In this episode, we speak with Dr. Irwin Redlener (@IrwinRedlenerMD) founder of the National Center for Disaster Preparedness at Columbia University’s Earth Institute (@columbia_ncdp) and co-founder of the Children’s Health Fund (@chfund) about the influx of unaccompanied minors into the US along the southern border. We discuss some of the complexities of the situation, how it has challenged administrations for decades, and what the future may hold. 

Websites:
Irwin Redlener - https://irwinredlener.org/ 
National Center for Disaster Preparedness at Columbia University’s Earth Institute - https://ncdp.columbia.edu/ 
Children’s Health Fund - https://www.childrenshealthfund.org/ 



Theme Music is Chicky & Chacky by KieLoBot (https://freemusicarchive.org/music/KieLoBot/Chicky__Chacky/Chicky_Chacky_KMT_01). Transition music is Hippie Bulle Mushroom Funghi (KM+ T 04) by KieLoBot (https://freemusicarchive.org/music/KieLoBot/Chicky__Chacky/Hippie_Bulle_Mushroom_Funghi_KM_T_04).

Episode 25 – Immigration, Politics and Unaccompanied Minors

Episode 26 – Redefining Emergency Management

In this episode, we speak with EmilyJane Zahreddine from Golden Hour Consulting and the Emergency Management Growth Initiative (EMGI). We discuss why old definitions may not fully capture what emergency managers do today, her work with the EMGI innovation hub, and what the future holds for the field. 

Websites discussed:

Golden Hour Consulting - https://www.goldenhourconsultingllc.com/

Emergency Management Growth Initiative - https://www.emginitiative.org/ 


Theme Music is Chicky & Chacky by KieLoBot (https://freemusicarchive.org/music/KieLoBot/Chicky__Chacky/Chicky_Chacky_KMT_01). Transition music is Hippie Bulle Mushroom Funghi (KM+ T 04) by KieLoBot (https://freemusicarchive.org/music/KieLoBot/Chicky__Chacky/Hippie_Bulle_Mushroom_Funghi_KM_T_04).

Episode 26 - Redefining Emergency Management

Episode 27 – Disaster Communications Systems

In this episode, we speak Tony Bardo, Assistant Vice President for Government Solutions at Hughes Network Systems. We talk about the role of communications systems in disasters, and the intersection with government, industry, responders and survivors.

Website:

Hughes Network Systems - https://www.hughes.com/ 


Theme Music is Chicky & Chacky by KieLoBot (https://freemusicarchive.org/music/KieLoBot/Chicky__Chacky/Chicky_Chacky_KMT_01). Transition music is Hippie Bulle Mushroom Funghi (KM+ T 04) by KieLoBot (https://freemusicarchive.org/music/KieLoBot/Chicky__Chacky/Hippie_Bulle_Mushroom_Funghi_KM_T_04).

Episode 27 - Disaster Communications Systems

In this episode, we speak with Shay Bahramirad (@Sh_Bahramirad), who is leading ComEd’s work to build the electrical grid of the future. In this episode we discuss the role of utilities in building resilience more generally, as well as how that is playing out in the current COVID-19 response. We also discuss the ongoing partnership with ComEd and the National Center for Disaster Preparedness at Columbia University’s Earth Institute (@columbia_ncdp).

The article on the partnership between ComEd and the National Center for Disaster Preparedness at Columbia University’s Earth Institute: https://hazards.colorado.edu/news/research-counts/lives-on-the-line-the-big-benefits-of-microgrids-in-disaster

Theme Music is Chicky & Chacky by KieLoBot (https://freemusicarchive.org/music/KieLoBot/Chicky__Chacky/Chicky_Chacky_KMT_01). Transition music is Hippie Bulle Mushroom Funghi (KM+ T 04) by KieLoBot (https://freemusicarchive.org/music/KieLoBot/Chicky__Chacky/Hippie_Bulle_Mushroom_Funghi_KM_T_04).

The article on the partnership between ComEd and the National Center for Disaster Preparedness at Columbia University’s Earth Institute: https://hazards.colorado.edu/news/research-counts/lives-on-the-line-the-big-benefits-of-microgrids-in-disaster

Theme Music is Chicky & Chacky by KieLoBot (https://freemusicarchive.org/music/KieLoBot/Chicky__Chacky/Chicky_Chacky_KMT_01). Transition music is Hippie Bulle Mushroom Funghi (KM+ T 04) by KieLoBot (https://freemusicarchive.org/music/KieLoBot/Chicky__Chacky/Hippie_Bulle_Mushroom_Funghi_KM_T_04).

Episode 22 – The Role of Utilities in Building Resilience

Episode 23 – Modelling COVID-19 in Africa

In this episode, we speak with Lawrence Were and Tom Achoki from the COVID-19 in Africa Data Science Initiative. We talk about their work modelling COVID-19 in Africa with a multidisciplinary team of Pan-African bio-statisticians, data scientists, economists, epidemiologists, and health systems researchers, and discuss what the data means for response, and long term resilience building across the continent and the globe.


COVID-19 in Africa Data Science Initiative: https://sites.bu.edu/covid-19-in-africa/


Theme Music is Chicky & Chacky by KieLoBot (https://freemusicarchive.org/music/KieLoBot/Chicky__Chacky/Chicky_Chacky_KMT_01). Transition music is Hippie Bulle Mushroom Funghi (KM+ T 04) by KieLoBot (https://freemusicarchive.org/music/KieLoBot/Chicky__Chacky/Hippie_Bulle_Mushroom_Funghi_KM_T_04).

Episode 23 - Modelling COVID-19 in Africa

Episode 24 – National Flood Insurance

In this episode, we speak with Cynthia DiVincenti (@CynthiaDiVince1), head of government relations at National Flood Services (@NationalFlood). In this episode we talk about the public private partnerships that facilitates flood insurance in the United States, the current state of the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) and what the future may hold with the potential for reform on the horizon. 


National Flood Services: https://nationalfloodservices.com/


Theme Music is Chicky & Chacky by KieLoBot (https://freemusicarchive.org/music/KieLoBot/Chicky__Chacky/Chicky_Chacky_KMT_01). Transition music is Hippie Bulle Mushroom Funghi (KM+ T 04) by KieLoBot (https://freemusicarchive.org/music/KieLoBot/Chicky__Chacky/Hippie_Bulle_Mushroom_Funghi_KM_T_04).

Episode 24 - National Flood Insurance

As human society continues to develop, we have increased the risk of large-scale disasters. From health care to infrastructure to national security, systems designed to keep us safe have also heightened the potential for catastrophe. The constant pressure of climate change, geopolitical conflict, and our tendency to ignore what is hard to grasp exacerbates potential dangers. How can we prepare for and prevent the twenty-first-century disasters on the horizon?In this podcast, RANE Founder David Lawrence sits down with Jeff Schlegelmilch, director of the National Center for Disaster Preparedness at Columbia University’s Earth Institute and author of Rethinking Readiness: a Brief Guide to Twenty-First-Century Megadisasters.Rethinking Readiness offers an expert introduction to human-made threats and vulnerabilities, with a focus on opportunities to reimagine how we approach disaster preparedness. Jeff Schlegelmilch identifies and explores the most critical threats facing the world today, detailing the dangers of pandemics, climate change, infrastructure collapse, cyberattacks, and nuclear conflict. Drawing on the latest research from leading experts, he provides an accessible overview of the causes and potential effects of these looming megadisasters and highlights the potential for building resilient, adaptable, and sustainable systems so that we can be better prepared to respond to and recover from future crises. 

RANE Insights: Dealing With Megadisasters and Mulitfaceted Crises Part One (of Two)

The so-called “discovery” of the world by European navigators in the XV century is the event that defines the beginning of the historical process known as colonialism, a system marked by the exploitation of labor and expropriation of land that is still present in different forms in the international geopolitical arena. In this episode, the first of a small series, we will discuss how these colonial structures are present in modern times and how they are reflected in the Covid-19 crisis we currently live. Our attention will focus on the Navajo Nation and the Republic of Zimbabwe.

Our guests today are Dr. Farina King, a citizen of the Navajo Nation and an Assistant Professor of History as well as an affiliated faculty of Cherokee and Indigenous Studies at Northeastern State University and author of The Earth Memory Compass: Diné Landscapes and Education in the Twentieth Century; and Tinashe Goronga, a physician from Zimbabwe who is focused on social medicine, public health, and health equity. Tinashe is also member of the Global Campaign Against Racism’s, Zimbabwe chapter.

** This episode was recorded on July 10th, the data presented refers back to that moment and might have changed by now.

Here are links to further the discussion, based on the conversation:

NAVAJO INITIATIVES

Dr. Farina King’s website - https://farinaking.com/dinedoctorhistorysyllabus/

Healing Songs sung by the Navajo and the Sioux – https://youtu.be/x1uJidwo77s

The Official Navajo Nation COVID-19 Relief Fund - https://www.nndoh.org/donate.html

Utah Navajo Health System - https://www.unhsinc.org/

NDN Collective COVID-19 Project – https://ndncollective.org/covid-19/

Pueblo Relief Fund - https://pueblorelieffund.org/

Far East Navajo COVID-19 Response Fund - https://www.gofundme.com/f/far-east-navajo-covid19-relief

Utah Diné Bikéyah - https://utahdinebikeyah.org/contribute-2/

K'é Infoshop - http://keinfoshop.org/donate

The National Council of Urban Indian Health - https://www.ncuih.org/index

ZIMBABWE INITIATIVES

CHEZ- health education – https://twitter.com/CHEZimbabwe

Zim Citizens COVID Response - https://www.instagram.com/zimccr/

Rare Diseases & Disabilities Africa Foundation – https://www.facebook.com/RaDDA.Foundation/ 
 
Kufema - https://kufemazimbabwe.org/

Kufunda Village Community – https://www.kufunda.org/

National Art Gallery of Zimbabwe - http://www.nationalgallery.co.zw/

Institute of afrikology - https://instituteofafrikology.wordpress.com/

Women for the Environment Africa - https://www.womenforenvironment.org/

Feministing while African - https://twitter.com/FeministingWAF

BRAZILIAN INITIATIVES

UNEAFRO Brazil - https://uneafrobrasil.org/

Popular health agents project - https://agentespopularesdesaude.org.br/

EP 60 - Colonialism and COVID-19: When past is present

Tragedy hit close to home for Trish, as she and most of Southern Oregon watched parts of their community go up in flames on August 8, 2020.  The devastating Almeda Fire severely burned the towns of Talent and Phoenix and now many are wondering what's next.  

Trish talks to Jeff Schlegelmilch the director of the National Center of Disaster Preparedness at the Earth Institute at Columbia University about the recent wildfires that are burning or have burned parts of the West Coast, including the devastating Almeda Fire that burned through the Rogue Valley.  Jeff talks about the importance of being prepared for a potential disaster, and the NCDP's work in helping communities come up with systems and policies.  He also talked about the "what's next." and the overwhelming task that will be for local communities and residents.  He mentions the dangers in moving too fast with rebuilding and recreating what he calls those "vulnerabilities" that existed before.

*We felt the need to publish this interview as soon as possible, which will explain the jump in episode numbers.*

Episode 114 : "Disaster preparedness, what's next, making a rebuilding plan"

I spoke with Jeff Schlegelmilch, a Research Scholar and the Director of the National Center for Disaster Preparedness at Columbia University’s Earth Institute. In this role he oversees the operations and strategic planning for the center. Before becoming director, he served as the center's deputy director for more than five years. He also oversees projects related to the practice and policy of disaster preparedness, including the multi-award winning Resilient Children / Resilient Communities Initiative. He is also a Lecturer in the Sustainability Management Program at Columbia’s School of Professional Studies. His areas of expertise include public health preparedness, community resilience and the integration of private and public sector capabilities. Prior his work at Columbia, he was the Manager for the International and Non-Healthcare Business Sector for the Yale New Haven Health System Center for Emergency Preparedness and Disaster Response. 

He was also previously an epidemiologist and emergency planner for the Boston Public Health Commission. He has advised leaders on preparedness systems and policy at all levels of government. He is an Opinion Contributor with The Hill and is frequently utilized as a subject matter expert for numerous media outlets. He is also the author Rethinking Readiness: A Brief Guide to Twenty-First-Century Megadisasters published by Columbia University Press. He holds a Master’s degree in Public Health from UMASS Amherst in Health Policy and Management, and a Master’s degree in Business Administration from Quinnipiac University.

We spoke about project and program management competencies in disaster planning, the challenges in managing different stakeholders, and measuring programs impacts. We also discussed the balance between emerging changes to emergency management and the diversity of community needs, given the increasing catastrophic disasters in the US.

Referenced links:
NCDP website
https://ncdp.columbia.edu/
His book: Rethinking Readiness: A Brief Guide to Twenty-First-Century Megadisasters
http://cup.columbia.edu/book/rethinking-readiness/9780231190411
Resilient Children/Resilient Communities
https://rcrctoolbox.org/
NCDP Guide: Is it OK to send my child to school
https://ncdp.columbia.edu/custom-content/uploads/2020/08/Covid-19_Back-To-School_Final.pdf

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