English version below.
Der nächste CIDR-Talk, die Vortragsreihe des Center for Interdisciplinary Disaster Research (CIDR) der RPTU, das sozial-, natur- und ingenieurwissenschaftliche Perspektiven auf Katastrophen- und Klimarisiken zusammenführt, findet am 24. Juni 2026 statt.
Dr. Ayse Yildiz von der University of Leicester (GB) spricht über das Thema: „From Knowledge to Action: Why Disaster and Climate Education Often Fails and How We Can Fix It.“ Dr. Yildiz ist Assistant Professor in Risk an der University of Leicester und ausgewiesene Expertin für Disaster and Climate Education. Mit über 13 Jahren Erfahrung in Wissenschaft und angewandtem Katastrophenschutz forscht sie zu Community-basierter Katastrophenresilienz, Risikowahrnehmung und kindgerechter Katastrophenvorsorge – mit Feldforschung u.a. in der Türkei, Nepal, Japan, dem Irak und dem Vereinigten Königreich. Sie ist Mitglied im Disaster and Climate Education Network (DCEN) und Mitherausgeberin des 2024 bei Springer erschienenen Bandes „Disaster and Climate Risk Education: Insights from Knowledge to Action“.
Sie können sich hier registrieren.
The next CIDR Talk, the lecture series organised by the Centre for Interdisciplinary Disaster Research (CIDR) at RPTU, which brings together perspectives from the social sciences, natural sciences and engineering on disaster and climate risks, will take place on 24 June 2026.
Dr. Ayse Yildiz from the University of Leicester (UK) will speak on the topic: “From Knowledge to Action: Why Disaster and Climate Education Often Fails and How We Can Fix It.” Dr Yildiz is an Assistant Professor of Risk at the University of Leicester and a recognised expert in disaster and climate education. With over 13 years’ experience in academia and applied disaster risk management, she conducts research on community-based disaster resilience, risk perception and child-friendly disaster preparedness – with fieldwork in Turkey, Nepal, Japan, Iraq and the United Kingdom, amongst other places. She is a member of the Disaster and Climate Education Network (DCEN) and co-editor of the volume “Disaster and Climate Risk Education: Insights from Knowledge to Action”, published by Springer in 2024.
You can register here.

