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New Book Review

Recovery Diva

Publisher : Routledge – Taylor & Francis Group, New York and London. The editors are experts in the field with many years of conducting research and teaching with particular emphasis on social vulnerability and cultural complexity within the context of emergencies and disasters. link] April 2020.

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The 2019 Global Assessment Report (GAR)

Emergency Planning

UNDRR has a recurrent initiative for assessing the state of disaster preparedness around the world, and this results in a document, the Global Assessment Report (GAR), which is issued biennially to coincide with the UN's Global Platform on DRR. These may be published separately in an academic journal. GNCSODR 2015. UNDRR 2019b.

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Racial Disparities and COVID-19

National Center for Disaster Prepardness

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has begun publishing nationwide metrics on those who have tested positive , and thus far African Americans make up 27.5% Despite being deemed essential workers, many are not provided with personal protective equipment (PPE), hazard pay , or in many cases union protections.

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Using Budget Principles to Prepare for Future Pandemics and Other Disasters

National Center for Disaster Prepardness

In my role leading the National Center for Disaster Preparedness at Columbia University’s Climate School, as well as through other positions, I have dedicated my career to fostering the impact of disaster research in the fields of policy and practice. Testimony Submitted January 16, 2022. By: Jeff Schlegelmilch, MPH, MBA.

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Executive Action Alone Won’t Save Us from Climate Change

National Center for Disaster Prepardness

Depending on the type of declaration, this could potentially unlock Disaster Relief Fund dollars (currently at $25 billion – well below BBBA’s $555 billion for climate) expensed through grant programs under Public Assistance, Individual Assistance, and the Hazard Mitigation Grant Program.