Call for Applications – International Winter School on Natural Hazard Attribution (IIT Roorkee × VU Amsterdam), Jan 2027

[Ankit Agarwal]

Dear Colleagues,

We would like to bring to your attention the International Winter School on Natural Hazard Attribution: Using Past and Present Data, jointly organized by the Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee (IIT Roorkee), India, and Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, The Netherlands, supported by the XXII INQUA Congress 2027.

Venue: IIT Roorkee, India  
Dates: 20–22 January 2027  
Optional Field Excursion: Ganges–Himalayas, 23–26 January 2027

This Winter School brings together leading experts in hydroclimatology, paleohydrology, geomorphology, and climate science to explore how past and present data can be integrated to understand and attribute natural hazards in a changing climate. Participants will gain hands-on training in paleohydrological reconstruction, natural hazard attribution, climate model evaluation, statistical analysis of extreme events, and open-source tools for hydroclimatic research.

The programme will be led by internationally renowned experts, including Prof. Ankit Agarwal (IIT Roorkee, India), Dr. Willem H.J. Toonen (VU Amsterdam, The Netherlands), and Dr. Paolo Scussolini (VU Amsterdam, The Netherlands), with additional experts to be announced.

We would greatly appreciate it if you could share this announcement with postgraduate students, PhD scholars, Early Career Researchers, and industry professionals within your network.

Application Deadline: 24 August 2026

Please find the link to full details https://sites.google.com/view/hydroclimx/events/winter-school-2027 

For any queries, please feel free to reach out to ankit....@hy.iitr.ac.in . 

We would appreciate your help in sharing this opportunity within your community.

Best regards, 

Prof. Ankit Agarwal 
Associate Professor 
Department of Hydrology 
Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee