Gerald Leppert, PhD 

@gerald_leppert@bonn.social
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Dr. Gerald Leppert, Economist & Political Scientist (PhD) – Climate change • social protection • development economics • public health • cooperative studies

Research methods • climate change adaptation • social risk management • health care financing

de, en, fr

Europe; Germany, France, Netherlands; Montreal, Canada

Publications:https://www.zotero.org/groups/2343740/gerald.leppert/items
ResearchGate:https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Gerald-Leppert
Email:gleppert✉️projekto.org
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Gerald Leppert, PhD Apr 26
The Japan TimesApr 23
The U.N. Office for Disaster Risk Reduction said it will hold a conference that allows countries in the region to share findings and challenges about disaster prevention and response in the city of Sendai in autumn 2027. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/04/23/japan/un-disaster-reduction-conference-sendai/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #sendai #un #disasterpreparedness
Sendai to host U.N. disaster reduction conference in 2027

Such a meeting will be held in Japan for the first time.

The Japan Times
Gerald Leppert, PhD Mar 29
Gerald Leppert, PhD Mar 23

#PleaseBoost #Poll

Do you feel informed about climate risks and adaptation to climate change?

#ClimateChangeAdaptation #ClimateChange #Adaptation #Climate #SocialRiskManagement #ClimateRisks #ClimateCrisis #Polls #MastoPoll #FediPoll #MastodonPolls

Very uninformed
10%
Somewhat uninformed
11%
Somewhat informed
42%
Very informed
37%
Poll ended at .
Gerald Leppert, PhD Mar 29
Robert SanscartierMar 29

Is the US becoming uninsurable? How climate change affects insurance costs

CheapInsurance.com used NOAA data to analyze the rising number of billion-dollar disasters and their implications for the insurance marketplace in the U.S.

https://dailyprogress.com/news/nation-world/government-politics/collection_f58b01e7-f7b8-53c0-ae83-68f84878844e.html#anchor_item_1

#USA #US #ClimateChange #GlobalWarming #IrreversibleOverheating #GlobalBurning #ClimateDestruction #ClimateSuicide #MassExtinction #pollution #ecology #environment #climate

Gerald Leppert, PhD Mar 24
Christophe NeffMar 24

Aux #EtatsUnis, une « situation incroyablement chaotique » autour des sciences du #climat
Contestées et parfois annulées par la justice, les attaques de l’administration Trump contre la protection de l’environnement et la science climatique se poursuivent cependant, mettant en péril le recueil des données. #LeMonde #AudreyGarric #geographie #geography #climatology #climatechange #Trumpadministration #Trumpcoup #USA #NOAA

@geography

https://www.lemonde.fr/planete/article/2025/03/24/aux-etats-unis-une-situation-incroyablement-chaotique-autour-des-sciences-du-climat_6585588_3244.html

Aux Etats-Unis, une « situation incroyablement chaotique » autour des sciences du climat

Contestées et parfois annulées par la justice, les attaques de l’administration Trump contre la protection de l’environnement et la science climatique se poursuivent cependant, mettant en péril le recueil des données.

Le Monde
Gerald Leppert, PhD Mar 23

#PleaseBoost #Poll

Do you feel informed about climate risks and adaptation to climate change?

#ClimateChangeAdaptation #ClimateChange #Adaptation #Climate #SocialRiskManagement #ClimateRisks #ClimateCrisis #Polls #MastoPoll #FediPoll #MastodonPolls

Very uninformed
10%
Somewhat uninformed
11%
Somewhat informed
42%
Very informed
37%
Poll ended at .
Gerald Leppert, PhD Mar 6
EncycliaMar 5

Thank you for 140 follows over the first day! 😯

Here's a question to get warmed up: how are you planning to use Encyclia? Assuming you could follow whatever ORCID record(s) you wanted, which ones are you interested in having in your feed?

Feel free to explain or add other ideas in the replies as well.

#poll #scicomm #scholcomm #wisskomm #academicchatter

My own ORCID record
20%
Friends and colleagues
30%
Researchers from specific fields
45%
Famous/celebrity academics
5%
Poll ended at .
Gerald Leppert, PhD Mar 6
EncycliaMar 4

Hello world! 👋

This is Encyclia, a new project to bridge ORCID records into the Fediverse. Our software platform is a work in progress and we'd love to hear your feedback!

Project website: https://encyclia.pub

Encyclia.pub

Bridging ORCID into the Fediverse

Encyclia.pub
Gerald Leppert, PhD Feb 28
Ilan KelmanFeb 28

New book:
"Development and Disasters: Natural hazards and vulnerability reduction" (2nd ed.) by J. Lewis and I. Kelman.

Free PDF download https://practicalactionpublishing.com/book/3006/development-and-disasters thanks to UCL Open Access.

Practical Action Publishing.

#OpenAccess #DisastersAreNotNatural #NoNaturalDisasters (avoid the phrases #NaturalDisaster #NaturalDisasters) #DRR #DisasterRiskReduction #DisasterRisk #RiskReduction #DisasterRiskManagement #disaster #disasters #development #hazards #NaturalHazards #vulnerability #resilience

Development and Disasters

Gerald Leppert, PhD Feb 22
Robert SanscartierFeb 22

Cuts to U.S. weather and climate research could put public safety at risk

Firings and budget cuts could slow emergency disaster response and weaken resilience efforts

https://yaleclimateconnections.org/2025/02/cuts-to-u-s-weather-and-climate-research-could-put-public-safety-at-risk/

#USA #US #ClimateChange #GlobalWarming #IrreversibleOverheating #GlobalBurning #ClimateDestruction #ClimateSuicide #MassExtinction #pollution #ecology #environment #climate

Cuts to U.S. weather and climate research could put public safety at risk

Firings and budget cuts could slow emergency disaster response and weaken resilience efforts.

Yale Climate Connections
Gerald Leppert, PhD Feb 15
Comisiwn Seilwaith Cenedlaethol Cymru 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 National Infrastracture Commission for WalesFeb 12

David Clubb at the launch of the Maximising UK Adaptation to Climate Change (MACC) Hub

https://urbanists.video/videos/watch/c98edcbd-7bc6-4f97-baea-1180f9dc919a

David Clubb at the launch of the Maximising UK Adaptation to Climate Change (MACC) Hub

PeerTube