Economics for Disaster Prevention and Preparedness - European Commission

| April 2021

Working with the World Bank on a project for the European Commission, Zahraa Saiyed of Scyma completes a study on the economic impacts of natural disasters in Europe and evaluates preparedness and prevention investments at national and EU levels. The report, Investment in Disaster Risk Management in Europe Makes Economic Sense, is one of three studies within the project. Check out the summary report and this short video with overview of the project and its results. Landing page with all project components can be found here.

Graphic courtesy of European Commission and The World Bank Group.

Advocating for Functional Recovery

| May 2021

This week AB 1329 (Nazarian) will be heard on the Assembly floor. EERI, SEAOC, and other related organizations have submitted letters of support for the bill. You can learn more about functional recovery in the following links. Scyma has been supporting this effort over the past several years and is looking forward to a favorable outcome in California with this important piece of legislation.

New Report Charts Path Toward Superior Earthquake Recovery (Jan. 2021)

Recommended Options for Improving the Built Environment for Post-Earthquake Reoccupancy and Functional Recovery Time.

Virginia Tech Policy Lecture - EERI Student Chapter

| April 2021

Scyma Consulting presented a lunch-time lecture for the EERI Student Chapter at Virginia Tech entitled, “Systems Approach to Disaster Resilience: Your contributions to Wicked Problems.” Always re-iterating that your contribution to disaster risk reduction can start today!

Advocating for Earthquake Safety in Alaska

| April 2021

The EERI Alaska chapter hosted an informative discussion that covered the history of seismicity and resilience planning in Alaska. Zahraa Saiyed discussed advocacy actions that technical constituents may consider when enhancing seismic safety in Alaska. Thank you to Jessica Feenstra (Golder Associates, EERI Alaska Chapter Chair) for hosting, Sterling Straight (Alaska Seismic Hazards Safety Commission), and Mike West (State Seismologist) for contributing to this important topic.