Making Mitigation Work
Investing in infrastructure, such as this waterway built to prevent flooding, is one of the many ways we can mitigate disaster impacts. Source: Shutterstock Images.
Webinar Series
The Natural Hazards Center is pleased to present the Making Mitigation Work Webinar Series. These free one-hour webinars feature innovative speakers and highlight progress in mitigation policy, practice, and research.
March 11, 2025, 11:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. MDT
Learning From Pajaro: Rethinking Disaster Mitigation and Community Engagement
Speakers:
Jessica Ludy, United States Army Corps of Engineers
April 8, 2025, 11:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. MDT
Speakers:
Coming Soon!
May 13, 2025, 11:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. MDT
Insights from the Mitigation Matters Award Program
Speakers:
Yang Zhang, Virginia Tech
Hannah Walters, Colorado School of Public Health
Sarah Kirkpatrick, North Dakota State University
August 12, 2025, 11:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. MDT
Decks, Dice, and Disasters: Games for Promoting Disaster Resilience
Speakers:
Liz Safran, Lewis & Clark College
Anne Wein, U.S. Geological Survey
MJ Johns, University of California, Santa Cruz
Comments, Suggestions, or Questions? Please contact the Natural Hazards Center at hazctr@colorado.edu.
Acknowledgements
The Making Mitigation Work Webinar Series is made possible through supplemental funding from the Federal Emergency Management Agency to the National Science Foundation (NSF Award #1635593). Any opinions, findings, conclusions, or recommendations expressed in this material are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the views of FEMA, NSF, or the Natural Hazards Center.