Rush to Nowhere: The Extraordinary Consequences of Large-Scale Evaucations

National Evacuation Conference 2012, New Orleans, LA, February 7th – 9th. Breakfast plenary session: ” Rush to Nowhere: The extraordinary consequences of Large-Scale Evaucations.” featuring Dr. Irwin Redlener, Director, National Center for Disaster Preparedness.  Introduction by Brian Wolshon, Gulf Coast Center for Evacuation and Transportation Resiliency. Original Link: http://vimeo.com/39058473

Toward More Effective Disaster Philanthropy

Dr. David Abramson, Deputy Director of the National Center for Disaster Preparedness, speaks on effective disaster philanthropy at a panel discussion organized by the Center for Strategic and International Studies: (full panel discussion video can be accessed here).

After Sandy: Climate and Our Coastal Future

A University forum featuring faculty researchers from Columbia’s University, Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory, NASA-Goddard Institute for Space Studies, the Mailman School of Public Health, the Fu Foundation School of Engineering and Applied Science, and the School of International and Public Affairs. In the aftermath of Hurricane Sandy, Columbia faculty from schools, institutes, and centers from across …