Speakers

Prof Debarati  Guha-Sapir
Director, CRED/Professor -UC Louvain, Brussels

Biography:

Debarati Guha-Sapir is the Director of CRED and a Professor at University of Louvain School of Public Health, in Brussels, Belgium. She holds an Adjunct Professorship at Tulane University Medical Centre (New Orleans) for Health and Humanitarian Aid. Trained in Calcutta University, Johns Hopkins University and University of Louvain, she has a PhD in epidemiology.

Since 1984, she has been involved in field research and training in emergency and humanitarian aid issues, working closely with the World Health Organisation, UNHCR, UNDP and European Commission in various regions of the world, including China, Sudan, Mozambique, Ethiopia, Bangladesh, Cambodia, the Great Lakes, Somalia and Central America. She is particularly interested in health systems research, epidemiology in unstable situations and international policy related to relief and post conflict transition.

"Evidence for public policy: data applications of human impacts of disasters and civil conflicts"

Natural disasters including climate extremes and civil conflicts are an increasing priority on global, regional and national policy. Phenomena such as floods and storms which bring significant economic and human losses are recognized now as part of the SDG and by the IPCC as key development processes. Civil conflicts, forced migration, refugee management are also issues with widening implications. Global databases such as EMDAT and CEDAT along with other sources such as satellite provide rich sources of data for priority setting. My presentation will cover policy applications of micro and macro data, the importance of international data collaborations and evidence for policy.