Ms. Virginia Murray
Head of the Global Disaster Risk Reduction at Public Health England and member of the Integrated Research on Disaster Risk scientific committee (MGoS)
Professor Virginia Murray is currently Head of the Global Disaster Risk Reduction at Public Health England and is a member of the Integrated Research on Disaster Risk scientific committee. Prior to this, she was appointed as Head of Extreme Events and Health Protection in 2011where extensive work was taken forward on evidence-based information and advice on flooding, heat, cold, volcanic ash, and other extreme weather and natural hazards and events. In addition, she has been a Coordinating Lead Author for the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) Special Report on Managing the Risks of Extreme Events and Disasters to Advance Climate Change Adaptation, published in March 2012. She has been a member and vice-chair of the UN International Strategy for Disaster Reduction (ISDR) Scientific and Technical Advisory Group from 2008-2017 and has been actively engaged with health, science and technology partners to support the implementation Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction 2015-2030 and its coherence with the Sustainable Development Goals and the Paris Climate Change Agreement.