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2024-04-22: Postdoctoral Associate for the CIRCLE Project
The Department of Earth Sciences is seeking a highly motivated candidate for a Postdoctoral Associate for the CIRCLE project. Funded by the New Frontiers in Research Fund–International program, this interdisciplinary project will integrate quantitative impact assessments of physically interconnected infrastructures subject to hydroclimatic-geological multi-hazards and qualitative socioeconomic evaluation to identify vulnerable people and co-produce predisaster preparedness recovery plans by engaging with coastal communities in Canada, Cuba, and Indonesia with diverse cultural and social settings. More information can be found in: PDF for the CIRCLE Project
2024-04-01: CIRCLE Project Launched to Strengthen Coastal Disaster Resilience
The CIRCLE (Community and Infrastructure Resilience to Climate-geological Long-term Effects) Project has officially launched, with a mission to enhance disaster resilience in coastal areas. Funded by the New Frontiers in Research Fund–International program and led by an international team of researchers and practitioners, the project involves experts from Canada, the UK, Cuba, and Indonesia. The project, spearheaded by the geological catastrophe modeling and the climate-hydrological hazard groups at Western University, focuses on developing innovative strategies for coastal resilience.
Joining forces with the community resilience group at Dalhousie University, the Institute for Catastrophic Loss Reduction (ICLR), and the District of Tofino emergency response team, the project aims to identify vulnerabilities and needs in the target communities. Internationally, the team includes experts from the University College London and the University of Bristol (UK), as well as researchers from Universidad Tecnológica de La Habana (Cuba) and Institut Teknologi Bandung (Indonesia). The CIRCLE Project seeks to co-create pre-disaster recovery-preparedness plans tailored to different cultural and socioeconomic backgrounds. This collaborative effort is expected to serve as a model for future disaster resilience initiatives.
More information can be found on: CIRCLE Project webpage
