Ilan Kelman

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Societal Impacts Disaster Research
Ilan Kelman http//www.ilankelman.org
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UCAR Manages NCARNCAR has 5 labs

• SERE
• ASP CCB ISSE

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How did I get here?

• Engineering first degree.
• Engineering Masters Ireland.
• Barbados.
• UK for PhD.
• UK for post-doc.
• Plus NZ.

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2.5 Years!

• To build and maintain safer and healthier
  communities.
• Research and advocacy to reduce disasters (event
  or condition) and vulnerability.

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Main Research Topics

• Disaster diplomacy.
• http//www.disasterdiplomacy.org
• Disaster deaths.
• Island vulnerability.
• http//www.islandvulnerability.org

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Other Research Topics

• Volcanoes, floods, tsunamis.
• Warning systems.
• Refugee shelter.
• Research ethics.

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Research Outputs

• Peer-reviewed papers/conferences.
• Several non-academic publications.
• Reviews.
• Media.
• Community service.

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Beyond Academia

• Non-governmental organizations.
• United Nations.
• Governments (all levels).
• Private sector.

Could be research, policy, practice.
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Lessons

• Applied and useable science.
• Policy and practice.
• Communication.
• Leadership and teamwork.
• Social physical science.

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