Webinar: Debunking Disaster Myths

Event details

Online
March 22, 2021
Monday, 14:00PM to 16:00PM

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.

Floodings — Photo: Kelly Sikkema/Unsplash

In this interdisciplinary webinar, organized by GlobeLife, 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.

The webinar will be held on Zoom and is arranged by GlobeLife in collaboration with Mistra Geopolitics, Uppsala University, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm University and CNDS.

Webinar objectives

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

Moderator

Magareta Wahlstöm – Swedish Red Cross, former Head of the UN Office for Disaster Risk Reduction

Speakers and panelists

Nina von Uexküll – MistraGeopolitics, Dep. of Economic History and International Relations, Stockholm University
Susann Baez Ullberg – Dep. of Cultural Anthropology and Ethnology, Uppsala University
Giuliano Di Baldassarre – Centre of Natural Hazards and Disaster Science (CNDS) , Dep. of Earth Sciences, Uppsala University
Johan von Schreeb – Centre for Research on Health Care in Disasters, Dep. of Global Public Health, Karolinska Institutet

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Webinar: Debunking disaster myths