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The B.C. Interior is facing growing flood risk in the coming days. UBC experts are available to comment.
Dr. Younes Alila
Professor, Department of Forest Resources Management
Interview language(s): English
- Effects of climate change and clearcut logging on flood risk
Dr. Sean Fleming
Adjunct Professor, Department of Earth, Ocean and Atmospheric Sciences
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Interview language(s): English
- General hydrology, water resource management, flooding and hydropower
- Streamflow forecasting for floods and water supplies
- Artificial intelligence applications to environmental prediction
- Human impacts on water availability and flood hazards, including land use and climate change
Elise Legarth (she/her)
PhD candidate, Department of Earth, Ocean & Atmospheric Sciences
Interview language(s): English
- Flood forecasting, rain on snow and water resource modelling
Dr. Kh Md Nahiduzzaman (he, him)
Senior Researcher and Program Lead, Urban Resilience
School of Engineering, UBC Okanagan
Cell: 639’560 -2234
Interview language(s): English
- Climate change, and flood adaptation and mitigation strategies
- Flood-resilient governance
- Flood conditions in B.C., and the nature of preparations needed across all tiers of governance: local/Indigenous, provincial and federal
Dr. John S. Richardson (he/him)
Professor, Faculty of Forestry
Interview language(s): English
- Water, forests and biodiversity
Dr. Hans Schreier
Professor Emeritus, Faculty of Land and Food Systems
Cell: 604’731 -0548
Interview language(s): English
- Watersheds and watershed management
- Flooding and water, urban stormwater management
* unavailable from 6 a.m. – 9 a.m. on May 5-12
Dr. Babak Mohamadpour Tosarkani
Assistant Professor, School of Engineering, UBC Okanagan
Cell: 647’551 -7732
Interview language(s): English
- Emergency supply chain preparedness for disaster resilience
