NCDP provides expert commentary on a wide range of topics pertaining to disaster preparedness and response, readiness of governmental and non-governmental systems; the complexities of population recovery; the power of community engagement; and the risks of human vulnerability, with a particular focus on children. Please visit our Media Relations for more information. Check this page for regular updates on staff features in the media.
In The News
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March
- International Education Symposium Presentation | 3/15/24, Teachers College
- Meet the Scientist with Geoknowledgy: Thalia Balkaran | 3/6/24, Columbia Climate School
- Many homes burned in the Texas wildfires weren’t insured, creating a steep path to recovery | 3/5/24, Texas Tribune
- Research Brief and Insights for Practice – Enhancing Capacity in Adult Climate Literacy: Investigating Sustainability Mindsets in the U.S. Emergency Management Profession | 3/1/24, Columbia University Academic Commons
February
- Enhancing Capacity in Adult Climate Literacy: Investigating Sustainability Mindsets in the U.S. Emergency Management Profession | 2/26/24, Columbia University Academic Commons
- Designing impactful climate literacy education for emergency management—and beyond | 2/23/24, Columbia Climate School, State of the Planet
- Book Award Winner: Catastrophic Incentives: Why Our Approaches to Disasters Keep Falling Short by Jeff Schlegelmilch and Ellen Carlin | 2/19/24, NFAA – Non Fiction Authors Association
- World Governments Summit 2024: Shaping future governments through innovation | 2/16/24, BNN
- Celebrate Women in Science: Disaster-Preparedness Researcher Thalia Balkaran | 2/14/24, Columbia Climate School, State of the Planet
- The Recovery of Ukraine | 2/7/24, Columbia University SIPA, and The Institute for Global Politics
- Climate Change through Adult Learning Lens | 2/1/24, Teachers College
January
- Climate School report details 2023 State policy trends in Disaster Resilience | 1/29/24, Columbia Climate School, State of the Planet
- FEMA overhauls disaster aid to help survivors recover faster | 1/19/23, Smart Cities Dive
- New York is a high priority target in a nuclear war | 1/10/24, WIBX Radio
- State Policy Report – Disaster Resilience: 2023 Session Recap | 1/9/24, Columbia University, Academic Commons
- New trainings will focus on enhancing Tribal Nations’ Climate Readiness and Resilience | 1/3/24, Columbia Climate School, State of the Planet
December 2023
- Chaos theories: Why are we never prepared for disasters | 12/28/23, The Bunker
- Year in Review: Our top stories in 2023 | 12/22/23, Columbia Climate School, State of the Planet
- Extreme weather: How to prepare for climate emergencies and disasters | 12/20/23, Newsweek
- Training Solutions: Enhancing Tribal Nations’ Readiness and Resilience | 12/19/23, NCDP Perspectives
- AllianceBernstein: When disaster strikes: Gauging the investment risk of natural hazards | 12/18/23, Yahoo Finance
- ‘Downright inhumane’: Maui victims plea for aid after fires charred homes, lives, history | 12/18/23, USA Today
- Data reveals the worst US cities to live in a nuclear attack | 12/12/23, The Daily Mail