This joint webinar from EERI’s Learning From Earthquakes (LFE) program and the Social Science Extreme Events Research Network (SSEER) network shares observations and findings from the EERI-SSEER reconnaissance team that traveled to Turkey in October 2024 to conduct follow-up reconnaissance on the impacts of the February 6, 2023 Kahramanmaras Earthquake Sequence. The team members, Michael Mieler, Burçak Başbuğ, Süleyman Çelik, Louise Comfort, Alpay Demiryurek, Ayse Hortacsu, Carlos Molina-Hutt, Sabine Loos, Halil Sezen, and Egemen Sönmez, conducted reconnaissance on issues in recovery and resilience in the areas of employment, schools, and housing. The team also focused on capturing lessons that can inform the development of functional recovery codes and standards. The team’s report was released in February 2025. Speakers included Süleyman Çelik, Anadolu University; Burçak Başbuğ, Middle East Technical University; Louise Comfort, UC Berkeley; Egemen Sönmez, İzmir University of Economics; Carlos Molina Hutt, University of British Columbia; and moderator Michael Mieler, ARUP, Learning From Earthquakes Co-Chair. Lori Peek of the Natural Hazards Center also spoke to introduce SSEER.
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