The third in the Disaster Risk Management Professional Practice Group's fireside chat series.
The panel brings together international experts with a diverse range of experience in disaster risk reduction: from government agencies, the World Bank, humanitarian NGOs to academics involved with teaching and research. The panellists will discuss the ways by which we can reduce disaster risks - from communities and businesses, through to national governments and international organisations.
Prof Richard Teeuw - DRM PPG Committee and Professor of Geoinformatics and Disaster Risk Reduction, University of Portsmouth
Liz Hughes - CEO, MapAction
Dr Stuart Fraser - Consultant, World Bank
Dr Kate Crowley - Co-Director, Edinburgh Climate Change Institute
Due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the Society's building is currently closed to everyone - including Fellows and members - and staff are working remotely.
The former British High Commissioner to Australia and Singapore explores the many ways in which geography features in the working of modern diplomacy, illustrated with personal experiences from postings overseas and at the FCO in London.
A virtual fieldwork project to assess whether Milton Keynes is a sustainable community
Our response to this QAA consultation welcomes the revised guidance and specific competencies, and argues that geospatial and environmental data skills should be given greater attention.
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