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 language | English |
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Article number | e2021EA002114 |
Journal | Earth and Space Science |
Volume | 9 |
Issue number | 1 |
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State | Published - 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.