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Connecting the Sustainable Development Goals to Disaster Resiliency
May 22 @ 9:00 am - 10:00 am EDT
How do we prepare for disasters, and respond, recover and rebuild? Why is disaster resilience important for achieving the UN Sustainable Development Goals?
Join the UC Davis SDG Interns for a virtual event to discuss disaster resiliency and supporting communities, including through governmental and university initiatives.
The program will profile California wildfire recovery efforts, highlight the importance of collaborative research and action and share ways that universities can support their campus communities.
Featured Speakers
- Eric Gudz, Planning and Intelligence Section Chief, State Operations Center, CA Governor’s Office of Emergency Services (Cal OES)
- Nicolás Alberto Pascal, Founder & Director, UC Disaster Resilience Network
- Beth Greenwood, Associate Dean for Global Legal Education, UC Davis School of Law
UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) Interns
- Rishita Kumar
- Genevie Kasey Hong
- Meghan Grace Van Note
- Nitya Golla
- Chely Saens