Dr Louis Durrant
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Intro!
I'm Louis Durrant. I work on issues around Climate Change.
I love to run, write, draw, explore new places, and learn.
Nice to meet you! More if you're interested: louisdurrant.com
I'm Louis Durrant. I work on issues around Climate Change.
I love to run, write, draw, explore new places, and learn.
Nice to meet you! More if you're interested: louisdurrant.com
New paper out! We propose the community mosaic model—a tool to help define and work with "community" in disaster risk management. Tested with a real-world example in Belgium.
Read here: doi.org/10.1108/DPM-...
#DRM #CommunityEngagement #Research
Read here: doi.org/10.1108/DPM-...
#DRM #CommunityEngagement #Research
Community mosaic models – a tool for defining communities within disaster risk management
Purpose. Community is hard to define, but understanding what constitutes a community is crucial for effective decision-making. This article presents the idea of the community mosaic model. The model…
doi.org
October 11, 2025 at 11:35 AM
New paper out! We propose the community mosaic model—a tool to help define and work with "community" in disaster risk management. Tested with a real-world example in Belgium.
Read here: doi.org/10.1108/DPM-...
#DRM #CommunityEngagement #Research
Read here: doi.org/10.1108/DPM-...
#DRM #CommunityEngagement #Research
🌊💡📣 Policy Spotlight: September 2025
This month, I’m highlighting the Flemish Blue Deal — an ambitious and comprehensive strategy to combat drought and water scarcity in Belgium’s Flanders region. www.integraalwaterbeleid.be/nl/bluedeal
#WaterResilience #BlueDeal #NatureBasedSolutions #Flanders
This month, I’m highlighting the Flemish Blue Deal — an ambitious and comprehensive strategy to combat drought and water scarcity in Belgium’s Flanders region. www.integraalwaterbeleid.be/nl/bluedeal
#WaterResilience #BlueDeal #NatureBasedSolutions #Flanders
September 11, 2025 at 1:05 PM
🌊💡📣 Policy Spotlight: September 2025
This month, I’m highlighting the Flemish Blue Deal — an ambitious and comprehensive strategy to combat drought and water scarcity in Belgium’s Flanders region. www.integraalwaterbeleid.be/nl/bluedeal
#WaterResilience #BlueDeal #NatureBasedSolutions #Flanders
This month, I’m highlighting the Flemish Blue Deal — an ambitious and comprehensive strategy to combat drought and water scarcity in Belgium’s Flanders region. www.integraalwaterbeleid.be/nl/bluedeal
#WaterResilience #BlueDeal #NatureBasedSolutions #Flanders
🧅✏️ I make paper out of onions and draw on it. It's sustainable, slow, and oddly meditative—kind of like the work of systems change, just...with more compost.
#natureart #handmadepaper #climatework
#natureart #handmadepaper #climatework
August 18, 2025 at 6:05 AM
🧅✏️ I make paper out of onions and draw on it. It's sustainable, slow, and oddly meditative—kind of like the work of systems change, just...with more compost.
#natureart #handmadepaper #climatework
#natureart #handmadepaper #climatework
🌍💡📣 Policy Spotlight: August 2025
This month, I’m highlighting the Rotterdam Resilience Strategy 2022–2027 — a forward-thinking model that treats resilience as both a climate and social imperative - www.rotterdam.nl/resilient-ro...
#Resilience #ClimateAdaptation #NatureBasedSolutions #Rotterdam
This month, I’m highlighting the Rotterdam Resilience Strategy 2022–2027 — a forward-thinking model that treats resilience as both a climate and social imperative - www.rotterdam.nl/resilient-ro...
#Resilience #ClimateAdaptation #NatureBasedSolutions #Rotterdam
Resilient Rotterdam
Officiële website van gemeente Rotterdam. Hier vindt u alle informatie, nieuwsberichten en dienstverlening van gemeente Rotterdam.
www.rotterdam.nl
August 11, 2025 at 10:35 AM
🌍💡📣 Policy Spotlight: August 2025
This month, I’m highlighting the Rotterdam Resilience Strategy 2022–2027 — a forward-thinking model that treats resilience as both a climate and social imperative - www.rotterdam.nl/resilient-ro...
#Resilience #ClimateAdaptation #NatureBasedSolutions #Rotterdam
This month, I’m highlighting the Rotterdam Resilience Strategy 2022–2027 — a forward-thinking model that treats resilience as both a climate and social imperative - www.rotterdam.nl/resilient-ro...
#Resilience #ClimateAdaptation #NatureBasedSolutions #Rotterdam
As cities across Europe navigate rising political and environmental pressures, how can post-industrial urban areas build resilience?
In May, I spoke in Malmö at (UNIC), discussing how resilience can be meaningfully integrated into local policy.
#UrbanResilience #PostIndustrialTransition #Policy
In May, I spoke in Malmö at (UNIC), discussing how resilience can be meaningfully integrated into local policy.
#UrbanResilience #PostIndustrialTransition #Policy
August 6, 2025 at 5:24 AM
As cities across Europe navigate rising political and environmental pressures, how can post-industrial urban areas build resilience?
In May, I spoke in Malmö at (UNIC), discussing how resilience can be meaningfully integrated into local policy.
#UrbanResilience #PostIndustrialTransition #Policy
In May, I spoke in Malmö at (UNIC), discussing how resilience can be meaningfully integrated into local policy.
#UrbanResilience #PostIndustrialTransition #Policy
The Cool Noons Project - Cool pathways for people to use during heatwaves - Nature-based solutions in practice! #naturebasedsolutions #climatechnage #heatwaves
Sustainable Tourism: enjoy your holidays while escaping the heatwaves!
The Cool Noons project, cofinanced under Interreg Euro-MED Programme, brings together the cities of Lisbon, Marseille, Imola, Dubrovnik and Budva around a shared challenge: how can we make it easier for tourists to visit cities during the hottest...
ec.europa.eu
July 31, 2025 at 1:30 PM
The Cool Noons Project - Cool pathways for people to use during heatwaves - Nature-based solutions in practice! #naturebasedsolutions #climatechnage #heatwaves
In the face of growing climate challenges, nature offers some of the most effective and sustainable solutions. From restoring wetlands to planting urban trees, nature-based solutions protect biodiversity, support communities, and help us adapt to a changing world.
Interested? - networknature.eu
Interested? - networknature.eu
NetworkNature
NetworkNature is a resource for the nature-based solutions community, creating opportunities for cooperation to maximise the impact and spread of nature-based solutions.
networknature.eu
July 28, 2025 at 7:29 AM
In the face of growing climate challenges, nature offers some of the most effective and sustainable solutions. From restoring wetlands to planting urban trees, nature-based solutions protect biodiversity, support communities, and help us adapt to a changing world.
Interested? - networknature.eu
Interested? - networknature.eu
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For the first time, solar power overtook coal in the European Union's electricity mix in 2024, accounting for 11% of the 🇪🇺's electricity, while coal's share fell below 10%.
And the good news?☀️2025 has been another record first quarter for solar!
And the good news?☀️2025 has been another record first quarter for solar!
May 9, 2025 at 7:51 AM
For the first time, solar power overtook coal in the European Union's electricity mix in 2024, accounting for 11% of the 🇪🇺's electricity, while coal's share fell below 10%.
And the good news?☀️2025 has been another record first quarter for solar!
And the good news?☀️2025 has been another record first quarter for solar!
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⏰ LAST DAY
🙋🙋♂️ Are you an expert working on either EU or international environmental policy?
Your insights can help us identify pathways for delivering on the #EUGreenDeal objectives 🎯
✍️ Take our #GreenDealBarometer survey ⬇️
forms.gle/Pm1eRG4j64Cw...
🙋🙋♂️ Are you an expert working on either EU or international environmental policy?
Your insights can help us identify pathways for delivering on the #EUGreenDeal objectives 🎯
✍️ Take our #GreenDealBarometer survey ⬇️
forms.gle/Pm1eRG4j64Cw...
April 16, 2025 at 7:03 AM
⏰ LAST DAY
🙋🙋♂️ Are you an expert working on either EU or international environmental policy?
Your insights can help us identify pathways for delivering on the #EUGreenDeal objectives 🎯
✍️ Take our #GreenDealBarometer survey ⬇️
forms.gle/Pm1eRG4j64Cw...
🙋🙋♂️ Are you an expert working on either EU or international environmental policy?
Your insights can help us identify pathways for delivering on the #EUGreenDeal objectives 🎯
✍️ Take our #GreenDealBarometer survey ⬇️
forms.gle/Pm1eRG4j64Cw...
Something to make you feel positive. NbS at a massive scale! 🦫 🌊
#nature #naturebased #earth #water
www.nationalgeographic.com/animals/arti...
#nature #naturebased #earth #water
www.nationalgeographic.com/animals/arti...
These eager beavers saved the Czech government $1.2 million
After plans stalled for a new dam in the Czech Republic, eight beavers saved the day seemingly overnight. “At this point, nothing that beavers do surprises me.”
www.nationalgeographic.com
April 15, 2025 at 3:02 PM
Something to make you feel positive. NbS at a massive scale! 🦫 🌊
#nature #naturebased #earth #water
www.nationalgeographic.com/animals/arti...
#nature #naturebased #earth #water
www.nationalgeographic.com/animals/arti...
April 7, 2025 at 7:42 AM
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Less than one week until our first #GreenTradeDay
🗓️ Wednesday, 9 April
⏰ 9 AM - 12:30 PM CET
📌 Brussels | Online
More info ieep.eu/news/event-g...
#Sustainabletrade #JustTransition
🗓️ Wednesday, 9 April
⏰ 9 AM - 12:30 PM CET
📌 Brussels | Online
More info ieep.eu/news/event-g...
#Sustainabletrade #JustTransition
April 3, 2025 at 8:50 AM
Less than one week until our first #GreenTradeDay
🗓️ Wednesday, 9 April
⏰ 9 AM - 12:30 PM CET
📌 Brussels | Online
More info ieep.eu/news/event-g...
#Sustainabletrade #JustTransition
🗓️ Wednesday, 9 April
⏰ 9 AM - 12:30 PM CET
📌 Brussels | Online
More info ieep.eu/news/event-g...
#Sustainabletrade #JustTransition
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Throwback to a blog post from 2023- louisdurrant.com/2024/02/04/w...
We drove 3000km to run a Marathon up a mountain
69.6072°N 19.1458°E In July 2023 Gaëlle and I drove 3,070km across four countries to run the Tromsø Skyrace. The Tromsø Skyrace is a gruelling endurance event up the Tromsdalstinden mountain in Nor…
louisdurrant.com
February 15, 2025 at 4:37 PM
Throwback to a blog post from 2023- louisdurrant.com/2024/02/04/w...
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Cars are about to get really expensive. May I recommend an ebike?
April 3, 2025 at 4:13 AM
Cars are about to get really expensive. May I recommend an ebike?
Reposted by Dr Louis Durrant
🚀 Kick-off of the European DECUB Project! 🇪🇺🏗️
On February 17-18, we officially launched DECUB: Decarbonizing Urban Blocks, an integrated approach for circular urban regeneration.
All the info at: decub-dut.eu
#DECUB #UrbanLivingLab #EUProjects #DigitalTwin #CircularEconomy #OpenData
On February 17-18, we officially launched DECUB: Decarbonizing Urban Blocks, an integrated approach for circular urban regeneration.
All the info at: decub-dut.eu
#DECUB #UrbanLivingLab #EUProjects #DigitalTwin #CircularEconomy #OpenData
February 25, 2025 at 3:31 PM
🚀 Kick-off of the European DECUB Project! 🇪🇺🏗️
On February 17-18, we officially launched DECUB: Decarbonizing Urban Blocks, an integrated approach for circular urban regeneration.
All the info at: decub-dut.eu
#DECUB #UrbanLivingLab #EUProjects #DigitalTwin #CircularEconomy #OpenData
On February 17-18, we officially launched DECUB: Decarbonizing Urban Blocks, an integrated approach for circular urban regeneration.
All the info at: decub-dut.eu
#DECUB #UrbanLivingLab #EUProjects #DigitalTwin #CircularEconomy #OpenData
Thought: Cities are already resilient. Rather than trying to build resilience from scratch, we should focus on clarifying and harnessing the resilience cities already possess. Strengthen the ties between research and policy!
March 5, 2025 at 1:54 PM
Thought: Cities are already resilient. Rather than trying to build resilience from scratch, we should focus on clarifying and harnessing the resilience cities already possess. Strengthen the ties between research and policy!
Reposted by Dr Louis Durrant
✍ Are you a sustainability expert?
Take our survey on the external dimension of the #EUGreenDeal - It only takes 10-15 m...
https://forms.gle/Pm1eRG4j64Cwwyuq5?utm_campaign=coschedule&utm_source=bluesky&utm_medium=Institute%20for%20European%20Environmental%20Policy%20%28IEEP%29
#GreenDealBarometer
Take our survey on the external dimension of the #EUGreenDeal - It only takes 10-15 m...
https://forms.gle/Pm1eRG4j64Cwwyuq5?utm_campaign=coschedule&utm_source=bluesky&utm_medium=Institute%20for%20European%20Environmental%20Policy%20%28IEEP%29
#GreenDealBarometer
February 24, 2025 at 9:05 AM
✍ Are you a sustainability expert?
Take our survey on the external dimension of the #EUGreenDeal - It only takes 10-15 m...
https://forms.gle/Pm1eRG4j64Cwwyuq5?utm_campaign=coschedule&utm_source=bluesky&utm_medium=Institute%20for%20European%20Environmental%20Policy%20%28IEEP%29
#GreenDealBarometer
Take our survey on the external dimension of the #EUGreenDeal - It only takes 10-15 m...
https://forms.gle/Pm1eRG4j64Cwwyuq5?utm_campaign=coschedule&utm_source=bluesky&utm_medium=Institute%20for%20European%20Environmental%20Policy%20%28IEEP%29
#GreenDealBarometer
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February 21, 2025 at 9:46 AM
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In 2023 we asked World heritage site managers what was most important for the heritage site they managed. Full article - doi.org/10.1016/j.ij...
February 18, 2025 at 2:37 PM
In 2023 we asked World heritage site managers what was most important for the heritage site they managed. Full article - doi.org/10.1016/j.ij...
February 18, 2025 at 2:03 PM
New project on Sustainable Urban development. Urban blocks? Interested? - decub-dut.eu #research #cities #sustainability
DECUB
decub-dut.eu
February 18, 2025 at 10:06 AM
New project on Sustainable Urban development. Urban blocks? Interested? - decub-dut.eu #research #cities #sustainability
Throwback to a blog post from 2023- louisdurrant.com/2024/02/04/w...
We drove 3000km to run a Marathon up a mountain
69.6072°N 19.1458°E In July 2023 Gaëlle and I drove 3,070km across four countries to run the Tromsø Skyrace. The Tromsø Skyrace is a gruelling endurance event up the Tromsdalstinden mountain in Nor…
louisdurrant.com
February 15, 2025 at 4:37 PM
Throwback to a blog post from 2023- louisdurrant.com/2024/02/04/w...
February 14, 2025 at 6:16 PM