August RNPN Resilience Exchange: Communicating Resilience: Translating Science to Practice
Background from Host: Join the Resilient Nation Partnership Network (RNPN) and the Southeast and Caribbean Disaster Resilience Partnership for a discussion on communicating resilience. During this discussion, we will explore how to communicate and translate the science of natural disaster resilience in ways that diverse audiences can understand. The goal is to help communities know how to be more resilient to climate-related events and other natural disasters.
Featured speakers include:
-Moderator: Keely Maxwell, General Anthropologist, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
-Panelist: Dr. Meredith Hovis, Executive Director, Southeast and Caribbean Disaster Resilience Partnership
-Panelist: Katherine T. Egland, Chair, National NAACP ECJ Committee, Co-founder, EEECHO
-Panelist: Desireé Guzmán García, Project Manager, Institute for Building Technology and Safety
The event is part of the RNPN’s Resilience Exchange series. It offers monthly sessions to share knowledge on resilience. The RNPN has representation from over 1,500 organizations. Through partnership, we help communities become more resilient to natural disasters and climate-related events.