Managing Risks and Climate Disasters Roundtable Discussion

The Tippie College of Business Social Impact Community and Vaughan Institute of Risk Management and Insurance, in partnership with the School of Planning and Public Affairs, are hosting a workshop connecting researchers and professionals interested in managing risks in the face of climate disasters.

Friday, April 25, 2025
Hosted at the University of Iowa 
From 8:30-11:30 am in 2520D University Capitol Center (UCC)

As climate disasters increase, the need to understand and manage the risks associated with these disasters becomes more pressing. In this workshop, we will discuss the impact of climate disasters, the key challenges regarding managing risks associated with climate disasters, and the risk management strategies that have proven effective in past climate disasters. 

We will also engage in small group discussions to identify unanswered questions regarding managing the risks associated with climate disasters and to create connections between researchers and professionals whose research and innovations may yield new risk management approaches.

The key objectives of this workshop are to:

• Identify the impact of climate disasters and key challenges regarding managing their risks 
• Learn risk management strategies that have proven effective in past climate disasters 
• Create a community of researchers from multiple disciplines and professionals from multiple contexts who are interested in this topic 
• Create interdisciplinary working groups to collaborate on research projects or grant opportunities related to managing risks and climate disasters