when science meets decision making i work at the interface between science and decision making for...
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When science meets decision making
• I work at the interface between science and decision making for DRR and resilience building
• Understanding how different groups access and use scientific information is vital
Earthquake risk training in Bangladesh (Nov 2012)
Training in non-structural risk assessment in Bangladesh (Nov 2012)
Recordings of the Muzaffarabad earthquake made in the UK
Increasing Resilience to Natural Hazards
OUTCOMES ARE BETTER WHEN SCIENTISTS WORK WITH OTHER PEOPLE
Strengthening Resilience in Volcanic Regions
Earthquakes without Frontiers
• How do you access and use science?
• What challenges do you face?• What would the ideal process
look like?• How can projects like EwF and
STREVA support your activities?
‘science is considered its widest sense to include natural, environmental, social, economic, health and engineering sciences. Similarly, the term ‘technical’ includes relevant matters of technology, engineering practice and implementation. Scientific and technical work often requires the participation of practitioners and other intermediaries in addition to scholars and scientists’
Some of the seismic hazard resources available for Nepal
Discussing the near-surface geology map for the Kathmandu Valley with NSET representatives (Nepal, 2014)
• My contact details:Susanne Sargeant ([email protected])British Geological SurveyEdinburghSkype: susanne.sargeant
Taking part in National Earthquake Safety Day in the Kathmandu Valley (Jan 2013)