Natural hazards and climate change
Expertise in assessing risk, measures and assistance in relation to all kinds of landslides, tsunami, earthquakes etc. NGI is an active adviser to both the public and private sectors, landowners and others responsible for security.
NGI is Norway's foremost center of expertise related to geo-hazards such as:
- Avalanche
- Landslides
- Rock slides
- Tsunamis
- Vibrations and earthquakes
- Climate impact
and we use Geophysics, remote sensing and GIS (geographic information systems) as key tools in our work, including monitoring of settlement and deformations, and for mapping and surveying landslides and landslide prone areas.
The Planning and Building Act sets requirements for assessing natural damage in connection with all construction activity in Norway. NGI provides advice and guidance to builders and authorities in accordance with current legislation.
Our experts know local conditions in most landslide prone areas of the country and have access to vast amounts of experience data. We have mapped areas prone to landslides, as well as exposed areas for avalanches and rock slides in Norway. NGI has its own research station for avalanches at Mount Strynefjell, Fonnbu, and an office in Stryn. NGI is contacted to assist local authorities and provide security advice In most of the major and acute landslide and avalanche situations.
We assess avalanche danger and conduct snow avalanche warning for landowners and others responsible for security. The Norwegian Armed Forces uses NGI's avalanche expertise in NATO's winter exercises in Norway.
Håkon Heyerdahl
Head of Section Slope Stability and Risk Assessment hakon.heyerdahl@ngi.no+47 951 25 767
Erlend Moster Knudsen
Head of Section Climate Adaptation and Hydrodynamics erlend.moster.knudsen@ngi.no+47 400 48 664