• Assessing the impact of the securitization narrative on climate change adaptation in Nigeria 

      Oramah, Chinwe P; Olsen, Odd Einar Falnes; Gould, Kenneth Arne Pettersen (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2021-09-01)
      In Nigeria, the threat posed by climate change is leading policymakers and the media to frame climate change as a security threat that warrants support for adaptive actions. We draw upon securitization theory to examine how security narratives affect climate change adaptation. Using primary and secondary data, we find that although securitization arguments are easily identified in climate change ...
    • Identifying hazards to include in risk analyses 

      Leonhardsen, Mette; Olsen, Odd Einar Falnes; Nilsen, Aud Solveig (Bokkapittel; Chapter, 2018)
      A risk analysis should provide decision makers with information regarding relevant hazards. The initiating phase, where the risk analysts identify hazards to be included in the risk analysis, lays the foundation for the rest of the analysis. This phase is, therefore, of great importance. In this paper, we examine how risk analysts in a municipal setting identified potential adverse events and how ...
    • The process of integrating risk management: usefulness, standardisation and adaptation 

      Leonhardsen, Mette; Nilsen, Aud Solveig; Olsen, Odd Einar Falnes (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2022-08-25)
      In this paper we analyse how a municipality set out to integrate risk management throughout an organisation with more than 9000 employees in six divisions and over 100 sub-units. An objective was to ensure coherence in risk management related work conducted in various sub-units in the municipality. Being forerunners, those involved had to find their own way. We identify three focus areas of importance ...