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• Health, wellbeing, resilience & security
• Knowledge translated to economic advantage
• The right science for emergencies
• Underpinning policy with evidence
• Advocacy and leadership for science
Government Chief Scientific Adviser
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Focus on prevention and mitigation
Speech Title
Prevent Mitigate
RecoverRespond
Credit: US Navy/Chad ZenthoeferCredit: iStockphoto
Credit: iStockphotoCredit: iStockphoto
• Hazard
• Exposure
• Vulnerability
• Risk
• Uncertainty
Hazard and Risk
Credit: Philippe Guillaume/CC BY-NC 2.0
Solar Flares
Impacts:
•Potentially dangerous radiation exposure, especially to anyone airborne
•Power outages
•Disruption of satellite operations leading to GPS and SATCOM disturbances
•Disturbances to small-part electronic systems
Credit: NASA
Conclusion
• Focus more on preventing and mitigating risks
• Investigate the potential of cascading risks and impacts
• Use this knowledge to develop the tools necessary to deal with risks
• Work together to share information and expertise
• Communicating to the public effectively is vital
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