Deborah Villarroel-Lamb, Towards Caribbean Coastal Resilience: Challenges & Opportunities
POSSIBLE LANDSCAPES PROJECT
Dr. Deborah Villarroel-Lamb is one of several Trinidadian collaborators in the documentary film project making its debut at Cornell Cinema on Wednesday, September 25. On Tuesday, September 24, Dr. Villarroel-Lamb will speak about her research at the Environmental Fluid Mechanics Teaching Lab, B52 Hollister Hall.
Abstract:
Caribbean coastal communities are confronted by diverse hazards whose adverse impacts will be exacerbated with anticipated future climate changes. Hurricanes and storms are examples of frequent events that destroy social, ecological and economic assets in coastal regions, but these vulnerable areas are susceptible to other natural and anthropogenic threats like earthquakes and tsunamis. However, with limited data and inadequate resources, proactive risk mitigation and disaster management strategies are not widespread throughout the region. In fact, there is a growth of valuable and critical assets in these at-risk areas driven by historical context and developmental goals. As the Caribbean region seeks to achieve genuine coastal resilience, mandated by a need to protect present and future generations, it is important to engage in meaningful transdisciplinary discourse on what necessary actions can be effectively achieved while seeking to optimize use of the region’s limited resources.
More details about Possible Landscapes screening:
https://events.cornell.edu/event/possible-landscapes-world-premiere-screening
More details about Possible Landscapes project:
https://as.cornell.edu/news/professors-feature-length-documentary-film-debuts-cornell-cinema
