Disaster Management meets Climate Adaptation: Disasterologist Samantha Montano talks hurricane response, recovery and finding common ground between emergency management and adaptation planning.
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In this episode, host Doug Parsons speaks with doctoral student Samantha Montano, a \\u201cDisasterologist\\u201d, an expert in emergency management. \\xa0Samantha also blogs on this subject at her web site: www.disaster-ology.com. \\xa0Samantha recently published a news article for Vox magazine, highlighting the recent, unprecedented flooding in Louisiana, and \\xa0how underprepared the country is deal with natural disasters and how climate change is only going to make responding to these disasters harder. \\xa0In this episode, Samantha explains what the country\\u2019s emergency management system is; she also talks about what inspired her \\xa0to join this field, going into detail of her time living in New Orleans, helping with the recovery in post Hurricane Katrina. \\xa0Samantha also discusses the media\\u2019s failure to appropriately cover the recent catastrophic flooding event in Louisiana and what role the media has in natural disasters. Doug and Samantha discuss how the adaptation field can learn from the emergency management universe and how the two fields can collaborate to improve what each other is doing. \\xa0We also talk about the shortcomings of our regulatory and policy mechanisms to deal with disasters, especially during the recovery phase, and the missed opportunities for long term adaptation planning. Samantha also identifies her top recommendations to adaptation professionals to get more networked with emergency management professionals. Finally, Samantha talks about the 4 phases of emergency management, 1. Preparedness; 2.Response; 3. Recovery; and 4. Mitigation and how adaptation planning can learn from this framework. It\\u2019s a rich, enlightening and boisterous conversation! For more information on this podcast, visit our website at www.americaadapts.org and don\'t forget to subscribe to this podcast on Itunes. Also, consider following us on Facebook at America Adapts!\\xa0 Also, America Adapts plugs the inspiring podcast, Everyday Superhumans.