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…

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

🌊💡📣 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

🧅✏️ 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

Resilient Rotterdam Officiële website van gemeente Rotterdam. Hier vindt u alle informatie, nieuwsberichten en dienstverlening van gemeente Rotterdam.

🌍💡📣 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

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

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...

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

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!

In Malmo for work #Malmo

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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.”

Something to make you feel positive. NbS at a massive scale! 🦫 🌊
#nature #naturebased #earth #water
www.nationalgeographic.com/animals/arti...

Back on the UK coast. I missed houses like this 💚🩵🩷❤️ #coast #houses

Less than one week until our first #GreenTradeDay

🗓️ Wednesday, 9 April
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#Sustainabletrade #JustTransition

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…

Throwback to a blog post from 2023- louisdurrant.com/2024/02/04/w...

Cars are about to get really expensive. May I recommend an ebike?

🚀 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

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!

Working from the Train today. Liege Guillemins is extra beautiful today. #Liege

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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...

I spent the last two days in Zaragoza talking about the future of EU cities! #research #cities

New project on Sustainable Urban development. Urban blocks? Interested? - decub-dut.eu #research #cities #sustainability

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…

Throwback to a blog post from 2023- louisdurrant.com/2024/02/04/w...

I have some good news...Wild Garlic season is almost here. #nature #forage #wildgarlic

Climate is now a security and resilience issue for countries everywhere Countries around the world have begun incorporating climate security in their various national security strategies or approaches.

As world leaders gather for the Munich Security Conference (MSC), it's clear: climate security is an imperative for all countries. From disrupted markets to rising tensions, governments must act together on it as a core security issue.

Our analysis explores the risks: www.e3g.org/news/climate...

Our Heritage is at risk from climate change. I asked UNESCO world heritage sites managers how they perceived Diaster Risk Management. Interested? - doi.org/10.1016/j.ij...

Throwback - Aug 2023 - Our trip to Blåvatnet Lake In Norway. The water really is that Blue 💙.

Louis Durrant Simple solutions to complex problems.

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

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