Webinar – Partnership to Reduce Landslide Risk in Puerto Rico

Hosted by the University of Puerto Rico Mayaguez, Natural Hazards Center at the University of Colorado Boulder, and U.S. Geological Survey 

Speakers:
Jocelyn West, Graduate Research Assistant at the Natural Hazards Center and PhD Student in Environmental Sociology, University of Colorado Boulder

Lindsay Davis, Earthquake Disaster Assistance Team Manager, Natural Hazards Mission Area, U.S. Geological Survey 

Hurricane Maria triggered 70,000 landslides across Puerto Rico when it struck the island in 2017. The far-reaching impacts of this event prompted requests for scientific information, mitigation assistance, and risk communication guidance. A team from the U.S. Geological Survey, the University of Puerto Rico Mayagüez, and the Natural Hazards Center at University of Colorado Boulder responded with the recently released Landslide Guide for Residents of Puerto Rico, a risk communication tool designed particularly for Puerto Rico. This presentation will describe how the team created a successful government–university partnership that incorporated feedback of dozens of stakeholders into the finished product. Join Lindsay Davis, from the Natural Hazards Mission Area of the USGS, and Jocelyn West, a Graduate Research Assistant at the Natural Hazards Center at the University of Colorado Boulder as they share their experiences and lessons learned in creating a collaborative and culturally informed guide to recognizing and mitigating landslide risk.

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