Natural Hazards Perspectives on Integrated, Coordinated, Open, Networked (ICON) Science

Sanjib Sharma, Kshitij Dahal, Lorenzo Nava, Manish Raj Gouli, Rocky Talchabhadel, Jeeban Panthi, Tirthankar Roy, Ganesh R. Ghimire

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Abstract

This article is about the state of ICON principles Goldman et al. (2021), https://doi.org/10.1029/2021EO153180 in natural hazards and a discussion on the opportunities and challenges of adopting them. Natural hazards pose risks to society, infrastructure, and the environment. Hazard interactions and their cascading phenomena in space and time can further intensify the impacts. Natural hazards’ risks are expected to increase in the future due to environmental, demographic, and socioeconomic changes. It is important to quantify and effectively communicate risks to inform the design and implementation of risk mitigation and adaptation strategies. Multihazard multisector risk management poses several nontrivial challenges, including: (a) integrated risk assessment, (b) Earth system data-model fusion, (c) uncertainty quantification and communication, and (d) crossing traditional disciplinary boundaries. Here, we review these challenges, highlight current research and operational endeavors, and underscore diverse research opportunities. We emphasize the need for integrated approaches, coordinated processes, open science, and networked efforts (ICON) for multihazard multisector risk management.

Original languageEnglish
Article numbere2021EA002114
JournalEarth and Space Science
Volume9
Issue number1
DOIs
StatePublished - Jan 2022

Funding

The authors are grateful to the ICON leadership team and anonymous reviewers for their reviews and constructive comments. This work received no external funding. The organization and institution mentioned in the study have no role in the design and funding of the study. S.S and K.D. acted as a facilitator and point of contact with the special collection organizing team. All authors contributed to this commentary article. All authors revised and edited the manuscript.

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