Devastation, Recovery, and Resilience: Haiti’s enduring struggle with natural disasters

Join us for a discussion on disaster resilience in the developing world, focusing on the recent earthquakes that have devastated Haiti.

Introduces Session and Themester

• Christiana Ochoa, Academic Director of the IU Mexico Gateway

Opening Remarks

• David Tezil, Lecturer, IU Center for Latin American and Caribbean Studies

Moderator:

• Michael Hamburger, Dept. of Earth & Atmospheric Sciences, Indiana University

Panelists:

• Dr. Garmalia Mentor-William, Disaster Risk Management Specialist, Cap-Haitien, Haiti

• Dr. Eric Calais, Professor of Geosciences, Ecole Normale Supérieure, Paris

• Gari Mayberry, U.S. Geological Survey and USAID/Bureau of Humanitarian Assistance  Natural Hazards and Disaster Risk Reduction Team Lead