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SUMMARY:Connecting health research and disaster research: global health\, 
 disaster risk reduction and disaster response - Dr Ilan Kelman\, Reader in
  Risk\, Resilience and Global Health at University College London
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CONTACT:Anna McIvor
DESCRIPTION:Humanity faces significant sustainability challenges and oppor
 tunities\, amongst which are reducing vulnerability to hazards including c
 limate change alongside maintaining healthy populations and environments.
  Health research and disaster studies stand at the forefront of developin
 g solutions\, yet they often pursue the research separately. This seminar 
 proposes specific projects for bringing together science on global health\
 , disaster risk reduction\, and disaster response\, through using island c
 ase studies. Examples are (i) combining disaster diplomacy and health dipl
 omacy\, (ii) the psychological effects of climate change impacts and adapt
 ation\, and (iii) using performing arts for health and disaster risk commu
 nication.\n\n\nIlan Kelman http://www.ilankelman.org/ is a Reader in Ri
 sk\, Resilience and Global Health at University College London\, England. 
 His overall research interest is linking disasters and health\, including 
 the integration of climate change into disaster research and health resear
 ch. He works on three main areas: (i) disaster diplomacy and health diplom
 acy http://www.disasterdiplomacy.org/ \; (ii) island sustainability invol
 ving safe and healthy communities in isolated locations http://www.island
 vulnerability.org/ \; and (iii) risk education for health and disasters h
 ttp://www.riskred.org. 
LOCATION:Small Lecture Theatre\, Department of Geography\, Downing Site
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