New England has long been neglected in climate change disaster discussions, but from record-breaking floods to intensifying heat waves, the region’s social, environmental, and infrastructural risk landscape is changing. UConn’s DISASTER (Designing Interdisciplinary Science And Strategies to Enhance Resilience) Research Group examines the compounding socio-economic and environmental impacts of climate-exacerbated hazards. We focus our work in local contexts with communities in order to bridge the gap between disaster science and the lived experience.

UConn’s DISASTER Research Group is an interdisciplinary team of social, natural, and engineering scientists working in collaboration with communities and policymakers to improve preparedness across the region.