| Eelco H. Dykstra, M.D. |
| Mon 18 Sep 2017, 13:00 - 14:30 |
| AGB Seminar Room AGB Building, King’s Buildings, EH9 3JL |
If you have a question about this talk, please contact: Martina Manes (s1688520)
Eelco H. Dykstra, M.D. (Director of Daily Impact Emergency Management - DIEM)
From Risk to Resilience in Climate Change: Creating Opportunities!
Abstract: Resilience is a buzz-word when it comes to preparing for climate change and its consequences. While many resilience-related activities are policy-oriented, this seminar allows interaction with one of the foremost experts in emergency management and disaster resilience.
Bio: Eelco Dykstra was the Brunel Lecturer for the Institution of Civil Engineers in 2016-17, travelling extensively to deliver the lecture in many countries worldwide. He has thirty years of international emergency management experience in a wide variety of settings and a proven ability to effectively deal with European, US, African and Asian approaches to emergency management systems and their respective stakeholders, Eelco is an acclaimed presenter and motivator, particularly with interdisciplinary, cross-cultural and inter- sector audiences.
Pizza from 12.45