Preparing for Oil Spills in the Western Gulf: A Regional Workshop Report from the National Academies and Sea Grant Collaborative Workshop Series | NLM

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Preparing for Oil Spills in the Western Gulf: A Regional Workshop Report from the National Academies and Sea Grant Collaborative Workshop Series

10/01/2019 12:00 AM EDT

Source: National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. Published: 10/2019. This 56-page report highlights priorities for the western Gulf region, identified by a diverse set of participants convened in Houma, Louisiana, on December 4 and 5, 2018, to gather local input from communities that have been or are likely to be impacted by oil spills. Participants focused on four themes to minimize health, social, and economic disruptions after oil spills: effectively integrating human health, community well-being, and social dynamics into local and regional response planning; building economic resilience to future events and creating a transparent compensation process; creating a network for effective risk communication; and developing disaster recovery programs based on audience needs. The workshop was sponsored by the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine Gulf Research Program, and the Sea Grant Program. (PDF)