US Embassy Manila Virtual Embassy Science Fellow webinars: Moving from prediction to monitoring to action: Reducing risk through surveillance, adaptation strategies, and a systems approach to solutions

When: September 17, Friday, 9-11 AM live on American Spaces PH on Facebook

You are cordially invited to join for fascinating presentations and exchange on a topic of current global importance. Scientists from Southeast Asia and the United States will discuss the role of surveillance for assessing impacts to habitats and species from climate change, how surveillance data are used to support policy and management decision making, and how partnerships and projects can build surveillance activities and capacity that can benefit the Philippines and other Southeast Asian nations.

Sponsored by U.S. Embassy Manila, this webinar is free of charge. The event will be available for live viewing on the American Spaces Philippines Facebook page.

U.S. Embassy Manila Environment, Science, Technology, and Health Unit

View on Facebook Live: https://www.facebook.com/amspacesph/

Goal
Build support for habitat and wildlife health surveillance needs assessments and capacity building efforts

Desired Outcomes
Demonstrate and discuss the role of surveillance for assessing impacts to habitats and species from climate change
Demonstrate and discuss how surveillance data are used to support policy and management decision making
Development of partnership(s) and/or project(s) to build surveillance activities and capacity to benefit the Philippines and other Southeast Asian nations

Agenda

Welcome and setting the stage (10 minutes)
Host: Claire Bea, U.S. Department of State, U.S. Embassy Manila
Embassy Science Fellow: Matthew Andersen, U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), International Programs

Master of Ceremonies:
Gary Egrie, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS)

Panel Presentations I (40 minutes)
Wetlands monitoring in the Philippines
Severino Salmo III, University of the Philippines (conf)

Colorado River fish monitoring
Scott Vanderkooi, USGS (conf)

South Pacific islands habitat monitoring – avian malaria in Hawaii
Lucas Fortini, USGS (conf)

Integrated and Syndromic Surveillance Approaches for Human and Wildlife Health in the
National Park Service
Danielle Buttke, U.S. National Park Service (conf)

Panel I Questions and Discussion (5 minutes)

Break (5 minutes)

Panel Presentations II (40 minutes)

Wildlife health surveillance
Jonathan Sleeman, USGS (conf)

Wildlife surveillance in Southeast Asia – the WCS WildHealthNet
Alice Porco, Wildlife Conservation Society, Cambodia (conf)

STOP Spillover update (pandemic monitoring)
Felicia Nutter, Tufts University (conf)

Climate Services for Health Planning and Decision-Making in the Philippines
Renzo Guinto, St. Luke’s Medical Center College of Medicine, Philippines (conf)

Panel II Questions and Discussion (5 minutes)
Additional questions and discussion (10 minutes)

Embassy Science Fellow Webinar Series 2021

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