Interview with Holger Maier: Planning for Natural Disasters

Natural disasters are expensive. Bushfires, heatwaves, floods and more cost ÐÓ°ÉÖ±²¥ns $6billion every year, a cost that is set to skyrocket to $35billion by the year 2050.

The risk from natural disasters is immense and more research is needed to help policy makers plan for the future. Enter Holger Maier. is a researcher at theÌý. Maier and his team develop tools to reduce costs in .

Watch the video interview withÌýMaier to find out moreÌýabout the importance of his research and why we need better support systems for natural disaster management.

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