MIA conversation with Dr. Felicia Olmeta-Schult, Oregon Coastal Hazards Specialist, USA

There has been news saying that the 20th century infrastructure is not made for 21st century climate and this is an extract from a newspaper that states "Climate change is accelerating sea-level rise (SLR) and, with coastal urbanisation increasing worldwide, cliff erosion on rocky coasts is an immediate hazard to human lives, property and infrastructure in these locations." This is another STEM Positive Disruptor - MIA conversation with special guest, Dr. Felicia Olmeta-Schult. Assistant Professor of Practice; Coastal Hazards Specialist, Oregon Sea Grant Extension Coastal Hazards Specialist at Oregon State University. She is originally from Corsica, a French island in the Mediterranean Sea. She is an environmental and social scientist.In her current role, she is addresses these coastal issues and facilitates solution across all Oregon state, working with diverse community partners to increase the resilience of Oregon coastal communities to the impacts of climate change and natural hazards. She facilitates solutions collaboratively with various stakeholder groups at the intersection of science, society, and policy, in a sound, just, inclusive, and equitable way. Her role is so broad and involves diversity of projects, but it is also outreach, educating and engagement with the communities I am celebrating Dr. Olmeta-Schults for what she is doing and what she has achieved thus far and her vision for the future for the Oregon Sea Grant programMy takeaway from the conversation:1. Building relationships, Building Trust and Partnership is vital2. Having a vision of hope is important, engaging the communities to be involved with solutions for now and future 3. You have to tackle these issues from different levels and perspective.There is more, please listen to podcast, Like, Subscribe, Comment  @STEM.Positive.Disruptor  and share with your networks.I also want to thank everyone for all your support, I hope you will continue to support us in the future too. This platform is to Educate, Raise awareness, Demystify and Change Perception about STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics) and make it more accessible to the public. Show the diverse roles, the benefits and impact of STEM in our world.