On the first day of the Interpraevent, the Soil Research Centre led the first of five workshops. The focus was on a panel discussion in which the challenges associated with natural hazard risks and sealing or land use were discussed together with the audience from a European, national, regional and local perspective. The panellists were Prof. Arthur Kanonier, opens an external URL in a new window from FoB Boden, Michaela Walla, opens an external URL in a new window, Mayor of the municipality of Warth in Lower Austria, Roland Arbter, opens an external URL in a new window, Deputy Head of the Regional Policy and Spatial Planning Coordination Division at the Federal Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry, Environment and Water Management, and Katharine Zwettler, opens an external URL in a new window from the International Climate, Environment and Energy Affairs Division of the Federal Ministry of Culture and Environment and project staff member of the Alpine Convention. The moderator was Barbara Steinbrunner, opens an external URL in a new window from FoB Boden. The one-hour workshop met with great interest and was well attended.