Wouter Botzen News Today

There is increasing evidence that anthropogenic climate change and socioeconomic development are altering the dynamics of extreme wildfire events, leading to increasing wildfire risk globally and causing potential new conflicts in wildfire risk management (WFRM). Managing these risks in increasingly complex governance settings raises important equity concerns; in particular, what is perceived as just in terms of outcomes and processes. We develop a framework for identifying and categorizing alon...

In an op-ed piece published by The Times Friday, Jason Barr implored Eric Adams to add nearly 2,000 acres of artificial land to the boroughs southernmost tip.