Ilan Kelman

Ilan Kelman

Author

Ilan Kelman is a Professor of Disasters and Health at University College London, England and a Professor II at the University of Agder, Kristiansand, Norway. His overall research interest is linking disasters and health, including the integration of climate change into disaster research and health research. That covers three main areas: (i) disaster diplomacy and health diplomacy http://www.disasterdiplomacy.org ; (ii) island sustainability involving safe and healthy communities in isolated locations http://www.islandvulnerability.org ; and (iii) risk education for health and disasters http://www.riskred.org

Ilan’s debut trade book, Disaster by Choice: How our actions turn natural hazards into catastrophes, was published by OUP in 2020. Praise for Disaster by Choice includes:

“Disaster by Choice demonstrates in a vivid and engaging way why big issues like the current climate crisis, where people are starting to accept that their actions can contribute to a collective result on a global scale, are just the tip of the iceberg.” ― Dominic Lenton, Engineering & Technology

“This is an excellent little book that crystallises ideas about the influence and impact of human actions on natural catastrophes into a thoughtful and informative narrative, concluding – and rightly so – that there is no such thing as a natural disaster. A must-read book.” ― Professor Bill McGuire, author of Waking the Giant

“This perfectly crafted and well written book … is long overdue, much needed and greatly welcomed.” ― James Lewis, Buildings & Cities

Ilan Kelman @IlanKelman

Very kind--and delighted that you were able to make it (presumably you were online)! Glad that it was worthwhile and comments on how to improve would always be welcome.

#DRR #EMGTwitter #DRRTwitter #DisasterTwitter #earthquake #earthquakes

Next Monday, @IlanKelman will discuss, as horrifically shown in the recent Türkiye-Syria earthquake disaster, how humanity has the knowledge available to avoid catastrophe and sometimes it is not applied.

📍Society or stream online, 6.30pm: https://orlo.uk/j4yUY

#DRR #DRRTwitter #EMGTwitter #DisasterTwitter #disaster #disasters

"Avoiding #disasters in #Greece" https://neoskosmos.com/en/2023/03/06/dialogue/opinion/avoiding-disasters-in-greece

#Greek #DRR #DisastersAreNotNatural #NoNaturalDisasters (we avoid the phrases #NaturalDisaster #NaturalDisasters) #vulnerability #resilience #DisasterRisk #DisasterRiskReduction #EMGTwitter #DRRTwitter #DisasterTwitter

"#Firefighter #Psychology in Dealing With #Crisis: A #Norway-#UK collaboration"
https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/disaster-by-choice/202303/firefighter-psychology-in-dealing-with-crisis
 
#EmergencyManagement #EmergencyResponse #DRR #DisasterRiskReduction #EMGTwitter @UCLIRDR @UCLGlobalHealth #DRRTwitter #DisasterTwitter

#DisasterDiplomacy for the #Turkey #Türkiye #Syria #earthquakes:
 
1. https://theconversation.com/turkey-syria-earthquake-how-disaster-diplomacy-can-bring-warring-countries-together-to-save-lives-199329
 
2. https://neoskosmos.com/en/2023/02/13/dialogue/opinion/turkey-syria-disaster-are-greeks-supporting-earthquake-diplomacy22
 
#DRR #diplomacy #disaster #disasters #borderstudies #EMGTwitter #DRRTwitter #DisasterTwitter #earthquakediplomacy

“When you don’t have a story, then you are living a life whereby you are not having memories of your past."-@kobskobei

Read more about the Mau Forest Hub by collaborator @IlanKelman


@OgiekPeoples @invisibleflock
@MinorityRights

#MentalHealth #Solastalgia https://twitter.com/IlanKelman/status/1626605774565699587

"Eco-Trauma and Eco-Hope in Kenya"
https://www.psychologytoday.com/intl/blog/disaster-by-choice/202302/eco-trauma-and-eco-hope-in-kenya

@OgiekPeoples @LBecologies @kobskobei

#Ogiek #ecotrauma #ecohope #ecoinspiration #solastalgia #indigenous #climategrief #climateanxiety #LandRights #LandTrauma #Kenya

#Venice as an #island #city seeking #innovation for #disaster #risk:
http://www.doi.org/10.21463/shima.102

#DRR #IslandStudies #DRRTwitter #EMGTwitter #DisasterTwitter #DisasterRisk #Italy #Italia

It's been over a week since the massive earthquakes struck Turkiye and Syria, with the disaster becoming one of the deadliest of the century. Prof @IlanKelman joins #InDepthNewsAnalysis to discuss what led to the catastrophe and what can be done to prepare for a major earthquake.

My @TEDx talk on "Stopping Disasters"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AayasycLqqU
TEDxYouth@RadleyCollege

Thanks to @Hyunjo_K @RadleyCollege @RadleyGeography.

#tedxtalk #tedxspeaker #TEDx #TEDxYouth
#DRR #DisasterRiskReduction #DisasterRiskManagement #EMGTwitter #DRRTwitter #DisasterTwitter

Two jobs @ucl @UCLIRDR:
1. Lecturer in Risk Perception & Communication https://www.ucl.ac.uk/work-at-ucl/search-ucl-jobs/details?jobId=5916
2. Engagement, Networks & Partnerships Manager https://www.ucl.ac.uk/work-at-ucl/search-ucl-jobs/details?jobId=5968
#AcademicJobs #AcademicChatter #AcademicTwitter #PhDJobs #PhDLife #PhDChat #PhD #PhDone #PhDForum #DRR #DRRTwitter

#EMGTwitter #DRRTwitter #DisasterTwitter

"#Turkey-#Syria #earthquake: how #DisasterDiplomacy can bring warring countries together to save lives" https://theconversation.com/turkey-syria-earthquake-how-disaster-diplomacy-can-bring-warring-countries-together-to-save-lives-199329

Thanks to @jonty98 and @ConversationUK.

#DRR #diplomacy #disaster #disasters #borderstudies

In our latest episode of #DisasterDiscussions, guest @IlanKelman poses some tough questions on what plays into the disasters we see when #weather impacts our communities. Are we setting ourselves up for #disaster?? Watch/listen online at the link below & subscribe! #podcasting https://twitter.com/IBHS_org/status/1620805452039602176

#DisastersAreNotNatural #NoNaturalDisasters (so we avoid the phrases #NaturalDisaster #NaturalDisasters) #DRR #DisasterRiskReduction #DisasterRisk #climatetwitter #drrtwitter #emgtwitter #disastertwitter #wxtwitter

#DRR #DisastersAreNotNatural #NoNaturalDisasters (so we avoid the phrases #NaturalDisaster #NaturalDisasters) #DisasterRiskReduction #DisasterRiskManagement #CCA #Adaptation #Climate #ClimateChange #ClimateTwitter #DisasterTwitter #DRRTwitter #EMGTwitter

#DisastersAreNotNatural #NoNaturalDisasters (so we avoid the phrases #NaturalDisaster #NaturalDisasters) and #DisasterRiskReduction #DRR action can prevent #disasters.

This evening in #London: Innovation in the Arctic: Home-Grown Solutions to solve Global Challenges.

Speakers: @madsfred @rachelkallander @J_blackwell99 @alicerogoff @IlanKelman @micheltsamados, Jackie Schaeffer & @Dwayne_Menezes

@PolarRPI @UCLIRDR

http://arcticinnovationlondon.eventbrite.co.uk