Department of Conservation and Recreation
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Department of Conservation and Recreation
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Making Mitigation Work June Webinar - Collaborative Risk Communication: Landslide Guide for Residents of Puerto Rico
Webinar Description
Hurricane Maria triggered 70,000 landslides across Puerto Rico when it struck the island in 2017. The far-reaching impacts of this event prompted requests for scientific information, mitigation assistance, and risk communication guidance. A team from the U.S. Geological Survey, the University of Puerto Rico Mayagüez, and the Natural Hazards Center at University of Colorado Boulder responded with the recently released Landslide Guide for Residents of Puerto Rico, a risk communication tool designed particularly for Puerto Rico. Webinar participants will learn how the team created a successful government–university partnership that incorporated feedback of dozens of stakeholders into the finished product. Join the team as they share their experiences and lessons learned in creating a collaborative and culturally informed guide to recognizing and mitigating landslide risk.
Speakers
Yahaira D. Alvarez, University of Puerto Rico Mayagüez
Raquel Lugo Bendezú, University of Puerto Rico Mayagüez
Lindsay Davis, U.S. Geological Survey
Jonathan Godt, U.S. Geological Survey
Jocelyn West, Natural Hazards Center
This webinar is part of the Making Mitigation Work webinar series.
The Natural Hazards Center, in partnership with the Federal Emergency Management Agency, is pleased to announce this new webinar series, Making Mitigation Work. These free one-hour webinars feature innovative speakers and highlight recent progress in mitigation policy, practice, and research. https://hazards.colorado.edu/training/webinars/making-mitigation-work
