Topic: Disaster

Insights & Impact 2019: Disaster Response – From Relief to Resiliency

The past several years have seen an unprecedented uptick in catastrophic natural and man-made disasters. In fact, 2017 brought the highest costs on record for U.S. weather and climate disasters, exceeding $306 billion. Additionally, man-made disasters such as mass shootings, the expanding lead water crises, and the detention of immigrant communities on the southern U.S. …

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Episode 29: Marcy Scott Lynn

S1E29 ENCORE: Marcy Scott Lynn, Facebook

I was motivated by the idea [of] social connections being an important component of bouncing back. That’s what resilience is: bouncing back and being stronger the next time.

Episode 27: Kathleen LaValle

S1E27 ENCORE: Kathleen LaValle, Dallas CASA

You don’t have to wait to do this kind of volunteer work… and there’ll be different points in your life when this opportunity is something that’s practically available to you.

Episode 31: Erica Tavares

S1E24: Erica Tavares, International Medical Corps

As a private sector company or as an NGO, how you’re going to respond, what that’s going to look like and having those partnerships in place prior to a disaster happening is probably one of the most important aspects of making sure that you have a successful partnership response.

Episode 29: Marcy Scott Lynn

S1E23: Marcy Scott Lynn, Facebook

I was motivated by the idea [of] social connections being an important component of bouncing back. That’s what resilience is: bouncing back and being stronger the next time.