Breakout Discussions

The Third AOGS-EGU Joint Conference on New Dimensions for Natural Hazards in Asia

Breakout Discussions

Breakout Discussion 1: What are the grand challenges for natural hazards research in Asia?
Tue - 6 Feb │ 13:30 - 14:20 │ Lake Wing – Lily-Santan

Facilitators:
Niels HOVIUS, GFZ German Research Centre for Geosciences
Chris GOURAMANIS, National University of Singapore
Bruce SHYU, National Taiwan University, Taiwan

Breakout Discussion 2: Post-event surveys and ethics: How long to wait after a disaster occurs to do a scientific post-event survey?
Tue - 6 Feb │ 13:30 - 14:20 │ Lake Wing – Ballroom 3

Facilitators:
Adam SWITZER, Nanyang Technological University
Karen SUDMEIER-RIEUX, UN Environment
Isaac KERLOW, Nanyang Technological University

Breakout Discussion 3: Warning systems: hits and misses; what is needed for effective warning; who should issue a warning?
Tue - 6 Feb │ 13:30 - 14:20 │ Lake Wing – Ballroom 2

Facilitators:
Jeanne HUANG, Nankai University
Sven HARIG, Alfred Wegener Institute, Helmholtz Centre for Polar and Marine Research

Breakout Discussion 4: What are the hazards that threaten Asian megacities?
Wed - 7 Feb │ 13:30 - 14:20 │ Lake Wing – Lily-Santan

Facilitators:
David HIGGITT, Beijing Jiaotong University
Jeanne HUANG, Nankai University
Yangbo CHEN, Sun Yat-sen University

Breakout Discussion 5: How to effectively visualize natural hazards uncertainty for scientists, policy makers and the public: before, during?
Wed - 7 Feb │ 13:30 - 14:20 │ Lake Wing – Ballroom 3

Facilitators:
Chris GOURAMANIS, National University of Singapore
Isaac KERLOW, Nanyang Technological University
Bruce MALAMUD, Kings College London

Breakout Discussion 6: Are extreme natural hazard events part of an underlying distribution, or outliers: Are black swans grey?
Wed - 7 Feb │ 13:30 - 14:20 │ Lake Wing – Ballroom 2

Facilitators:
Bruce SHYU, National Taiwan University
Susanna JENKINS, Nanyang Technological University
Adam SWITZER, Nanyang Technological University

Breakout Discussion 7: Nature-based solutions for hazards in megacities: future or failure?
Thu - 8 Feb │ 13:30 - 14:20 │ Lake Wing – Lily-Santan

Facilitators:
David HIGGITT, Beijing Jiaotong University
Mio KASAI, Hokkaido University

Breakout Discussion 8: Multihazards: Do scientists, hazard managers, and policy makers take into account multi-hazards, and are their methodologies working?
Thu - 8 Feb │ 13:30 - 14:20 │ Lake Wing – Ballroom 3

Facilitators:
Bruce MALAMUD, King's College London
Brian MCADOO, Yale-NUS College

Breakout Discussion 9: Climate Change: Hazard research in the climate change agenda
Thu - 8 Feb │ 13:30 - 14:20 │ Lake Wing – Ballroom 2

Facilitators:
Niels HOVIUS, GFZ German Research Centre for Geosciences
Mike ELLIS, British Geological Survey