Föreläsningar och seminarier GlobeLife seminarium: "Debunking Disaster Myths"

2021-03-22 14:00 - 16:00 Add to iCal
Online Online via Zoom.
Illustration av globala nätverk, en mörk jordglob med nätverk utmärkt.
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Välkommen till nätverket GlobeLifes webbinarium med titeln "Debunking Disaster Myths" den 22 mars.

Om webbinariet på engelska:

Disasters seriously disrupt the functioning of societies and cause needs that overwhelm existing capacities. However, their perceived impacts and risks as well as the need of the affected population are often based on pre-conceived opinions and myths rather than facts.

In this interdisciplinary webinar, a panel of disaster researchers from four scientific disciplines outlines some common myths and argues with facts to debunk them. The webinar’s purpose is to inspire and inform actors (including media, practitioners and researchers) involved in risk management, preparedness and disaster response as well as recovery after disasters.

Webinar goals:

  • Promote evidence-based understanding of disasters and their impacts
  • Catalyse academic interdisciplinarity
  • Foster new collaboration within the field of disaster science

Talare och paneldeltagare:

  • Johan von Schreeb, Kunskapscentrum i katastrofmedicin, Institutionen för global folkhälsa, Karolinska Institutet
  • Susann Baez Ullberg, Institutionen för kulturantropologi och etnologi, Uppsala universitet
  • Giuliano Di Baldassarre, Centre of Natural Hazards and Disaster Science (CNDS), Institutionen för geovetenskaper, Uppsala universitet
  • Nina von Uexkull, Institutionen för ekonomisk historia och internationella relationer, Stockholms universitet

Moderator

Margareta Wahlström, Svenska röda korset, tidigare Head of the United Nations’ Office for Disaster Risk Reduction.

Delta i seminariet

Delta i mötet via Zoom.

Organisatörer

Seminariet organiseras av Professor Giuliano Di Baldassarre, Uppsala universitet tillsammans med Professor Johan von Schreeb, Karolinska Institutet.