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Ben C Howard @Hydro_Howard

Researching water for planetary health | Nature-based solutions | Research associate @imperialcollge | He/him | Prev. @unibirmingham | Trustee @lovesmallwoods

Joined November 2018
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Ben C Howard@Hydro_Howard
5 Aug 2024
Working with and for communities in #Tamale, #Ghana, we have delivered a MASSIVE #impact programme to enable citizen-led #adaptation to #flooding. Short thread. More here: avbc.me/DwZt80wU
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Inspiring talk by @CarolineLucas at @Grantham_IC asking us to be bold on #ClimateAction to combat populism and rebuild communities
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Combine Art and Technology for #EarlyWarningsForAll New briefing note with @UCLWRC on hybrid digital and analogue #EarlyWarningSystems, based on our work in #Tamale, #Ghana, coproducing flood warning systems with communities. ucl.ac.uk/sts/warning-resear…

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A repository of the publications, working papers and reports led by members and affiliates of UCL WRC that highlight and address the issues around hazard warnings.

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Thanks to @invisibleflock and @IlanKelman for making this happen, and to a great team @CynthiaAwuni, @AOckelford, @WouterBuytaert
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Inspiring afternoon of talks and discussion on climate and health, though lacking voices from engineering and enviro science and people in the global south
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17 Oct 2024
Our expert #IHL24 panel, including @MarinaRomanello @LancetCountdown, @NiheerDasandi @govsoc_bham & @DrMariaNeira @WHO reflect on Prof Nieuwenhuijsen's lecture. Chaired by Prof Richard Horton OBE FRCP FMedSci @richardhorton1 & Prof Tom Solomon CBE FRCP FMedSci @runningmadprof
The panel at the International Health Lecture

ALT The panel at the International Health Lecture

Dr Maria Neira joining the panel online

ALT Dr Maria Neira joining the panel online
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Honoured to be featured on Hydrology Paper of the Day! Cheers @KinarNicholas
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Tom Oliver@Tom_H_Oliver
14 Oct 2024
Sought: Highly motivated Post-Doctoral Research Associate to join our food system resilience project, led by @UniofReading , joining a large interdisciplinary team with an excellent track record in food system research. Apply now! (deadline 5th Nov) jobs.reading.ac.uk/internal/…
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NEW PAPER! Our paper on Chiefs and Floods in Tamale, Ghana, is based on two years of #coproduction #cocreation activities. We examined the role of traditional authorities in #climatechange #adaptation. Full article: tandfonline.com
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Chiefs and floods: hybrid governance and co-production of flood risk adaptation in Tamale, Ghana

Climate change is changing physical and social risks facing people in African cities. Emerging awareness is beginning to stimulate a wide range of adaptive responses. These responses are playing ou...

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We outline how a hybrid governance system (i.e., deep collaboration between state and non-state authorities) could optimize the provision of public goods and services and enable more effective and equitable outcomes.
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A formative learning experience for me, working closely with an excellent team of human geographers and social scientists.
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Ross Woods@rosswoodskiwi
4 Oct 2024
A 3-year PDRA vacancy in catchment modelling at Bristol is available as part of the NERC-NSF SMARTWATER programme With @nicholashowden @coxon_gemma, Francesca Pianosi, @pj13302, and me Closing: 10 Oct 2024, www. bristol. ac. uk /jobs/find/details/?jobId=362455
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Kate L Spencer@DrKateSpencer
4 Oct 2024
*job alert* Great opportunity to work on our UKRI 'resilient coasts' project - based @UofGGES undertaking geospatial analysis of coastal risk #GIS #coast #PDRA #historiclandfill jobs.ac.uk/job/DJZ350/resear…
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Wouter Buytaert@WouterBuytaert
1 Oct 2024
Job alert! A knack for innovative sensing technologies, inclusive science, community development, and more? Apply for our new post of Innovation Manager for the brand-new #Floods and #Droughts Research Infrastructure #FDRI_NERC @NERCscience @UK_CEH imperial.ac.uk/jobs/search-j…

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Please note that job descriptions are not exhaustive, and you may be asked to take on additional duties that align with the key responsibilities ment...

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Installing prototype low-cost water quality sensors developed by Tom Rowan and @WouterBuytaert at @imperialcollege for the #SmartWater project with @adventuringliam
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Super productive time with @CynthiaAwuni and @AOckelford at the seaside! Planning loads of exciting stuff and eating fish and chips - first time for Cynthia (5/10)
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invisible flock@invisibleflock
22 Aug 2024
SAVE THE DATE ALBUM LAUNCH PARTY - SEPTEMBER 12TH - We will be hosting a very special event launching the first album of the Bwindi Batwa Singers - 6 songs performed by Batwa artists and recorded on the edges of their ancestral forest. Full details here: instagram.com/p/C--OfKyoPxV
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Kate L Spencer@DrKateSpencer
15 Aug 2024
Come and work with us on our exciting project exploring historic coastal landfills and legacy waste. PhD topics include: policy and communities; understanding and predicting coastal change; coastal geomorphology and remote sensing; and pollution impacts. @ECSAssociation please RT
QMUL School of Geography@QMULGeography
13 Aug 2024
One week to go to apply for a PhD studentship on @DrKateSpencer and @dr_andy_russell new @UKRI_News @DefraGovUK project, exploring coastal change, pollution release from landfill, and policy response to environmental risk. Deadline: 20 August 2024 findaphd.com/phds/project/2-…
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An excellent video summarizing the durbar we held in partnership with #Nalung community (#Tamale, #Ghana) as part of our "Enabling citizen-led adaptation to flooding" project. @imperialcollege @Grantham_IC @UnivofGh @UKinGhana @GlobalSTEMB youtu.be/jFLPmnqF5b8

Enabling citizen-led adaptation to flooding in Tamale, Ghana - Durbar...

This video summarizes the durbar (traditional court and celebration...

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It's been an absolute pleasure to host @CynthiaAwuni from @UnivofGh at @imperialcollege with @WouterBuytaert M. Templeton @Global_San_Tech as a @GlobalSTEMB fellow. We are at the start of what I predict will a long and productive partnership! #collaboration #interdisciplinarity
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More info on the scheme here: imperial.ac.uk/news/254595/s…. Applications for 2024/25 are open now!

Students celebrate completing international research fellowships | Imperial News | Imperial College...

The first cohort of research students supported by Imperial’s Global Development Hub Fellowship have successfully completed their placements.

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