Natural hazards and climate chagne

Climate migration 
Projects 
Creating a political and social climate for climate change (2018-2022)
  • Bezabih, Mintewab, Sosina Bezu, Tigabu Getahun, Ivar Kolstad, Päivi Lujala and Arne Wiig 2025. Intergroup Interaction and Attitudes to Migrants. Journal of Politics volume 87(1): 115-127. Download. 
  • Kolstad, Ivar, Azreem Karim, Päivi Lujala and Arne Wiig 2023. Expert adoption of composite indices: a randomized experiment on migrant resettlement decisions in Bangladesh. Natural Hazards 119:  261–297. Download (journal); Free access (University of Oulu repository)
  • Wiig, Arne, Minjah Mahmud, Ivar Kolstad, Päivi Lujala and Sosina Bezu 2023. Digging in? Migration preferences in communities affected by climate change — evidence from Bangladesh. Regional Environmental Change 23: 96. Download (journal); Free access (University of Oulu repository)
  • Kolstad Ivar, Sosina Bezu, Päivi Lujala, Minhaj Mahmud and Arne Wiig 2023. Does Changing the Narrative Improve Host Community Attitudes Toward Climate Migrants? Experimental Evidence from Bangladesh. International Migration Review 57(1), 68-94. Download (journal), Free access (University of Oulu repository)
  • ​Kolstad, Ivar, Päivi Lujala and Arne Wiig 2022. Internal climate migration in a new era of scarcity. CMI Insight 2022:02. Bergen: Chr. Michelsen Institute. Open access
  • Walelign, Solomon and Päivi Lujala 2022. A place-based framework for assessing resettlement capacity in the context of displacement induced by climate change. World Development 151(March): 105777. Open access 
  • Kolstad, Ivar, Päivi Lujala and Arne Wiig 2022. For lite klimamigrasjon? [Too little climate migration?] Adresseavisen, 24. april 2022. Read 
  • Walelign, Solomon Zena, Susan L. Cutter and Päivi Lujala 2021. Resettlement capacity assessments for climate induced displacements: Evidence from Ethiopia. Climate Risk Management 33: 100347. Open access 
  • Prokkola, Eeva-Kaisa, Saija Niemi, Élise Lépy, Jaana Palander, Outi Kulusjärvi and Päivi Lujala 2021. Climate migration: Towards a better understanding and management. Finland and a Global Perspective. Publications of the Government´s analysis, assessment and research activities 2021:42. Helsinki: Prime Minister’s Office, Finnish Government. Download
  • Lujala, Päivi, Sosina Bezu, Ivar Kolstad, Minhaj Mahmud and Arne Wiig 2020. How do host–migrant proximities shape attitudes toward internal climate migrants? Global Environmental Change 65: 102156. Open access; Replication data
  • Lujala, Päivi 2020. Ilmastosiirtolaisuus on kasvava uhka kehittyvien maiden yhteiskuntarauhalle [Climate migration is a growing threat to social peace in developing countries]. Kaleva October 7. Download

Mitigation
Climate perceptions
Projects 
Quantitative analysis of community resilience (a sub-project of Climres) (2014-2019)
VulClim: The Geography of Social Vulnerability, Environmental Hazards and Climate Change (2007–2013)

Publications
  • Lujala, Päivi, Sosina Bezu, Ivar Kolstad, Minhaj Mahmud and Arne Wiig 2020. How do host–migrant proximities shape attitudes toward internal climate migrants? Global Environmental Change 65: 102156.. Open access; Replication data
  • Lujala, Päivi and Haakon Lein 2020. The role of personal experiences in Norwegian perceptions of climate change. Norwegian Journal of Geography 74(3): 138-151.  Download (journal); Download (from August 29, 2021); Replication data
  • Lujala, Päivi, Haakon Lein and Jan K. Rød 2015. Climate Change, Natural Hazards, and Risk Perception: The Role of Proximity and Personal Experience. Local Environment 20(4): 489–09. Download
  • Lein, Haakon, Päivi Lujala, Jan K. Rød and Stig Jørgensen 2013. Klima i endring - hjem i fare? Holdninger til klimaendringer og naturfare som trussel mot hus og hjem i Norge. [Climate in change – Home in danger? Attitudes to climate change and natural hazards as threat to house and home in Norway]. In Om hus, hjem og sted [About house, home and place], Gunhild Setten and Cathrine Brun (eds). Trondheim: Akademika Forlag.

Quantification of vulnerability and resilience
Projects 
Quantitative analysis of community resilience (A sub-project of Climres; 2014-2019)
VulClim: The Geography of Social Vulnerability, Environmental Hazards and Climate Change (2007-2013)
NORD-STAR: Nordic Strategic Adaptation Research. Nordic Centre of Excellence (2011-2016)

Publications
  • Opach, Tomasz, Sabrina Scherzer, Päivi Lujala and Jan Rød 2020. Seeking commonalities of community resilience to natural hazards: A cluster analysis approach. Norwegian Journal of Geography 74(3): 81-199. Download (open access)
  • Setten, Gunhild and Päivi Lujala 2020. Climate change and natural hazards – the geography of community resilience. Norwegian Journal of Geography 74(3): 133-134, (Introduction to the special issue). Download (open access)
  • Scherzer, Sabrina, Päivi Lujala and Jan Ketil Rød 2019. A Community Resilience Index for Norway: an Adaptation of the Baseline Resilience Indicators for Communities (BRIC). International Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction 36: 101107. Download (open access); Replication data
  • Scherzer, Sabrina, Gunhild Setten, Haakon Lein, Päivi Lujala and Jan Ketil Rød 2019. Climate Change and Natural Hazards: The Geography of Community Resilience in Norway. Final Report. Download
  • ​Lujala, Päivi, Haakon Lein and Rita Rosvoldaune 2014. Quantifying Vulnerability to Flooding Induced by Climate Change. The Case of Verdal. Norsk Geografisk Tidsskrift–Norwegian Journal of Geography 68(1): 34–49. Download
  • Holand, Ivar S. and Päivi Lujala 2013. Replicating and Adapting an Index of Social Vulnerability to a New Context: A Comparison Study for Norway. Professional Geographer 65(2): 312–328. Download
  • Rød, Jan K., Ivar Berthling, Haakon Lein, Päivi Lujala, Geir Vatne and Linda M. Bye 2012. Integrated Vulnerability Mapping for Wards in Mid-Norway. Local Environment 17(6/7): 695–716. Download
  • Holand, Ivar S., Päivi Lujala and Jan K. Rød 2011. Social Vulnerability Assessment for Norway: A Quantitative Approach. Norsk Geografisk Tidsskrift–Norwegian Journal of Geography 65(1): 1–17. Download
  • Lujala, Päivi, Linda M. Bye, Haakon Lein and Rita Rosvoldaune 2013. Kartlegging av klimarelatert sårbarhet på lokalt nivå. Eksempelet Verdal [Mapping climate-related vulnerability at the local level. The case of Verdal]. In Mot en farligere fremtid? Om klimaendringer, sårbarhet og tilpasning i Norge [Towards a more dangerous future? About climate change, vulnerability and adaptation in Norway], Bye, Linda M., Haakon Lein and Jan K. Rød (eds.). Trondheim: Akademika Forlag. 
  • Lujala, Päivi, Ivar Svare Holand and Jan Ketil Rød 2013. Sosial sårbarhet kartlagt for norske kommuner [Social vulnerability mapped for Norwegian municipalities]. In Mot en farligere fremtid? Om klimaendringer, sårbarhet og tilpasning i Norge.
  • Rød, Jan K., Ivar Berthling, Päivi Lujala, Tomasz Opach and Geir Vatne 2013. Hvordan beregne og kartlegge steders sårbarhet ovenfor flom, skred og storm [How to calculate and map places’ vulnerability to floods, landslides and storm]? In Mot en farligere fremtid? Om klimaendringer, sårbarhet og tilpasning i Norge.
  • Rød, Jan K., Ivar Berthling, Päivi Lujala, Geir Vatne and Haakon Lein ‘Hvor sårbare er vi i Trøndelag for flom og skredhendelser?’ [How vulnerable is Middle-Norway for floods and slides], 2010. In Forskning i Trøndelag 2010 [Research in Middle-Norway 2010]. Mari Nygård og Morten Stene (eds.). Trondheim: Tapir forlag.
  • Bye, Linda M., Jan K. Rød, Haakon Lein and Päivi Lujala 2010. Sårbarheten er både fysisk og sosial [Vulnerability is both physical and social], 2010. Klima 10(4): 28–29.