688
Can Disaster Risk Reduction and Disaster Research Support Regional Cooperation and Reconciliation Globally?

Wednesday, 18 July 2018: 10:30-12:20
Location: 603 (MTCC SOUTH BUILDING)
RC39 Sociology of Disasters (host committee)

Language: English

This session will explore the multi-dimensionality of the ways in which Disaster Risk Reduction and Disaster Research can serve as a supporting tool for regional cooperation and reconciliation worldwide. Different types of disasters from natural, technological and human induced hazards,  frequently occur across political, ethnic, cultural and other borders. In this context, it is important to explore to what extent disaster risk reduction and disaster research can serve as a unifying and mutually beneficial process aimed at promoting cooperation and reconciliation in conflict zones worldwide.
Session Organizer:
Alex ALTSHULER, National Emergency Management Authority (NEMA), Israel
Chair:
Alex ALTSHULER, National Emergency Management Authority (NEMA), Israel
Oral Presentations
688.1
Global Health Diplomacy through a Disaster Diplomacy Lens
Ilan KELMAN, UCL, United Kingdom
688.2
Overcoming ‘Uncertain Futures’: Regional Cooperation, Migration Policies and Socio-Spatial Justice in Disaster Risk Reduction in the Caribbean
Oral ROBINSON, University of British Columbia, Canada; Sheria MYRIE, Humber Institute of Technology & Advanced Learning, Canada
688.3
Building Regional Resilience in Muslim Minority Community in Southern Israel
Yael LEVAOT, Israel Trauma Coalition, Israel; Talia Levanon LEVANON, Israel Trauma Coalition, Israel
688.4
Agency Collaboration on Social Media during Disasters
DeeDee BENNETT, University of Nebraska at Omaha, USA
688.5
Reducing Long-Term Disaster Risk through a Global Comparative Analysis of Methylmercury Contamination
Danielle MILLER-BELAND, Concordia University, Canada
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