Prof. Dr. B. Burcak Basbug, Professor of Statistics and Disaster Science, Middle East Technical University, Ankara-Turkiye, co-chair of the CODATA International Data Policy Committee and of the UNESCO-CODATA Data Policy for Times of Crisis initiative, is speaking in a webinar later today!
Dealing with Changing Global Policy Dynamics: Emergency Management and its Impact on Disasters Survivors
Tue, Apr 7, 2026 5:00 PM – 6:00 PM BST
Register here: https://register.
This international panel will focus on the ever-evolving policy arena of emergency management. Along these lines, panelists will discuss how they view the changing policy environment’s implications for disaster survivors. Examples will be presented from a global context and will illustrate the various impacts that changes are having and might have in the future. Moreover, discussions will revolve around how curriculum should/might change in response to broad policy changes that have the potential to have profound implications for the emergency management profession globally. This webinar is cosponsored by ASPA’s Section on International and Comparative Administration (SICA) and NASPAA’s Section on Emergency Management and Homeland Security.
Speakers:
- Dr. Ziqiang Han, Professor at the School of Political Science and Public Administration, Executive Director of the Center for Risk Governance and Emergency Management, Shandong University
- Prof. Dr. B. Burcak Basbug, Professor of Statistics and Disaster Science, Middle East Technical University, Ankara-Turkiye
- Dr. N. Emel Ganapati, Professor, Florida International University; Director, Laboratory for Social Science Research Sea Level Solutions Center
Sponsored by ASPA’s Section on Emergency and Crisis Management and Section on International and Comparative Administration.