Hurricane Maria demonstrated the vulnerability of Puerto Rico to natural disasters as well as the value of community-based initiatives. This project seeks to support local communities in organizing their knowledge and promoting awareness of their resilience by giving them a voice and agency in designing their own disaster risk preparedness and mitigation projects. The objective…
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BUILDING COASTAL COMMUNITY RESILIENCE: PREPAREDNESS THROUGH POETRY – JENNY BROWN, NATIONAL OCEANOGRAPHY CENTRE, LIVERPOOL, UK
The project will create a narrated walk, available on the web, about coastal defense of Crosby Beach, north of Liverpool, UK. The walk will stop at 5 statues part of a local art installation. Each stop will include a narration describing the coastal processes, beach response and human interaction experienced by the statue. The walk…
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GLACIAL ERRATICS / ECHO DUNE – TYLER RAI, SCHOOL FOR CONTEMPORARY DANCE AND THOUGHT
The project will share the story of the glacial history of the Connecticut River Valley through a 75-minute dance work. This will demonstrate history’s relevance in studying the potential conditions of a post-glacial world and engage the local community, leading to a deeper sense of history and appreciation for the landscape. The performance will be…
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COMMUNICATING RESPONSIBLY ABOUT GEOHAZARDS: A COURSE FOR SCIENTISTS AND JOURNALISTS – BETH BARTEL, UNAVCO, BOULDER, CO
This project aims to build community among journalists and geoscience students and early professionals through a two-day course with up to three remote follow-on sessions on the effective and responsible communication of geohazards. The short course will begin with an exploration of general communication skills and will then move into established best practices and an…
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BUILDING DISASTER RESILIENCE IN THE TOURISM SECTOR ON THE ISLAND OF NEVIS – NANCY BROWN, NEVIS DISASTER MANAGEMENT DEPARTMENT
The island of Nevis depends on its travel and tourism sector for a quarter of its GDP. However, the island’s key tourist attractions are at risk of weather-related disasters, such as hurricanes and floods. This project seeks to strengthen disaster resilience in the Nevis tourism sector through education on predictors of disaster resilience and developing…
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IN YOUR ELEMENT: A PERIODIC TABLE FOR LIFE – ROSALIND RICKABY, UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD
The project will celebrate 150 years of Mendeleev’s periodic table and how those chemicals have influenced life throughout Earth history to the present day through an exhibit at the Royal Society Summer Science Exhibition in July 2019. In doing so, it will increase awareness of the cross-cutting themes between the earth sciences, chemistry and life…
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SAVE MY WATER: A SCIENCE-COMMUNITY-POLICY EXCHANGE – KENNEDY DORO, SCIENCE FOR DEVELOPMENT RESEARCH AND TEACHING INITIATIVE
Groundwater contamination resulting from anthropogenic sources has become a great challenge in Nigeria. The project proposes stimulating a conversation between scientists, policy makers and communities on the need to protect and manage groundwater resources, emphasizing drinking water source (groundwater) protection. The project will run four months and include a field experimental demonstration, workshops and a…
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COMMUNICATING CLIMATE CHANGE IN YORÙBÁ LANGUAGE – HIJRAH YETUNDE KUSHORO, LAGOS STATE UNIVERSITY, NIGERIA
This program highlights the importance of communicating impacts of climate change to fisheries in Nigeria in a native language. Despite the region’s high vulnerability to climate change, local inhabitants that do not read or write English do not fully understand the problem as the transfer of scientific knowledge is not easily converted from English to…
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SCIENCE NIGHT – KEVIN SORENSEN, SNOW COLLEGE, UT, UNITED STATES
One night a month, Snow College hosts Science Night to engage kids, parents, teachers, and community members in science activities. These activities range across many disciplines of science and include Faculty teaching about a key concept in their area as well as allowing students to participate hands-on. The purpose of this project is to grow…
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NEW YORK VIRTUAL VOLCANO OBSERVATORY – BEN BLACK, CITY COLLEGE OF NEW YORK
The New York Virtual Volcano Observatory will recreate the experience of exploring a volcano within NYC. The team's objectives are to make the experience of exploration accessible to a broad audience and to engage visitors of all ages in the excitement of geology. The NY Virtual Volcano Observatory (NYVVO) is an interdisciplinary collaboration between NYC-based…
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