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<br />Cynthia Ann Nelson
<br />Senior StaffMeteorologistlCoordinator for Meteorological Programs
<br />Office of the Federal Coordinator for Meteorological Services and Supporting Research
<br />Suite 1500, 8455 Colesville Road,
<br />Silver Spring, MD 209 I 0
<br />Ph: (301) 427-2002 x26
<br />email: Cynthia.Nelson@noaa.gov
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<br />Workshop on Risk Assessment and Cost Benefit Analysis for Natural Disasters
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<br />The Subcommittee on Natural Disaster Reduction (SNDR) and the Office of the Federal
<br />Coordinator for Meteorological Services and Supporting Research (OFCM) will be sponsoring a
<br />2 Y, days workshop in September or October in the Washington, D. C. area. The Workshop
<br />Coordinators are Dr. S. Nishenko (Federal Emergency Management Administration (FEMA)),
<br />Dr. D. Cleaves (USDA/Forest Service) and Ms. C. Ne]son (OFCM).
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<br />The purpose of this Workshop is to assess the state of the risk assessment and cost-benefit
<br />analysis research, to identifY national standards for measurement, data or values used in the risk
<br />assessments, to identifY any deficiencies, and to propose subsequent actions to overcome these
<br />deficiencies.
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<br />The Workshop will seek to identifY improved system level risk assessments that can be
<br />used to provide (1) reliable and valid estimates of the expected losses from natural hazard events
<br />(structures, buildings, building contents, life loss and injury), (2) an assessment of the
<br />consequences of those losses (social, economic, political, environmental, and ]egal), and (3) a
<br />means for assessing the costs, benefits, effectiveness, and priorities of alternative risk mitigation
<br />policies and strategies. Achieving these objectives will require close collaboration among Federal
<br />agencies, state and local governments, the private sector, and the general public. The following
<br />Federal agencies have already expressed interest in participating: FEMA, USDA, Forest Service,
<br />USGS, NOAA (National Climate Data Center, National Weather Service, US Global Change
<br />Research ProgramlNational Assessment Coordination Office, NIST, and Office of Oceanic and
<br />Atmospheric Research), DOClBureau of Economic Analysis, Center for Disease Control, and
<br />National Science Foundation. Universities, professional associations, research institutes, and
<br />public officials are encouraged to participate.
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<br />If you are interested in participating, please send contact information to the OFCM Point
<br />of Contact: Ms. Cyntl).ia Ann Nelson, Senior StaffMeteorologistl Coordinator for
<br />Meteorological Programs, Office of the Federal Coordinator for Meteorological Services and
<br />Supporting Research, Suite 1500, 8455 Colesville Road, Silver Spring, MD 20910; Ph: (301)
<br />427-2002 x26, email Cynthia.Nelson@noaa.gov
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