Charles Parker
@charlesparker.bsky.social
Professor of Political Science, @uu-polisci.bsky.social, Uppsala University 🇸🇪 • Climate Change • Crisis • Disasters • Global Environmental Politics • International Relations • Public Policy.
On this Intl Day for #DRR we reflect on what it means to build back better. With my @cndsofficial.bsky.social colleagues, we show that even catastrophic floods rarely bring lasting drops in fatalities. Real resilience needs political will & commitment to adaptation.
🔗 www.nature.com/articles/s44...
🔗 www.nature.com/articles/s44...
October 13, 2025 at 3:58 PM
On this Intl Day for #DRR we reflect on what it means to build back better. With my @cndsofficial.bsky.social colleagues, we show that even catastrophic floods rarely bring lasting drops in fatalities. Real resilience needs political will & commitment to adaptation.
🔗 www.nature.com/articles/s44...
🔗 www.nature.com/articles/s44...
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Psychologically, overconfidence and wishful thinking led officials to believe the levees would hold. Many discounted repeated warnings as alarmist. Those assumptions proved fatal.
Psychologically, overconfidence and wishful thinking led officials to believe the levees would hold. Many discounted repeated warnings as alarmist. Those assumptions proved fatal.
August 29, 2025 at 4:56 PM
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Psychologically, overconfidence and wishful thinking led officials to believe the levees would hold. Many discounted repeated warnings as alarmist. Those assumptions proved fatal.
Psychologically, overconfidence and wishful thinking led officials to believe the levees would hold. Many discounted repeated warnings as alarmist. Those assumptions proved fatal.
Pretty sure Elon musk just discovered the Premium edition of buyer’s remorse.
June 7, 2025 at 9:18 AM
Pretty sure Elon musk just discovered the Premium edition of buyer’s remorse.
The Trump administration isn’t just attacking climate science —it’s waging war on higher education and research, too. Unopposed, the consequences will be dire.
March 17, 2025 at 11:09 AM
The Trump administration isn’t just attacking climate science —it’s waging war on higher education and research, too. Unopposed, the consequences will be dire.
Happy to see Uppsala among Europe’s oldest universities that are still open (via @amazingmap)
March 14, 2025 at 5:09 PM
Happy to see Uppsala among Europe’s oldest universities that are still open (via @amazingmap)
Honored to speak at 15-year celebration of CNDS last Friday! 🎉 CNDS plays a key role in understanding disaster science & resilience. Huge thanks to Giuliano Di Baldassarre for his leadership, and excited to welcome Steffi Burchardt as the new Director! The future is bright!
February 18, 2025 at 5:11 PM
Honored to speak at 15-year celebration of CNDS last Friday! 🎉 CNDS plays a key role in understanding disaster science & resilience. Huge thanks to Giuliano Di Baldassarre for his leadership, and excited to welcome Steffi Burchardt as the new Director! The future is bright!
🎉 Celebrating 15 years of the Centre of Natural Hazards and Disaster Science!🎉
Since 2010, CNDS has led interdisciplinary research on disaster risk, uniting experts from Uppsala, Swedish Defence & Karlstad universities to build a more resilient future.
Join us this Friday in Uppsala to learn more!
Since 2010, CNDS has led interdisciplinary research on disaster risk, uniting experts from Uppsala, Swedish Defence & Karlstad universities to build a more resilient future.
Join us this Friday in Uppsala to learn more!
February 12, 2025 at 4:15 PM
🎉 Celebrating 15 years of the Centre of Natural Hazards and Disaster Science!🎉
Since 2010, CNDS has led interdisciplinary research on disaster risk, uniting experts from Uppsala, Swedish Defence & Karlstad universities to build a more resilient future.
Join us this Friday in Uppsala to learn more!
Since 2010, CNDS has led interdisciplinary research on disaster risk, uniting experts from Uppsala, Swedish Defence & Karlstad universities to build a more resilient future.
Join us this Friday in Uppsala to learn more!
It was a real pleasure attending the Centre of Natural Hazards and Disaster Science (CNDS) Annual Assembly held last week at Karlstad University. For more info on CNDS, which is a platform for multidisciplinary research on natural hazards and DRR, check out our website: www.cnds.se
October 23, 2023 at 5:52 PM
It was a real pleasure attending the Centre of Natural Hazards and Disaster Science (CNDS) Annual Assembly held last week at Karlstad University. For more info on CNDS, which is a platform for multidisciplinary research on natural hazards and DRR, check out our website: www.cnds.se