{"id":144376,"date":"2021-06-29T10:23:32","date_gmt":"2021-06-29T20:23:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/?p=144376"},"modified":"2021-06-29T10:23:32","modified_gmt":"2021-06-29T20:23:32","slug":"responding-to-multi-hazard-disasters","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/2021\/06\/29\/responding-to-multi-hazard-disasters\/","title":{"rendered":"Responding to multi-hazard disasters, College of Social Sciences collaborates"},"content":{"rendered":"Reading time: <\/span> 2<\/span> minutes<\/span><\/span>

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Accelerating the pace of university research, training the next generation of journalists and igniting the enthusiasm of young persuaders. These are three ways to improve our current disaster preparedness plans and better prepare for hazards, including a pandemic, according to a webinar led by the Association of Pacific Rim Universities<\/a> on June 24.<\/p>\n

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Participants in “Strengthening Multi-Hazards Disaster Preparedness: Learning from U.S. Experiences” included University of Hawaiʻi<\/span> at M\u0101noa College of Social Sciences<\/a> Dean and Professor of economics Denise Eby Konan<\/strong>, and others from the International Research Institute of Disaster Science, Tohoku University, Japan; University of California, Davis; and FEMA<\/abbr> Region 9 National Preparedness Division.<\/p>\n

“Universities around the world can respond in their own communities by using complementary tools of the social sciences,” Konan said. “What we\u2019ve found is that the way we talk about and respond to crises and disasters really differ across different groups of interest. So the more we can collaborate and have activities that build trust and respect for one another, including across countries, the more benefit to us all.”<\/p>\n

Konan cited pertinent examples within the College of Social Sciences:<\/p>\n