We can’t control natural disasters, but we can control how we invest, adapt, mitigate, and prepare for them.

Preparedness not only helps to save lives, but it also helps to lessen the harm and suffering when disasters occur.

It also helps us to rebuild in stronger and more sustainable ways.

Where can people find more information about disaster preparedness and mitigation? What roles and importance do schools have in this scenario? How can the different sectors work closer together to be better prepared?

That’s why I’m talking to Dr. Lori Peek, Professor of Sociology and Director of the Natural Hazards Center at the University of Colorado Boulder. Dr. Peek works closely with engineers, scientists, and government agencies like FEMA on topics such as school and natural hazard safety. In this conversation, she elaborates on the importance of disaster preparedness and mitigation, how this impacts the planet, and how you can get involved in the disaster planning and preparation process.

Join us as we discuss: 

• [03:01 ] The definition of a disaster

• [07:27 ] Ways that schools are part of a larger community

• [18:27 ] How the different sectors can work closer together

• [21:34 ] How the bottom line is impacted by preparedness

Check out these resources we mentioned during the podcast:

• Dr. Lori Peek

• Natural Hazards Center 

• University of Colorado Boulder

• FEMA

• ESG Network Association

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