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University of Washington is a core member of newly announced New York Climate Exchange
New York City Mayor Eric Adams and the Trust for Governors Island on April 24 announced that a consortium led by Stony Brook University will found and develop a world-leading climate solutions center on Governors Island in the city’s harbor. The New York Climate Exchange will be a first-of-its kind international center for developing and deploying dynamic solutions to our global climate crisis.
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Education key to disaster mitigation: Expert
Inter-disciplinary and multi-hazard approach is the need of the hour for Kerala for disaster mitigation, response and recovery, Himanshu Grover, co-director, Institute for Hazard Mitigation and Planning, College of Built Environments, University of Washington, says.
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Virtual Book Launch and Panel Discussion ‘Disaster Preparedness and Management
The Centre for Public Policy Research (CPPR) organised a virtual book launch of Community Resilience Handbook for Disaster Preparedness and Management. This handbook is a compilation of learnings from the three disaster management workshops conducted in Thiruvananthapuram, Kochi and Kozhikode in association with the US Consulate General in Chennai and the Kerala State Disaster Management Authority (KSDMA). Ms Ann Lee Sheshadri, Public Affairs Officer, US Consulate General in Chennai, released the handbook which has been published in English as well as Malayalam. The book launch was followed by a panel discussion on All-Hazards Approach to Community-Based Disaster Risk Mitigation.
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US-drafted disaster management course for TN?
TN has shown interest in exploring options for incorporating an introductory 40-hour online course in their professional and academic courses to spread awareness on disasters and disaster risk reduction management, according to Dr Himanshu Grover, co-director of the Institute for Hazard Mitigation and Planning, College of Built Environments, University of Washington.
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America with Kerala - Uniting for a Disaster Resilient Kerala
Dr. Grover stated that with generalization comes efficiency. It is important to have a common framework to enable preparedness i.e. a common practice that can be followed irrespective of the type of disaster. The vulnerability of a place is both social and natural; we must invest in the community to make it stronger to respond to every disaster. Natural interventions must be disaster specific, but community preparedness enables a swift response irrespective of the type of disaster. With an all 7 hazards approach we can have a robust plan and response team. Cost Benefit Analysis of the American disaster management system has shown that investing in Mitigation and Preparedness saves money.
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Grover Awarded Research Grant from the National Science Foundation!
CSDE Affiliate Himanshu Grover has been awarded a new grant from the National Science Foundation. The project is titled, “Assessing the Expectations Gap – Impact on Critical Infrastructure Service Providers’ and Consumers’ Preparedness, and Response.” While community lifeline service providers and local emergency managers must maintain coordinated response and recovery plans, their timelines may not match expectations of local consumers of lifeline services.
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Disaster management to be part of higher education curriculum
To create a strong student community capable to be potential catalysts of change to build resilience in their communities, a disaster risk reduction management course is to be introduced in the curriculum of higher education sector of the State.
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The riskiest place for a natural disaster in the U.S.? You’re living in it, L.A.
FEMA’s top 10 riskiest places, in addition to Los Angeles, are three counties in the New York City area — Bronx, New York County (Manhattan) and Kings County (Brooklyn) — along with Miami, Philadelphia, Dallas, St. Louis and Southern California’s Riverside and San Bernardino counties.
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Los Angeles Rated Most Susceptible to Natural Disasters, According to FEMA Data
University of Washington risk expert Himanshu Grover tells the Associated Press’s Seth Borenstein that the FEMA index is “a good tool, a good start,” but points out that some rankings seem to downplay how regularly occurring or seasonal disasters affect the communities that face them most.
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Los Angeles is riskiest US county but New Yorkers should beware tornadoes
Los Angeles county is the riskiest county in the US, according to a new Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) index which considers 18 kinds of natural disasters, from earthquakes, hurricanes and tornadoes to floods, volcanoes and tsunamis.