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CRGC Releases New Database of Potential Sources on Fisheries, Tourism, and Oil Spill Claims
CRGC researchers working on assessing and addressing the economic impacts of the oil spill developed a new resource to assist business owners and employers, researchers, community members, and other stakeholders in locating information on the fisheries and tourism sectors, and on oil spill claims, from a wide variety of potential sources. Check out the Database and User Guide on CRGC’s new Resources page!
CRGC Student Spotlight: Betsy Lopez
Betsy Lopez is a Master of Science candidate in the Disaster Resilience Leadership Academy at Tulane University. Betsy also works as the program coordinator of Internships and Experiential Learning at the Newcomb College Institute, where she oversees and develops experiential learning opportunities for students, manages grants and endowments, developed and oversees the alumnae-mentoring program, and coordinates the Kenya summer abroad program.
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NEW Resource Alert! CRGC researchers working on assessing and addressing the economic impacts of the oil spill developed a new resource to assist business owners, employers, researchers, community members, and other stakeholders in locating information on the fisheries and tourism sectors, as well as on oil spill claims, from a wide variety of potential sources. Check out the Database and User Guide on CRGC’s new Resources page!
www.resilientgulf.org/2017/06/07/econ-database/
Consortium for Resilient Gulf Communities shared Gulf of Mexico Alliance's photo.
The Gulf of Mexico Alliance in collaboration with the @Mississippi-Alabama Sea Grant are seeking proposals from coastal Alabama communities who wish to proactively address their vulnerabilities to coastal hazards. The deadline to apply is June 21st. www.gulfofmexicoalliance.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/Alabama-RFP-Only_FINAL.pdf
CRGC Student Spotlight: CRGC is excited to welcome Betsy Lopez to the CRGC team! Read more about Betsy's background as well as CRGC's Student Initiatives by visiting ResilientGulf.org/projects/mentoring/
www.resilientgulf.org/2017/05/15/crgc-student-spotlight-betsy-lopez/
Our team had such an amazing time yesterday visiting Galliano and neighboring communities up and down the Bayou in Lafourche Parish! We are so appreciative of our amazing community partners at Teche Action Clinic and Bayou Interfaith Shared Community Organizing (BISCO), who hosted us. These organizations and their Community Health Workers continue to inspire us by the impactful work they're doing to build community resilience. Thank you for your hospitality, Bayou Lafourche (and for the very cool site visit, Bristow Heliport, and for the delicious lunch, Cher-Amie's Seafood)!!!
We are pleased to announce the launch of our new and improved Resources page, now live on the CRGC website! CRGC offers resources tailored for audiences that identify as academics, community leaders, fishing/seafood industry stakeholders, healthcare providers, and policymakers. Resources consist of journal articles, working papers, reports, informational overviews, databases, literature reviews, and websites that span topic areas including heath, social well-being, community resilience, economic well-being, and environmental/ecological well-being. The page will continue to expand its offerings as new research findings become available and additional tools and resources are developed, so stay tuned!
www.resilientgulf.org/2017/05/08/new-resources-webpage/
Projects
Health, Social, and Community Economic Impacts of the Oil Spill
We are surveying individuals in Gulf of Mexico communities to assess the health, social, and economic impacts of the Deepwater Horizon oil spill on households. Read More »
Economic Impact of the Oil Spill on Industry
We are assessing the economic impacts of the Deepwater Horizon oil spill on the fishing, fish/seafood processing, and tourism industries. Read More »
Community Action Planning
We are developing and implementing a community action planning process to increase awareness and use of evidence-based resilience strategies. Read More »
Targeted Information for Disaster-Affected Communities
We are developing a web portal, tailored to the needs of communities in the Gulf region, to deliver targeted information about oil spills. Read More »
Mentor the Next Generation
We are training undergraduate and graduate students in disaster resilience research and outreach methods. Read More »
Real-Time Program Self-Evaluation
We are evaluating the Consortium’s performance as we do our work, to demonstrate success and to improve our research, outreach, and education activities. Read More »