the Age of AI 11:00 – 11:15 Kristian Petrov The (In)Security Paradox and the Colonization of the Lifeworld: A Critique of AI in Politics, Academia, Health Care and Suicide Prevention 11:15 – 11:30 Åsa Davidsson and Eva Mittermaier Riskbedömning av geodata vid tillgängliggörande som öppna data (presentation in Swedish) Language: English | 5C 337 |
| 11:30 ↓ 13:00 | Lunch | Solsta In |
| 11:30 ↓ 13:00 | Poster Walk | Transformum |
| 13:00 ↓ 14:30 | Parallel workshop sessions Workshop D. Pressat läge – Play together for a resilient and sustainable future Facilitated by David Olsson and Tove Bodland from RiskLab A serious collaborative board game that aims to build a resilient and sustainable society capable of withstanding a range of crises while promoting sustainable transformation. Language: Swedish | RiskLab (21A 259) |
| 13:00 ↓ 14:30 | Parallel workshop sessions Workshop E. Critical infrastructures and accessibility analysis under flood conditions Facilitated by Sai Ganesh Veeravalli and Stefanos Georganos from the Swedish Competence Centre for Satellite Enabled Social Science Analytics (SESAC) A hands-on, beginner-friendly workshop exploring how flooding disrupts road networks and access to hospitals and other critical services using GIS, flood data and accessibility analysis. Language: English | 5C 329 |
| 14:30 ↓ 15:00 | Coffee break | Transformum |
| 15:00 ↓ 16:30 | Parallel oral sessions Spot C. Living with Heat: Health, adaptation, and social vulnerability Chair: Assoc Prof. Moniruzzaman Syed 15:00 – 15:15 Lovisa Rosenquist Ohlsson Seventy-five years of temperature and precipitation extremes in the Middle East and its impacts on refugee settlements 15:15 – 15:30 Dide Dijkers Summertime thermal behavioural benchmarks and intra-seasonal adaptation among pedestrians in Karlstad, Sweden 15:30 – 15:45 Moniruzzaman Syed A narrative review of heatwave adaptation and mitigation strategies in school and preschool settings 15:45 – 16:00 Abhishekh Barua Localized Anticipatory Action to Reduce Heatwave Impacts in Dhaka, Bangladesh 16:00 – 16:15 Klara Petersson Who carries the risk? Hazard-selective protection and structural vulnerability in Swedish extreme-weather adaptation 16:15 – 16:30 Johanna Johansson Navigating outdoor activities during heatwaves: Older adults’ perspectives on heat adaptation Language: English | Frödingssalen (1B 364) |
| 15:00 ↓ 16:30 | Parallel oral sessions Spot D. When water runs short: Drought, food, and societal preparedness Chair: Dr. Mathilde de Goër de Herve 15:00 – 15:15 Mathilde de Goër de Herve Nordic societal priorities in the face of droughts 15:15 – 15:30 Felicia O. Akinyemi Two decades of agricultural drought impacts assessment on vegetation productivity and phenological change in semi-arid context using Remote Sensing 15:30 – 15:45 Claudia Canedo Rosso Analyzing hydrological and land cover changes driving water scarcity in indigenous communities in Southern Bahia, Brazil 15:45 – 16:00 Mahmood Fayazi Strengthening Indigenous Civil Preparedness through Community-Led Floodproofing in Listuguj Mi’gmaq First Nation, Canada 16:00 – 16:15 Jenni Koivisto Navigating challenges and opportunities – Food producers in a crossroad Language: English | 5C 337 |
| 19:00 | Conference dinner | Stadshotellet |
Day 3 – October 9: Preparedness, response, and capacity building
| · Time · | · Program · | · Room · |
|---|---|---|
| 08:30 ↓ 09:00 | Registration | Transformum |
| 09:00 ↓ 09:05 | Opening Prof. Lars Nyberg Language: Swedish | Frödingssalen (1B 364) |
| 09:05 ↓ 09:30 | Keynote by MSc. Helena Gullberg Senior Consultant in crisis management at Murphy Solution, Sweden | Frödingssalen (1B 364) |
| 09:30 ↓ 10:00 | Panel discussion Who Builds Resilience? Sweden’s Opportunities and the Local Level’s Role in a Changing Security Environment Moderator: Prof. Lars Nyberg Panelists: 1. Alexander Cedergren, Researcher on Risk Management and Societal Safety, Lund University 2. Mattias Larsson, Head of Rescue Services for Arvika, Säffle and Eda municipalities 3. Patrik Olsson, Farmer and Entrepreneur Language: Swedish | Frödingssalen (1B 364) |
| 10:00 ↓ 10:30 | Coffee break | Transformum |
| 10:30 ↓ 11:45 | Parallel oral sessions Spot E. Who owns the crisis? Complexity, responsibility, and collaboration Chair: Assoc Prof. Jenni Koivisto 10:30 – 10:45 Sara Lindersson Unpacking the complexity of disaster risk reduction 10:45- 11:00 Stefan Lundborg Brewing Storms: Crisis as a Continuum of Severity, Urgency, and Resilience 11:00 – 11:15 Patrik Baard Responsibility during crises: Contradictions between Swedish and Norwegian principles for civil preparedness, and principles of disaster ethics 11:15 – 11:30 Kenny Turesson Den mänskliga dimensionen av sårbarhet: En litteraturöversikt av nordisk forskning om faktorer för social sårbarhet för klimatrisker Language: English | 5C 337 |
| 10:30 ↓ 11:45 | Parallel oral sessions Spot F. When peacetime planning meets the demands of war Chair: Assoc Prof. Shashank Ghai 10:30 – 10:45 Carl Englund För ett fritt folk, i ett fritt land: Beredskap och film i kalla krigets Sverige 10:45- 11:00 Alexander Cedergren Exploring urban planners’ views on actions to address synergies and conflicts between climate-related and defense-related threats 11:00 – 11:15 Henrik Hassel Methods to assess and design security of supply in the district heating sector – a review of the literature 11:15 – 11:30 Johan Ingvarson Total defence in land-use planning: Future research based on insights from a Swedish case study Language: English | 3A 340 |
| 10:30 ↓ 11:45 | Parallel oral sessions Spot G. Preparing for the unexpected: Games, simulation and learning Chair: Dr. Erik Persson Pavlovic 10:30 – 10:45 David Olsson Collaborate or Collapse: Designing a Serious Game for Cross-Border Climate Resilience under Volatile, Uncertain, Complex, and Ambiguous Conditions 10:45- 11:00 Peter Bellström Serious Games as Tools for Crisis Preparedness Training Preliminary Results from INCREDILAB, a Swedish-Norwegian R&D Project 11:00 – 11:15 Alexander Vestin Digitala kollaborativa skrivsystem i krisövningar: en studie av funktioner, utmaningar och potential för ökad krisberedskap 11:15 – 11:30 Alexander Nieuwborg Operationalising resilience through wargaming 11:30 – 11:45 Caroline Verena Bhowmik Thinking and Acting Future-Wise: The Potential of Future Visioning to Strengthen Students’ Action Competence and Hope in Times of Planetary Crisis Language: English | Frödingssalen (1B 364) |
| 11:45 ↓ 12:15 | Closing session Prof. Mikael Granberg Language: English | Frödingssalen (1B 364) |