The extreme effects of climate change continues to toss a growing number of unheard of disasters — Hurricane Hilary in the US, the Morocco earthquake, Libya’s flooding, etc. — onto the plate of disaster response teams nationwide & globally. In an effort to mitigate the effects, and maybe even prevent disasters, the University of California has assembled a Disaster Resilience Network to better connect and provide the vast and, sometimes, siloed resources of the university system to jurisdictions in need of assistance. Ahead of Disaster Resilience Day 2023, taking place October 12th, TPR recently interviewed Ed Blakely, a seasoned veteran with decades of experience in disaster recovery who now sits on the advisory board for the network, to learn how the UCDRN could help with disaster preparedness.
Read more at the Planning Report.