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As both a practitioner and researcher in emergency management, Kesley Richardson is a looking to be a game changer. Bringing youthful energy and the mind of a multidisplinary scholar to the field, he is ensuring that best practices are not just talked about but integrated. Join us today on this episode of the Multi-Hazards podcast as Kesley Richardson shares his vision, experience and passion for emergency management and protecting communities.

Kesley Richardson’s Bio

Kesley Richardson is a U.S. Virgin Islands Native, scholar, public speaker, researcher, and practitioner in the field of Emergency Management. Currently as a doctorate student in Public Administration at West Chester University and being apart of organizations such as International Association of Emergency Managers(IAEM), Black Emergency Managers Association (BEMA), Principles of Responsible Management Education (PRME) with the United Nations, and Florida Emergency Preparedness Association (FEPA), he hopes to network with likeminded professionals to make actionable change. With his diverse background, Kesley hopes to leverage his awards such as the 2022 Govenors Hurricane Conference of Florida Rising Star and fellowship with the Bill Anderson Fund to support his goal of cultivating a more diverse field of Emergency Management.

Intro: "Ten Inch Spikes" by Jeremy Korpas on Youtube Audio Library
Outro: "Island Dream" by Chris Haugen on YouTube Audio Library
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To really protect communities, Ginny Katz and her team at HazAdapt Inc. are designing technology that pays attention to communities and truly addresses their needs. Ginny is part of a new wave of entrepreneurs who believe equity and diversity should be at the forefront of innovation and not an afterthought. Join us today on this episode of Multi-Hazards as we hear the wisdom and heartfelt passion of Ginny Katz, at the cutting edge of both technology and community resilience.

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Ginny Katz’ Bio

Ginny Katz, MPH, has a BS Public Health Epidemiology & Disease Control (the University of Texas at San Antonio), MPH Global Health Disaster Systems and Digital Communication (Oregon State University) and is a Geography PhD Student, 2022 (Oregon State University).

While working to become an Emergency Management GIS and digital communications specialist in 2017, Ginny experienced the impact of emergency communications gaps firsthand. Without relevant information and support, so many people were becoming more vulnerable to hazards, most significantly impacting underserved communities. Realizing that emergency managers are lacking the tools needed to facilitate meaningful and equitable mass engagement with their communities, she became a woman on a mission to build the tools that were so needed. In 2018 Ginny turned this problem into P.h.D. research at Oregon State University and in 2019 created a startup, HazAdapt Inc., to build the solutions. Now, Ginny is proud to present the first results of their hard work, HazAdapt, the Humanity-Friendly Hazard Guide and Emergency Assistant. HazAdapt is a free app and web tool built to boost community resilience from the bottom - up.

Intro: "Ten Inch Spikes" by Jeremy Korpas on Youtube Audio Library
Outro: "Chasing the Dragons" by Joel Cummins, Kris Myers, Andy Farag on YouTube Audio Library
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Another year rolls by and certainty seems just as hard to find. Dr. Margaret Heffernan's recent book Uncharted: How to Navigate the Future has a message: Tomorrow may be uncharted territory, but we can learn to handle uncertainty and move forward with confidence and agility. Join Dr. Heffernan and Multi-Hazards podcast host Vin Nelsen in this remix from early last year, all the more relevant now that we face new and challenging times going into a new year.

Study Guide here, click where it says "PDF" on the middle left: https://multi-hazards.libsyn.com/finding-certainty-in-the-new-year-remix-with-margaret-heffernan

Topics in this podcast include:
* Why can we be optimists?
* Why could asking experts for their opinions about the future be a waste of time?
* Why and how our planning needs to change?
* Uncertainty: necessarily bad or good?
* How can uncertainty represent possibility?
* What do transhumanists want?
* How can aging bring out the best in us?
* What is the "doctrine of inevitability"?
* Why are driverless cars a problem?
* How has technology taken away our willingness to explore?
* Why are artists better with unpredictability?
* Why do artists keep producing things that are ahead of their time?
* How are scientists sometimes like these artists?
* What generates breakthroughs in science?
* How can we "reskill" for the future?
* How can we have hope for the new year?

Intro: "Ten Inch Spikes" by Jeremy Korpas on Youtube Audio Library
Outro: "Floating Home" by Brian Bolger on YouTube Audio Library
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Margaret Heffernan’s Bio

Dr. Margaret Heffernan produced programmes for the BBC for 13 years. She then moved to the US where she spearheaded multimedia productions for Intuit, The Learning Company and Standard&Poors. She was Chief Executive of InfoMation Corporation, ZineZone Corporation and then iCast Corporation, was named one of the "Top 25" by Streaming Media magazine and one of the "Top 100 Media Executives" by The Hollywood Reporter. The author of six books, Margaret’s third book, Willful Blindness : Why We Ignore the Obvious at our Peril was named one of the most important business books of the decade by the Financial Times. In 2015, she was awarded the Transmission Prize for A Bigger Prize: Why Competition isn’t Everything and How We Do Better, described as "meticulously researched... engagingly written... universally relevant and hard to fault." Her TED talks have been seen by over twelve million people and in 2015 TED published Beyond Measure: The Big Impact of Small Changes. Her most recent book, Uncharted: How to map the future was published in 2020. She is a Professor of Practice at the University of Bath, Lead Faculty for the Forward Institute’s Responsible Leadership Programme and, through Merryck & Co., mentors CEOs and senior executives of major global organizations. She holds an honorary doctorate from the University of Bath and continues to write for the Financial Times and the Huffington Post. Text and photo taken from her website: https://www.mheffernan.com/biography.php#modal-close

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What does climate change have to do with disasters? Experts on The Multi-Hazards Podcast weigh in on how climate change is affecting the planet and human society, and how it plays a role in increasing disasters. Join us for this exciting podcast!

Study Guide here (click on PDF, top left): https://multi-hazards.libsyn.com/climate-change-and-disasters

Topics include:
* How does climate change increases the frequency and magnitude of extreme weather events?
* What does "1 in 20/50/100 years" probability of a flood or other disaster mean?
* How can climate change factor into where we build homes to avoid floods?
* How has the Canadian province of British Columbia (BC) been affected by extreme weather events these past few years?
* What are "freshets"?
* How does the amount of snow (snowpack) and the way it melts factor into potential floods?
* How can knowledge of climate change risks be brought into emergency management?
* What's "risk assessment"? "Hazard, Risk and Vulnerability Assessment (HRVA)"?
* Why is it important that risk assessment start at the national level?
* Why is "What do the elders say?" an all-important question for First Nations people?
* How will climate change change life for First Nations?
* Why are polar bears are eating out of garbage dumps at James Bay in Canada?
* How does "chance favour the prepared mind"?
* How are some First Nations preparing for climate change and possibly relocating?
* Why is it so important to get the message out about emergencies and climate change?
* Why are we always reminded about climate change, even when we want to forget about it?
* Why is it important to show the projected costs of climate change?
* What are these health factors from climate change: declining air quality due to ground-level ozone, increasing incidence of Lyme disease and the health effects of hotter temperatures?

SOURCES (past Multi-Hazards episodes):
S01 E13 Earthquakes, Disaster Education & Protecting Communities - Interview with Dr. Burçak Başbuğ Erkan, June 18, 2020
Link: https://multi-hazards.libsyn.com/earthquakes-disaster-management-education-protecting-communities-interview-with-dr-burak-babu-erkan
S01 E17 Emergency Management with the Red Dragon - Interview with Paul Edmonds, June 25, 2020
Link: https://multi-hazards.libsyn.com/emergency-management-with-the-red-dragon-interview-with-paul-edmonds
S02 E02 The Cutting Edge - First Nations & Emergency Management - Interview with Wilbert Wesley, July 24, 2020
Link: https://multi-hazards.libsyn.com/the-cutting-edge-first-nations-emergency-management-interview-with-wilbert-wesley
S04 E15 Black Emergency Managers Worldwide - Conversation with Charles D Sharp, July 2, 2021
Link: https://multi-hazards.libsyn.com/black-emergency-managers-worldwide-conversation-with-charles-d-sharp
S04 E19 The Health Costs of Climate Change with Dylan Clark, the Canadian Institute for Climate Choices, July 30, 2021
Link: https://multi-hazards.libsyn.com/the-health-costs-of-climate-change-with-dylan-clark-the-canadian-institute-for-climate-choices

Intro: "Ten Inch Spikes" by Jeremy Korpas on Youtube Audio Library
Outro: "Friendly Dance" by Nico Staf on YouTube Audio Library

Photo by British Columbia Ministry of Transportation on Flicker: "Commercial vehicle stuck in mudslide debris on Highway 12. Heavy rain on August 16 [2021] caused multiple mudslides on BC Highway 1 and 12 in the Fraser Canyon. Crews continue to work to clear the debris and re-open the highways."

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Earthquakes and volcanoes are among the various disasters dealt with on The Multi-Hazards Podcast. Here we revisit earlier interviews with Dr. Burçak Başbuğ Erkan and Dr. Gio Roberti. What should we all know about earthquakes and volcanoes, and, most of all, what is the human element? How have we mitigated, prepared for, responded to and recovered from these disasters? Join us for this exciting podcast!

Study Guide here, click where it says "PDF" on the middle left: https://multi-hazards.libsyn.com/-earthquakes-and-volcanoes-disasters-and-human-response

Topics include:
* What's happening in Turkey now in terms of disaster management?
* How does the nation prepare their structures for earthquakes?
* How often does Turkey get earthquakes? How does this affect the level of preparedness?
* What are the practices and training required to be prepared for earthquakes?
* Should we worry about earthquakes?
* What are some lessons learned from the 2011 Van earthquakes in Turkey?
* How is Disaster Management interdisciplinary?
* What's so significant about Mount Meager, a volcano with glacial ice covering it, outside of Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada?
* What happened to Mount Meager in 2010?
* What kind of gases can injure or kill researchers who go to the top of these glaciated volcanoes?
* How is climate change affecting glaciated volcanoes like Mount Meager?
* Big volcanic eruptions can put ash in the atmosphere. How does this affect the skies and weather in nearby regions of the entire world?
* What are the clusters of volcanoes along the West Coast of North America?
* What is the "ring" with "plates" underneath around the Pacific Ocean and why is it important?
* Which mountain poses a threat to Seattle, Washington State, United States?
* Which famous volcano erupted on the US West Coast in May 1980? What happened?
* How do landslides resulting from volcanoes pose a risk to communities?
* Which famous volcanic eruption occurred in Italy during the Roman Empire and destroyed the city of Pompeii?
* Why would it be more dangerous if this volcano erupted today?

Dr. Burçak Başbuğ Erkan is Associate Professor in the Middle East Technical University in Ankara, Turkey. Source: https://stat.metu.edu.tr/en/burcak-basbug-erkan
Dr. Gio Roberti is Section Head, Minerva Intelligence in Vancouver, Canada. Source: https://minervaintelligence.com/about-us/

Earthquakes: S01 E13 Earthquakes, Disaster Management Education & Protecting Communities: Interview with Dr. Burçak Başbuğ Erkan

Link to original episode: https://directory.libsyn.com/episode/index/show/multi-hazards/id/14935682
From original's 12:35 - 23:45 minutes mark (TOTAL 10:50) and original's 27:57 - 33:41 minutes mark (TOTAL 4:44)

Volcanoes: S01 E02 Volcanoes, Landslides & Artificial Intelligence: Interview with Dr. Gio Roberti
Link to original episode: https://directory.libsyn.com/episode/index/show/multi-hazards/id/14536736
From original's 11:20 to 28:39 minutes (TOTAL 17:19)

Intro: "Ten Inch Spikes" by Jeremy Korpas on Youtube Audio Library
Outro: "Nine Lives" by Unicorn Heads
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Can the environment be racist? No, but those with power can use it to further marginalise racialised communities. Industries, landfills and other large and small-scale projects are seldom put into affluent White neighbourhoods by the government and corporations, but more often where Indigenous, Black and Brown people live.

Today the Multi-Hazards Podcast features Dr. Ingrid Waldron, professor at McMaster University, author of There’s Something in the Water: Environmental Racism in Indigenous and Black Communities and co-producer of the documentary film of the same name on Netflix. Join us as we discuss environmental racism and how communities and their allies are fighting for environmental justice.

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Study Guide here, click where it says "PDF" on the middle left: https://multi-hazards.libsyn.com/environmental-racism-with-dr-ingrid-waldron

Topics include:

What exactly is "environmental racism"? "Racialised communities"?
Where do the communities that are often targeted by governments and corporations and their environmental racism live?
How has Ingrid's background and journey led her into this topic?
Why is environmental racism a very political topic?
Why are sociologists just as important as environmental scientists to deal with the social aspects of the environment?
How is environmental racism different from the term "environmental justice"?
How does environmental racism fit into the big picture of systemic racism that includes "high unemployment rates, income insecurity, poverty, food insecurity, poorly resourced neighbourhoods," etc.?
What is "intersectionality"? Who first used this phrase and why? What are the various elements that can "intersect"?
Why would, for example, landfills or industries, not be placed in or near white upper or middle class communities? What do they have that racialised communities do not have?
What are the "social determinants of health"?
What are some of the social institutions where racism is embedded in?
How did Ingrid get connected with actor Elliott Page?
Why did releasing the "There's Something in the Water" film on Netflix right when the global pandemic first arrived ensure more people watched? Why was this such a huge coincidence?
Why was the film's emotional impact so obvious?
Who are the Mikmaq First Nations and also the African Nova Scotians? What kind of environmental racism happened to their communities?
What kinds of resistance, mobilising and activism are Indigenous and Black communities using in their fight against environmental racism?
Beyond political resistance, why is policy making so important?
Why is raising awareness so crucial?
What needs to change in the Canadian education system? Why are young people a priority to reach?
Why do White folks have difficulty empathising with Black, Indigenous and other racialised communities?
Why do the media focus on White women who are murdered and missing and most often ignore the ones who are non-White?
What are some exciting new developments in the fight against environmental racism?

Dr. Ingrid Waldron's Bio:

Dr. Ingrid Waldron (MA, University of London; PhD, University of Toronto) is the HOPE Chair in Peace and Health in the Global Peace and Social Justice Program in the Faculty of Humanities at McMaster University. She teaches Peace, Environment and Health and Race, Place & Geographies of Violence in Indigenous & Black Communities (Special Topics Course) in the Global Peace and Social Justice Program in the Faculty of Humanities. She also teaches Social Justice Perspectives on Gender and Health in the Gender Studies and Feminist Research Graduate Program in the Faculty of Humanities.

Dr. Waldron is the author of There’s Something in the Water: Environmental Racism in Indigenous and Black Communities (Fernwood Publishing), which was turned into a 2020 Netflix documentary of the same name and was co-produced by Waldron, actor Elliot Page, Ian Daniel, and Julia Sanderson and directed by Page and Daniel.

Dr. Waldron is the founder and Director of the Environmental Noxiousness, Racial Inequities and Community Health Project (The ENRICH Project), which inspired the federal private members bill a National Strategy Respecting Environmental Racism and Environmental Justice (Bill C-230). Bill C-230 was introduced in the House of Commons on February 26, 2020, by MP Lenore Zam and approved at second reading on March 24, 2021, and at amendments on June 21, 2021. She also co-founded the Anti-Environmental Racism Coalition, which has brought together organizations in the environment and climate change sector across Canada to collaborate on projects and share expertise and resources to address environmental racism and climate change inequities in Indigenous, Black, and other racialized communities in Canada. She is also a Member of the Board of Directors at Research Canada.

Source: https://experts.mcmaster.ca/display/waldroni

There's Something in the Water on Netflix: https://www.netflix.com/ca/title/81206890
There's Something in the Water book: https://fernwoodpublishing.ca/book/there8217s-something-in-the-water

Intro: "Ten Inch Spikes" by Jeremy Korpas on Youtube Audio Library
Outro: "Travel Nonstop" by Squadda B on YouTube Audio Library
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To change the world first requires us to understand the nature of society, to look seriously at the way that it is structured. Racism, white supremacy, is the most important feature of this global system and Black and Brown people suffer the most worldwide. The reality of it all is that capitalism continues its ruthless quest to dominate, accumulate, spread across the world and strip resources. This is also the source of today's environmental crisis. If the West keeps carrying on in this way, this would literally mean the end of the entire world. This is the most urgent issue for all of us. Something drastically needs to change. Can we get the buy-in necessary for everybody to make real change?

Listen to Dr. Kehinde Andrews as he spells out how racism and colonialism are still ruling the world in Empire 2.0, from his latest book, The New Age of Empire: How Racism and Colonialism Still Rule the World!

(Adapted from "Did Colonialism Ever End? | Footnotes with Kehinde Andrews," https://youtu.be/nqcO3X2y5YY).

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Topics included:
* What is the true definition of racism?
* What is white supremacy?
* Why are goods so cheap in the West?
* What's the real reason African countries are poor?
* How are African countries the lowest on many charts of life quality and longevity?
* Why should the draining of African resources be discussed in racial terms?
* Why did Trump get it wrong about manufacturing jobs?
* How did the West use genocide, slavery & colonialism to become #1?
* Why are human rights just talk without economic inequality?
* How do the UN, IMF & World Bank maintain the global system of white supremacy?
* How has the USA become the centre of this post-WWII global empire?
* How is what we call "globalisation" really just "empire"?
* What can the African Diaspora and the rest of us do?
* Capitalism is going to destroy the world. What can we do?

Dr. Kehinde Andrews' Bio:

Kehinde Andrews is Professor of Black Studies at Birmingham City University, where he founded, and is currently director of, the Centre for Critical Social Research. At BCU he was also one of the team who founded the first undergraduate degree in Black Studies. Andrews regularly writes for the Guardian, the Independent, Ebony Magazine, and CNN. He has been featured on Good Morning Britain, Newsnight, Channel 4 News, BBC News Channel, and Under the Skin with Russell Brand. Andrews’s first book, Resisting Racism: Race, Inequality and the Black Supplementary School Movement, was published in 2013 and he co-edited the first collection of British Black Studies, Blackness in Britain, in 2016. He wrote Back to Black: Retelling Black Radicalism for the 21st Century published by Zed books in 2018. And in this podcast episode we discuss his latest book, The New Age of Empire: How Racism and Colonialism Still Rule the World, published in 2021 by Bold Type Books. He lives in Birmingham, United Kingdom.

Source: https://www.boldtypebooks.com/contributor/kehinde-andrews/

Intro: "Ten Inch Spikes" by Jeremy Korpas on Youtube Audio Library
Outro: "Circle Dance" by Sefchol on Youtube Audio Library
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What's happening with climate change these days? How is our adaptation going? What are the gloomy and bright spots? Join Dr. Stewart J. Cohen, climate change adaptation scientist, as he discusses the latest science and societal discussions about humanity adapting to a rapidly changing climate. Have a listen!

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Study Guide here, click where it says "PDF" on the middle left: https://multi-hazards.libsyn.com/are-we-adapting-to-climate-change-yet-with-dr-stewart-j-cohen

Topics include:
* How have climate change deniers been "mutating" their message over the years, much like COVID-19 is mutating?
* What is the harm that climate change deniers are doing on social media?
* What are some solutions to dealing with climate change deniers?
* What is the new assessment from the International Panel on Climate Change, "IPCC Sixth Assessment Report – The Physical Science Basis"?
* Why is the word "unequivocal" so important in climate change science and in this report?
* What is this new field of "attribution studies"?
* What is the “Canada in a Changing Climate -- National Issues Report”?
* What's happening to communities across Canada with climate change?
* "You can't fight today's battle with yesterday's battle plan!"
* What's "just transition" and why is it so important?
* What's the case for optimism about climate change?
* Why is "polarised dialogue" about climate change so harmful?
* Even though heavy industry, transportation, agriculture, etc. are big fossil fuel emitters, how do our own voting and purchasing decisions also matter?
* What is the most urgent issue in climate change adaptation nowadays?
* How can we get away from so many surprises when it comes to climate change adaptation?

Dr. Stewart J Cohen's Bio:

His university education was in geography, obtaining degrees from McGill University, the University of Alberta, and the University of Illinois. Dr. Cohen has recently retired from a 35-year research career with Environment and Climate Change Canada. He began his career in Toronto where he created and led studies on the impacts of projected climate change throughout Canada, including the Great Lakes, Saskatchewan River and the Mackenzie Basin. In 1995, as part of a research partnership agreement with the University of British Columbia (UBC), he moved to Vancouver and began developing collaborative projects with the UBC community. He led several climate change impact and adaptation studies of the Okanagan region, and contributed to studies on forests in central and northern British Columbia, and on projected climate impacts and adaptation actions in the Vancouver area. He also created and taught a graduate course, “Climate Change in the 21st Century”. This led to him publishing a textbook with that title in 2009 (McGill-Queen’s University Press).

He has been a member of author teams for national assessments of climate change in Canada and the United States, as well as several publications of the United Nations Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) Working Group II – Impacts, Adaptation and Vulnerability.

Intro: "Ten Inch Spikes" by Jeremy Korpas on Youtube Audio Library
Outro: "Travel Nonstop" by Squadda B on Youtube Audio Library
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Why are conspiracy theories so popular these days? Is it social media? Are we just more gullible nowadays? Join Dr. Ghayda Hassan, a clinical psychologist and professor at L'Université du Québec à Montréal (UQÀM), as she discusses how conspiracy theories are affecting society and how we can overcome their influence. Have a listen!

Study Guide here (on left where it says "PDF"): https://multi-hazards.libsyn.com/conspiracy-theories-in-turbulent-times-with-dr-ghayda-hassan

Topics include:
* How has the COVID-19 pandemic been fanning the flames of conspiracy theories?
* What are the real reasons people fall for conspiracy theories?
* Why do some folks believe a powerful group is out to hurt them?
* What are some examples of conspiracy theories these days?
* What types of people fall for conspiracy theories?
* What role do the Internet and US-based social media play?
* Should social media companies take responsibility?
* What kind of rules should policy makers enact?
* What can we do if our loved ones or friends fall for a conspiracy theory?
* What’s “hyper-skepticism” versus healthy skepticism?
* How can we do real research and fact-checking?
* How have some far right wing groups taken advantage of conspiracy theories to build their movements?
* How are a wide spectrum of ideologies involved in conspiracy theories?
* How can we have “critical media literacy”?
* What is the Canada Practitioners Network for the Prevention of Radicalization and Extremist Violence (CPN-PREV)?
* What is the Global Internet Forum to Counter Terrorism (GIFCT)?
* How can we protect ourselves better from conspiracy theories?

Dr. Ghayda Hassan's Bio:

Dr. Ghayda Hassan is a clinical psychologist and professor of clinical psychology at UQÀM. She has a number of research, clinical, and community-based national and international affiliations. She is the director of the Canada Practitioners Network for the Prevention of Radicalization and Extremist Violence (CPN-PREV, funded by Public Safety Canada). She also is a UNESCO co-chair on Prevention of Violence Radicalization, as well as a researcher and clinical consultant at the SHERPA-RAPS team and the CIUSSS-CODIM. She is a researcher, clinician, as well as a policy consultant in matters of interventions in the context of violence (radicalization, family violence, and war).

Bio is from https://cpnprev.ca/team_member/ghayda-hassan/.

Intro: "Ten Inch Spikes" by Jeremy Korpas on Youtube Audio Library
Outro: "Apex" by Aakash Gandhi and Edu Espinal on Youtube Audio Library
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In this episode, we discuss networking and mentoring, specifically in Emergency Management (EM), with concepts that can apply to any field. Here EM specialist Brandi Hunter gives her advice, based upon her experiences in recent years, especially as founder of Aspiring Emergency Managers Online (AEMO). Join us!

Topics include:
* Brandi's passion for emergency management (EM)
* What exactly is professional networking?
* How to improve at it?
* What are some networking pitfalls and how can we overcome them?
* How does mentoring work in professions?
* How can we find a mentor?
* How can LinkedIn help?
* What's Aspiring Emergency Managers Online (AEMO)?
* How did Brandi establish this organisation?
* What the younger generation needs and can offer?
* What specific steps can people considering a new field take?
* How can someone start a career in emergency management (EM) and other fields?
* What are Brandi's dreams?

Link with Study Guide, PDF on left: https://multi-hazards.libsyn.com/networking-mentoring-for-a-new-generation-with-brandi-hunter

Brandi Hunter’s Bio:

Brandi Hunter is the founder of Aspiring Emergency Managers Online (AEMO), a new and upcoming emergency management professional development community that is dedicated to aspiring emergency managers, supported by professional emergency managers. Her vision was to create a resource that united both aspiring and professional emergency managers, in all sectors, together with the common goal of motivating future emergency managers that they might become successful in their career endeavors. Brandi's goal is to help others to achieve their goals.

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Multi-Hazard early warning systems for potential disasters can mean the difference between life and death for local residents. Dr. Bapon Fakhruddin, an expert who has been involved with implementing these early warning systems in more than 25 countries, is on the Multi-Hazards podcast today to tell us all about it. This is an essential part of reducing disaster risk, adapting to climate change and ultimately keeping communities safe. Have a listen!

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Topics include:
* Why has Bangladesh been important in the Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR) field?
* How did Dr. Bapon Fakhruddin get involved in DRR?
* Why should Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR) and Climate Change Adaptation (CCA) be "merged" in many ways?
* What's the global risk assessment framework (GRAF)?
* Emergency or early warning systems in Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR): What are these? And why are they so complex?
* What does "multi-hazards" mean? How do multi-hazards relate to warning systems?
* What is the Sendai Framework and what's its recommendation of "people-centred multi-hazards early warning systems?
* What are the eras of early warning system development?
* What are early warning systems connection to the military?
* What's the newest definition of "hazard" from the United Nations Disaster Risk Reduction office and the International Science Council?
* What does the 1981 punk song by The Clash "Should I Stay Or Should I Go?" have to do with early warning systems?
* Risk communication: What's this in a nutshell? And how does this relate to emergency warning systems?
* Why are tsunami warning systems so expensive?
* After an earthquake, how many minutes will it take before a tsunami comes?
* Why is "indigenous knowledge" so important for Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR) and science in general?
* Why does Dr. Bapon Fakhruddin appreciate indigenous cultures so much?
* Why are people sometimes reluctant to heed early warning signals?
* Why is trust in authorities a big factor for early warning signals and risk communication?

Dr. Bapon Fakhruddin's Bio:

Dr. Fakhruddin is an expert climate change risk assessor with 19 years’ global experience in working on disaster risk and climate resilience projects. This experience is a major advantage in climate change adaptation and mitigation strategy development. His key areas of expertise are climate and multi-hazard risk assessment, disaster preparedness, early warning and emergency response and coastal community resilience. He has designed climate change and disaster response projects in more than 25 countries in Asia and the Pacific.

During his career, Dr. Fakhruddin helped to design major international multi-hazard early warning systems for floods, cyclones and tsunamis to save lives and stop property damage. His most high profile work has been developing multi-hazard warning systems including a tsunami warning system for Indian Ocean countries following the deadliest one in history - the 2004 Boxing Day Tsunami. Dr. Fakhruddin was appointed by the Government of New Zealand to develop a national climate change risk assessment framework.

Dr. Fakhruddin graduated in civil engineering and has a Masters’ in Water Engineering and Management from AIT, Thailand. He has a PGD in Integrated Water Resource Management from Canada’s United Nations University and a PhD in Water Engineering and Management from Italy’s Politecnico di Milano. He is a certified Instructor of Incident Command System (ICS) for disaster response from United States Forest Service (USFS).

Dr. Fakhruddin is currently working as a mentor and supervisor for postgraduate study in disaster risk management in University of Auckland (UoA). He is a Steering Group of the Global Risk Assessment Framework (GRAF) of UNDRR. Co-Chair for the Disaster Loss DATA and Risk Interpretation and Applications (RIA) Working Group of IRDR of ISC/UNDRR. He is also Co-Chair CODATA task group FAIR Data for Disaster Risk Research.

Bio is from LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/bapon/

Intro: "Ten Inch Spikes" by Jeremy Korpas on Youtube Audio Library

Outro: "Caribbean Hide & Seek" by Carmen María and Edu Espinal on Youtube Audio Library

Episode Photos:

Tsunami Warning System Electronic sirens: Photo by Telegrafia on Wikimedia
Fijian woman: Photo by Giorgia Doglioni on Unsplash
Children Playing: Photo by Sasin Tipchai on Pixabay
Coastline: Photo by Damon Hall from Pexels
Bamfield Tsunami Hazard Zone sign: Photo by Mimigu on Wikimedia
Child at Comunidad Wiwinik, Nicaragua: Photo by David Viñuales on Flickr

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Wow, another season of Multi-Hazards is over, a new one is beginning! Join podcast host Vin Nelsen as he shares the stories and glories of this wonderful season covering March to July 2021. Have a listen!

Study Guide here, on left where it says "PDF": https://multi-hazards.libsyn.com/multi-hazards-podcast-season-4-summary-season-5-intro

Vin Nelsen’s Bio:

Vin is a third generation resident Vancouverite in Canada, with mostly Nordic heritage, living and working on unceded, traditional First Nations territory. He has been running the Multi-Hazards podcast, which focuses on disaster/ risk reduction (DRR), climate change adaptation (CCA) and diversity, equity & inclusion (DEI). So far, since May 2020, he has published 80 episodes averaging over one hour, mostly with wonderful guests from around the world.

Vin's recent education includes Emergency & Security Management (Justice Institute of BC), Climate Risk Management (University of Waterloo), Climate Change Policy & Practice (University of Toronto), Meteorology, Indigenous Studies, Marketing, Cybersecurity, etc. His previous education was a Teaching ESL Diploma (Vancouver Community College), an MA in Cross-Cultural-related Studies (TWU) and a BA: Communication, French (Simon Fraser University).

With a decades long background in non-profit work in immigrant services, Vin has been a program manager, employment counsellor and group facilitator and ESL teacher. Now he is focusing on educating the public in DRR, CCA, anti-racism and diversity from a holistic and practical perspective.

Intro: "Ten Inch Spikes" by Jeremy Korpas on Youtube Audio Library
Outro: "Sweetly My Heart" by Asher Fulero on Youtube Audio Library

Episode Photo: By Tarikul Raana from Pexels

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Can our response to disasters make things worse? How is it that our attempts to reduce risk or “build back better” mostly exacerbate social inequalities? And what can we do about it? Join Dr. Gonzalo Lizarralde as he shares his new book, Unnatural Disasters: Why Most Responses to Risk and Climate Change Fail but Some Succeed. Have a listen!

Study Guide only at this link at the left labelled "PDF": https://multi-hazards.libsyn.com/unnatural-disasters-with-dr-gonzalo-lizarralde

Topics include:
* How the pandemic has affected different people, like the elderly, and society as a whole.
* How corruption, racism, colonialism, personal vendettas, etc. all create risks.
* The importance of finding the root causes of disasters.
* Why being labelled "vulnerable" may lead to stigma.
* Why being labelled "resilient" may lead to unrealistic hopes about your capabilities.
* Beyond disaster statistics there are real humans with pain.
* How functioning in three "worlds" (English, French, Spanish) has allowed Gonzalo to identify with people in his work.
* How Naomi Klein's theme of disaster capitalism from The Shock Doctrine applies to "unnatural disasters" in the 2020s.
* What are the long-term impacts of past imperialism and recent neoliberalism?
* How the Global North continues to abuse and colonise the Global South in dealing with disasters.
* Why corporate sustainability with the blessing of government is a failure.
* How sustainable growth exacerbates the climate crisis and environmental destruction.
* How disaster donations often never make it to those affected by disasters.
* What are ways we can really benefit vulnerable peoples before, during and after disasters?
* Why listening to people on the ground level and ensuring their decision-making power is best.

Dr. Gonzalo Lizarralde’s Bio:

Gonzalo Lizarralde is a professor of architecture at the Université de Montréal, where he holds the Fayolle-Magil Construction Chair in Architecture, Built Environment, and Sustainability. He is the director of the Canadian Disaster Resilience and Sustainable Reconstruction Research Alliance. His books include The Invisible Houses: Rethinking and Designing Low-Cost Housing in Developing Countries (2014).

Gonzalo’s latest book, Unnatural Disasters: Why Most Responses to Risk and Climate Change Fail but Some Succeed, was published by Columbia University Press in 2021. LINK: https://cup.columbia.edu/book/unnatural-disasters/9780231198103#

Description of his new book, Unnatural Disasters:

Storms, floods, fires, tsunamis, earthquakes, tornadoes, and other disasters seem not only more frequent but also closer to home. As the world faces this onslaught, we have placed our faith in “sustainable development,” which promises that we can survive and even thrive in the face of climate change and other risks. Yet while claiming to “go green,” we have instead created new risks, continued to degrade nature, and failed to halt global warming.

Unnatural Disasters offers a new perspective on our most pressing environmental and social challenges, revealing the gaps between abstract concepts like sustainability, resilience, and innovation and the real-world experiences of the people living at risk. Gonzalo Lizarralde explains how the causes of disasters are not natural but all too human: inequality, segregation, marginalization, colonialism, neoliberalism, racism, and unrestrained capitalism. He tells the stories of Latin American migrants, Haitian earthquake survivors, Canadian climate activists, African slum dwellers, and other people resisting social and environmental injustices around the world. Lizarralde shows that most reconstruction and risk-reduction efforts exacerbate social inequalities. Some responses do produce meaningful changes, but they are rarely the ones powerful leaders have in mind.

This book reveals how disasters have become both the causes and consequences of today’s most urgent challenges and proposes achievable solutions to save a planet at risk, emphasizing the power citizens hold to change the current state of affairs.

Intro: "Ten Inch Spikes" by Jeremy Korpas on Youtube Audio Library
Outro: "Amor Chiquito" by Quincas Moreira on Youtube Audio Library
Episode Collage Photos: Young people: Helena Lopes on Unsplash, Hands: Stokpic on Pixabay, John Middelkoop on Unsplash, Medellín, Colombia: Daniel Vargas on Unsplash, Caution: Vin Nelsen; Older man: Pxhere and Unsplash

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As the climate changes for the worse, how can we protect our communities? Join Dylan Clark, Senior Research Associate The Canadian Institute for Climate Choices, the network of experts producing independent research to bring clarity to the climate policy choices ahead for Canada, and Multi-Hazards podcast host Vin Nelsen as they discuss the challenges facing Canada and countries worldwide. Have a listen!

Episode Link with Study Guide (left where it says "PDF"): https://multi-hazards.libsyn.com/the-health-costs-of-climate-change-with-dylan-clark-the-canadian-institute-for-climate-choices

This podcast is about The Canadian Institute for Climate Choices' June 2021 report, The Health Costs of Climate Change: How Canada Can Adapt, Prepare, and Save Lives.

LINK: https://climatechoices.ca/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/ClimateChoices_Health-report_Final_June2021.pdf

Dylan Clark’s Bio:

Dylan is Senior Research Associate at The Canadian Institute for Climate Choices. He specialises in adaptation policy development and climate change impacts across the North. His experience includes leadership on community-based projects and research on Arctic security, vulnerability modeling, and climate impacts on health. Dylan has previously worked as an Adaptation Analyst for the Government of Yukon and a Program Manager for the Climate Change Adaptation Research Group. Dylan holds a Master of Science in Geography from McGill University.

About The Canadian Institute for Climate Choices

The Canadian Institute for Climate Choices is an unparalleled collaboration of experts from across the country. We undertake rigorous and independent research, insightful analysis and broad engagement to bring clarity to the climate challenges and transformative policy choices ahead for Canada.

L’Institut canadien pour des choix climatiques est une collaboration sans précédent d’experts de partout au Canada. Nous produisons des recherches, des analyses et des opinions rigoureuses et indépendantes afin de clarifier les défis et ainsi que les choix de politiques transformateurs en matière de climat auxquels le Canada fera face.

Source: https://www.linkedin.com/company/climatechoices/

Their website: https://climatechoices.ca

Outro: "Back to the Future" by Ofshane on Youtube Audio Library
Episode Photos: Woman in restaurant: Photo by Andrea Piacquadio on Pexels, Tick: Photo by Erik Karits on Unsplash, Thermometer: Photo by Gerd Altmann on Pixabay, Red sun: Photo by DESIGNECOLOGIST on Unsplash, Tree and desert: Pexels, Man in ambulance: Photo by RODNAE Productions from Pexels

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Wildfire smoke is no joke. How can we protect our communities from its harm, even as the climate changes and wildfires increase? Join Dr. Sarah Henderson, renowned scientist in environmental public health, and Multi-Hazards podcast host Vin Nelsen as they discuss how we can adapt to the polluted skies as more wildfires engulf our forests and living spaces. Have a listen!

Study Guide here, click on PDF: https://multi-hazards.libsyn.com/keeping-safe-from-wildfire-smoke-with-dr-sarah-henderson

Dr. Sarah Henderson's Bio:

Dr. Sarah Henderson is the Scientific Director in Environmental Health Services at the BC Centre for Disease Control (BCCDC). She is also an Associate Professor in the University of British Columbia or UBC School of Population & Public Health.

Sarah Henderson started her career as an environmental engineer (Bachelor of Science, UBC, 2000), working on pollution abatement and control. She switched her focus to environmental epidemiology (PhD, UBC, 2009) when she first became interested in the public health consequences of engineering decisions.

Sarah joined the BC Centre for Disease Control (BCCDC) in 2010.

Bio is from the BC Centre for Disease Control: http://www.bccdc.ca/our-research/people/sarah-henderson

Outro: "Electro Fight" by Kwon on YouTube Audio Library

Episode Photos: DESIGNECOLOGIST on Unsplash, Clay Banks on Unsplash, Joanne Francis on Unsplash & Lizgrin F on Unsplash

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How do human actions turn natural hazards into catastrophes for communities? The tragic truth is this: most disasters aren't natural. Instead, we choose them, that is, they're created or worsened by our own choices. How can we take action to save lives and preserve communities? Join Dr. Ilan Kelman, Professor of Disasters and Health, and Multi-Hazards podcast host Vin Nelsen as they discuss how we can choose NOT to have disasters harming us so much. Have a listen!

Study Guide here, click on PDF: https://multi-hazards.libsyn.com/choosing-disastersor-not-with-dr-ilan-kelman

We discussed:
* How his theme fits in with recent heatwaves, wildfires & floods, like the West Coast of North America has seen.
* How vulnerability is actually a long-term process. The same people get hit again and again in most cases, right?
* How we blame nature & even climate change when our own social organisation has messed things up & increased vulnerability.
* How systemic racism plays out in disasters.
* How do centuries of imperialism create our current vulnerabilities and "shape
today's disaster map"?
* How imperialism over the centuries has shaped today's vulnerability map.
* How preparing "off-season" for disasters is a wise idea.
* What's wrong with our psychology when we we stubbornly "double down" on our perceived right to live in places that are disaster-prone.
* Etc.

Ilan Kelman’s Bio:

Ilan Kelman (http://www.ilankelman.org and Twitter/Instagram @ILANKELMAN) is Professor of Disasters and Health at University College London, England and a Professor II at the University of Agder, Kristiansand, Norway. His overall research interest is linking disasters and health, including the integration of climate change into disaster research and health research. That covers three main areas: (i) disaster diplomacy and health diplomacy (http://www.disasterdiplomacy.org); (ii) island sustainability involving safe and healthy communities in isolated locations (http://www.islandvulnerability.org); and (iii) risk education for health and disasters (http://www.riskred.org).

Ilan’s debut trade book, Disaster by Choice: How our actions turn natural hazards into catastrophes**, was published by Oxford University Press or OUP in 2020. LINK: https://global.oup.com/academic/product/disaster-by-choice-9780198841340?cc=us⟨=en&

Also check out Dr. Kelman's awesome “What Makes It Tick?” YouTube video series, where many chapters of Disaster by Choice are made into an individual video:
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLCuu5t_nsFKC5IbjnahIEoKHK8o2vegaZ

Intro: "Ten Inch Spikes" by Jeremy Korpas on Youtube Audio Library

Outro: "Airborne" by Quincas Moreira on Youtube Audio Library

Episode Photos:

Portugal fire: Photo by Michael Held on Unsplash
Person near tent: Photo by Denniz Futalan from Pexels
Injured man: Photo by RODNAE Productions from Pexels
Flood sign: Photo by Hermann Traub on Pixabay

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The opioids crisis is ravaging our communities. How can we all respond in a better, savvier way? Join Guy Felicella, addiction educator, harm reduction advocate and public speaker, and Multi-Hazards podcast host Vin Nelsen as they discuss how Canada, the US and the world can work smarter in dealing with opioids and all addiction “pandemics” that we face. Have a listen!

Study Guide only at this link at the left labelled "PDF": https://multi-hazards.libsyn.com/the-opioids-crisis-with-guy-felicella

Guy Felicella's Bio

Named in The 2020 Vanmag Power 50 and recipient of the 2021 Courage to Come Back Award, Guy is a qualified expert who devotes his time and career to public speaking and advocating to reduce the stigma of harm reduction and educate on drug policy and addiction.

Guy Felicella grew up in a middle class home in Richmond, BC, Canada but fell into drug addiction at a young age. Guy spent 30 years in the repeated cycle of gangs, addiction, treatment and jail. He spent nearly 20 years residing in the two block radius in the Downtown Eastside of Vancouver, Canada, and using many resources, including harm reduction, to keep himself alive.

Today, Guy has escaped the grips of the turmoil that kept him suffering and resides with his wife and three young children with multiple years of recovery and sobriety under his belt.

Guy is passionate about advocating for the vulnerable people who still suffer in addiction and educating communities on harm reduction to eliminate the stigma that exists around it. Currently Guy works for Vancouver Coastal Health, Ministry of Mental Health and Addiction and the BC Centre on Substance Use. In addition, Guy attends various school districts and post secondary institutions to educate students on addiction.

Guy spent nearly his entire life suffering in addiction and now he is using his experience to change the hearts and minds of people to the idea that recovery is harm reduction and harm reduction is recovery. Gone are the days where it’s either harm reduction or recovery; it’s both!

Guy Felicella’s website is at http://guyfelicella.com. Guy’s photo and biography are from here.

Outro: "Modern Time" by An Jone on Youtube Audio Library
Episode Photos: Photo by Hennie Stander on Unsplash, photo from Guy Felicella’s website, photo by Pablo Heimplatz on Unsplash, photo by Colin Davis on Unsplash

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Emergency management (EM) is changing. Organisations like the Black Emergency Managers Association International (BEMA International) are bringing in a rich diversity and expertise into fields that protect communities. Today we talk to CEO Charles D. Sharp about disaster risk reduction (DRR), climate change adaptation (CCA), working both at the community and global levels, focusing on influencing policy, the urgency of taking action now and so many other topics. Join us for this exciting episode!

Study Guide here, click on the left where it says PDF: https://multi-hazards.libsyn.com/black-emergency-managers-worldwide-conversation-with-charles-d-sharp

Charles D. Sharp Bio

Charles D. Sharp is the Chairman\Chief Executive Officer of Black Emergency Managers Association International (BEMA International). This organization's goal is to promote African Descent homeland security and emergency management professionals within the U.S., Caribbean, Middle East, and Africa. Comprised of members within each of the critical infrastructure sectors: healthcare, Fire\EMS, energy, transportation, water & food security, education, federal, state, county, regional governments, and ‘whole community’ for community engagement. BEMA International is also a member of the United Nations Global Compact, U.N. Water Mandate, Global Water Partnership, and the U.S. Water Partnership.

With a cumulative experience of over 50-years in disaster management since high school while employed at the National Science Foundation (NSF), operations, contingency, and business continuity planning, retired U.S. Air Force Emergency Manager with over 24 years of service as a planner, logistician, exercise design & developer, trainer and serving as an Emergency Manager Inspector General Air Force Air Combat Command for base level ‘all-hazards’ emergency management of National Guard, and Active Duty units. This cumulative experience and the changing environment in emergency management, and with the growing impacts of climate change has led to additional personal and professional growth as a Cornell University Climate Fellow, and 2021-2023 tenure as the Deputy Chair Global Health Security Agenda Consortium to meet the needs of communities globally.

Outro Music - "Heartbeat" by Godmode on YouTube Audio Library

BEMA International website - http://www.blackemergmanagersassociation.org

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How can emergency management (EM) change? Include different kinds of staff? Better serve diverse communities? Join this Multi-Hazards episode as Chauncia Willis, Co-Founder and CEO of the Institute for Diversity and Inclusion in Emergency Management (I-DIEM) and seasoned EM practitioner herself, shows us the joys and benefits of making Diversity, Equity & Inclusion (DEI) part of every aspect of Emergency Management! Don’t miss this episode!

Study Guide here, just click left on PDF: https://multi-hazards.libsyn.com/diversity-equity-inclusion-in-emergency-management-with-chauncia-willis

Chauncia Willis Bio

Chauncia Willis is a certified Professional Coach, Cultural Diversity expert and Emergency Manager. My expertise includes disaster management, national security event planning, leadership coaching, immigrant and refugee outreach, as well as diversity, equity and inclusion training. In my role as CEO for the Institute for Diversity and Inclusion in Emergency Management, I am entrusted to lead the effort to integrate equity into all facets of disaster policy, programs, and practice with the goal of increasing cultural competence and mitigating the harmful impacts of bias on underserved groups.

Chauncia's new book is called Stretching: The Race towards Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in America. It's is an audacious book about America’s history of racism and discrimination and the current evolution that the country is experiencing. To survive as a nation, America must stretch beyond its past towards a more diverse, equitable and inclusive future. Order it here: https://chauncia.com/stretching/

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Ironically, indigenous peoples are least responsible for climate change but will feel its effects the most, with all the storms, floods, diseases, etc. that it brings. How can they adapt better to this colossal challenge and help us all in our adaptation? How can indigenous people and the rich knowledge of nature they bring become gamechangers?

Join this eye-opening episode where Toni Hay, indigenous climate expert from Australia, discusses the role indigenous communities play and the solutions they offer!

Study Guide here, click on PDF: https://multi-hazards.libsyn.com/indigenous-climate-adaptation-in-australia-beyond-with-toni-hay

Toni Hay Bio:

Toni Hay is an author, climate expert, and environmental sustainability scientist with a passion for tackling climate change and protecting the planet. Being a descendent of the First Australians Nation of Gamilaraay and having grown up on Yolngu Country, she has a rich heritage and a deeply personal connection to the environment. She’s dedicated to helping raise awareness about the issues facing our climate and the vulnerable communities who bear the burden of climate change.

As the winner of the 2020 award for Queensland Women in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering & Math), Toni is driven to provide feasible and practical solutions to environmental issues across Australia, New Zealand and Oceania. She blends her scientific knowledge with her unique background, experiences and insights to offer meaningful ways for individuals and communities to embrace sustainability and help the world’s most vulnerable people.

Culture of Inclusion: Indigenous Climate Adaptation

Culture of Inclusion: Indigenous Climate Adaptation is a thought-provoking book that offers a detailed and meaningful exploration of climate change and the essential part that Indigenous communities play. With a special focus on the role that Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people have in combating environmental damage – along with the Australian government’s lack of inclusion and failure to seek their unique input – this book examines how climate change will impact the globe’s poorest and most vulnerable communities the hardest, along with practical ways for our communities to begin taking action. Exploring the dangers that environmental catastrophe poses to Indigenous people’s health, communities, and livelihoods, this book offers a down-to-earth look at the possible solutions for healing the planet, as well as powerful ways to educate people and create positive change. Culture of Inclusion Indigenous Climate Adaptation is a must-read for environmental activists, climate scientists, Indigenous people, and anyone who is passionate about the planet.

Bio and Book Summary taken from Toni Hay’s Culture of Inclusion: Indigenous Climate Adaptation

Outro: "Time to Spare" by An Jones on YouTube Audio Library

Collage Photos:
Indigenous dancers: Photo by Mark Roy on Flickr
Australia by satellite: Photo by WikiImages on Pixabay
Seaside colours: Photo by raedon on Pixabay
Indigenous art: Photo by esther1721 on Pixabay

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How can faith and community influence our climate action? Look no further. Canada and the world are blessed to have people like Areej Riaz, fighting for the planet and humanity. Areej is a climate change consultant based in Ontario, Canada, with a diverse industry background and in-depth knowledge and work experience from around the world. Her Muslim faith and community is one of the key strengths in her approach to life and the environment. She has contributed much, even at her young age, to global efforts in climate action, access to finance and technology, environmental education and environmental sustainability.

Join us and learn how to walk the talk when it comes to saving the planet and all the living creatures on it, including billions of people!

Study Guide here, click where it says "PDF" on the middle left: https://multi-hazards.libsyn.com/faith-community-climate-conversation-with-areej-riaz

Link to Our Climate, Our Stories: A Collection of Stories and Poems by Canadian Youth: http://www.enviromuslims.ca/our-climate-our-stories/

Areej Riaz' Bio:

Areej Riaz is a climate change consultant, with a diverse industry background working with nonprofits, government agencies, consultancies and corporations in Africa, Asia and Europe focused on climate action, access to finance and technology, environmental education and environmental sustainability. This included being a contributing author to three provincial climate change policies in Pakistan, implementing sustainability initiatives in 90 business and industries in Scotland, and coordinating Climate and Development Knowledge Network (CDKN)’s program across Asia in Bangladesh, Nepal, India, Indonesia and Pakistan.

Areej has authored and co-authored numerous publications, including whitepapers, policy briefs, newspaper articles, and most recently a chapter on gender-driven environmental action in a multi-author book on sustainability being published in the UK. She is currently a member of the climate finance working group, renewable energy and the energy efficiency communities of practices of Low Emission Development Strategies (LEDS) Global Partnership. She also serves as an advisor on program development to Hum Pakistan and sits on the board of Upper Canada Fibershed and Books Art Music Collective.

She is currently working as Director of Climate Programs with EnviroMuslims, as Head of Research and Education with the Community Climate Council, and as a sustainability advisor to National Zakat Foundation and Oxfam.

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Who is fighting for indigenous rights, especially for climate change adaptation, at the United Nations? Among the many articulate and courageous indigenous rights advocates is Ghazali Ohorella. His aim is to inspire and empower 476 million indigenous people worldwide. And with the runaway climate crisis often treated lightly by the rest of the world, indigenous people are in place to take a leading role in this existential challenge of the 21st century.

Join this exciting episode and learn the power and wisdom of indigenous people the world over!

Study Guide here (left side where it says PDF): https://multi-hazards.libsyn.com/indigenous-activism-climate-change-adaptation-with-ghazali-ohorella

Ghazali Ohorella Bio:

Ghazali Ohorella is indigenous from Maluku in the Pacific. He's always travelling to United Nations meetings to advocate for the rights of Indigenous Peoples. He has many years' experience in the indigenous rights, diplomacy & advocacy scene. Ghazali's passion and goal is to inspire and empower Indigenous Peoples so that they can do what inspires them. Ghazali calls himself an idealist. In addition, he describes himself as an anteambulo. This is a term from old Rome, which meant someone who "goes in front of" or “clears the path,” proceeding in front of their patron anywhere they traveled in Rome, making way, communicating messages, and generally making their lives easier. Ghazali is often described by friends as a “machine” working to open up spaces and to provide tools for Indigenous Peoples. In doing so he has worked with many indigenous movements, organisations, governments, NGOs and State representatives around the world. Ghazali is the host of the Gomaluku Podcast in which he documents his process and talks with Indigenous Peoples’ representatives on a wide range of topics including their thoughts, failures, the lessons they’ve learned, the hard, their aha moments, and the sacrifices they made to claim their rights.

Ghazali Ohorella's podcast: https://open.spotify.com/show/1JaYC9XX1ORGSYEa0CQr3r

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Yes, it's been one whole year of the Multi-Hazards podcast. We're 70 episodes in now and running strong! Here host Vin Nelsen answers questions such as:
- Where's Multi-Hazards at now?
- What kind of praise & criticism have you received?
- How has Multi-Hazards changed you?
- How has the podcast assisted you with Networking, with connecting with others who are professionals or lay people in the fields focused on protecting communities?
- What's your method? How do you produce your podcast episodes?
- What are your plans? How do you see the future for the Multi-Hazards podcast?

Join this episode of Multi-Hazards and be part of a movement to change the world!

Cover photo by Hugo Jehanne on Unsplash

Outro: "Basa Basa Beat" by Nana Kwabena

Vin Nelsen's Bio

Vin Nelsen has a passion for protecting communities. While continuing to teach immigrants at Douglas College on unceded Salish Nations' land in Vancouver, Canada, he continues podcasting, writing articles and scheming schemes to protect "vulnerable" populations with education, activism and action related to Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR) and Climate Change Adaptation (CCA). This currently includes focusing more on anti-racism, promoting justice, equality and diversity and opposing movements that stick to the status quo.

Vin studied a Grad Diploma in Climate Risk Management from the University of Waterloo, a Certificate in Climate Change Policy & Practice from the University of Toronto, courses from Yukon University's Graduate Diploma in Climate Change Policy, as well as a Diploma of Emergency & Security Management, Certificate in Emergency Management and Certificate of Emergency Management Exercise Design from Justice Institute of BC (JIBC), plus courses in First Nations' Studies, meteorology, technical writing and cyber security while volunteering with a local Emergency Preparedness program and Red Cross these last 2+ years.

He has a Master of Arts in Cross-Cultural-related studies (Trinity), a Bachelor of Arts, double majors of Communication (Media) and French as well as a Certificate of Liberal Arts (Simon Fraser University), a Certificate in Teaching English as a Second Language (Vancouver Community College), and passed the Real Estate Trading Services Licensing from the University of British Columbia (UBC).

His previous work including many years in immigrant helping organisations as program manager, career and job search counsellor and instructor, English language instructor and real estate agent. He worked six years in Asia and has worked with diverse people, especially with non-Westerners, since his youth. For the next few decades, he will dedicate himself to protecting communities from extreme weather events, geohazards, security threats and damaging social and political trends.

«Être fort pour être utile.» ("Be strong to be useful")

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Where can we find emergency food for families and individuals who really need it? Food rescue or food recovery is where folks safely retrieve edible food which otherwise goes to waste, and distributing it to those in need. This recovered food, such as fruits, vegetables, and proteins, can solve both problems of hunger and nutrition deficiency, potentially leading to diet-related disease and also food waste.

Join us in this motivating and mind-expanding podcast with Maddie Hague, Program Manager of Food Stash in Vancouver, Canada!

Study Guide here, where it says PDF on the left under the audio file: https://multi-hazards.libsyn.com/food-security-solutions-conversation-with-maddie-hague

Maddie Hague's Bio:

Maddie Hague is Program Manager at Vancouver's Food Stash, a Registered Canadian Charity aiming to rescue surplus food directly from suppliers and redirecting it to households in our community that experience food insecurity, while reducing the environmental impact of food waste. In 2011, Maddie moved from Ontario to Vancouver to study Sustainable Community Development. Over time, Maddie gained experience with several non-profits which taught her that in order to make progress towards a healthier environment we need to put social justice first. This led Maddie to pursue a Masters in Resource and Environmental Management with a focus on respecting Indigenous rights and title. Maddie is deeply inspired by the work of Food Stash and is excited to meet you and everyone in the food security community!

Outro music: Moonquake - Nana Kwabena

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To be a leader is tough, and especially so in another culture. But cross-cultural success requires the right attitudes and skills. In this episode, world-renowned cross-cultural guru Diana Watson, a long-term resident of Taiwan but originally from the USA, shares her life and expertise on how to adapt and learn a new culture. Whether you are a business person, traveller, hobbyist, NGO or government worker, this episode contains vital information for you. Join us and become a learner and leader in world cultures!

The YouTube video that brought instant recognition is “Black Woman Wins Chinese Speech Contest English Subtitles” from June 11, 2018 is over 3 million views: https://youtu.be/IiYqLE3wr_I. It has also been shared an innumerable amount of times on other platforms such as WhatsApp, WeChat, Line, etc., which don’t necessarily add to the YouTube numbers.

Study Guide here: https://hwcdn.libsyn.com/p/6/c/8/6c869ae71ec57e44/STUDY_GUIDE_-_SEASON_4_EPISODE_8_Cross-Cultural_Leadership.pdf?c_id=103734911&cs_id=103734911&destination_id=2085620&expiration=1621612475&hwt=5cfae566d468589672c9fcd1b8b4818f

Diana Watson's Bio:

Diana is an author, four-time national speaking champion and cultural immersion expert. Her latest speech in Mandarin "Am I Strange?" had over 1,000,000 views only two weeks after it was posted onto YouTube and transformed how the world views Blacks who speak Chinese. Diana trains individuals and organizations on how to effectively immerse in other cultures by emphasizing foreign language public speaking, cross-cultural leadership and cultural intelligence, so they will obtain critical knowledge that leads to profitable outcomes and also make a positive impact on the local culture. Her book, The Speaking Seed: Secrets to Successful Foreign Language Public Speaking, is the first book ever dedicated to foreign language public speaking, and she also co-authored Called to Lead: Success Strategies for Women on sale now on Amazon. Diana has lived in Taiwan for almost 16 years and considers it home.

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Racism in the United States as well as other countries continues, not just through overt public discourse, but also in its overall system - in housing, banking, schooling, policing, etc. These policies especially affect African-Americans, as well as indigenous people and other people of colour. As Dr. Robert C. Smith, professor emeritus of political science at San Francisco State University explained in his 2010 book Conservatism and Racism, and Why in America They Are the Same, policies that racially discriminate at ground level have found a home in the last half century in the Conservative movement. This has been their means of winning elections and supporters, from Barry Goldwater to Ronald Reagan, from Richard Cheney to Donald Trump. Even progressives have supported policies that end up hurting African-Americans and other minorities in the USA.

It's not just what you say, but the end result of your actions that can constitute racism. And after decades of conservative policies on housing, jobs, policing, incarceration, the war on drugs, etc. have disproportionately impacted African-Americans. Can this ever change? Will progressive movements that are anti-racist in nature win the day instead? Listen in to find out!

Dr. Robert C. Smith Bio:

Robert C. Smith is professor of political science at San Francisco State University. An honors graduate of the University of California, Berkeley, he holds a master’s degree from UCLA and the Ph.D. from Howard. He is author or co-author of scores of articles and essays and ten books including Race, Class and Culture: A Study in Afro-American Mass Opinion; Racism in the Post-Civil Rights Era: Now You See It, Now You Don’t; We Have No Leaders: African Americans in the Post-Civil Rights Era; African American Leadership; Contemporary Controversies and the American Racial Divide; Conservatism and Racism* and Why in America They Are the Same; John F. Kennedy, Barack Obama and the Politics of Ethnic Incorporation and Avoidance, What has This Got to Do With the Liberation of Black People?: The Impact of Ronald W. Walters on African American Thought and Leadership and Polarization and the Presidency: From FDR to Barack Obama***. He is former associate editor of the National Political Science Review and general editor of the State University of New York Press African American Studies series. He has taught African American politics and American government for more than thirty-five years.

Professor Smith is co-author of a leading textbook in the field (American Politics and the African American Quest for Universal Freedom) and the Encyclopedia of African American Politics. He is currently writing a biography of Ronald Walters, his mentor and longtime Howard University professor who he argues is the most consequential African American political scientist of the last half century. In addition to his teaching and research, Professor Smith appears frequently on local and national radio and television programs analyzing American and African American politics. In 1998 he was recipient of Howard University’s Distinguished Ph.D. Alumni Award.

In addition, Dr. Smith's book, From the Bayou to the Bay: Autobiography of a Black Liberation Scholar was published earlier this year by SUNY or State University of New York Press. And - exciting news! - later this year Dr. Smith's book How Character Shaped the Trump Presidency will be published by Lynne Rienner Publishers.

Outro: "Loud In The Cloud - Nana Kwabena" from Youtube Audio Library

Collage Photos:

Top left: Photo by Jakayla Toney on Unsplash
Top right: Photo by Nathan Dumlao on Unsplash
Bottom left: Photo by Gerd Altmann on Pixabay
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This episode is a reading and explanation of "Disasters Mirror Society", an article written by Multi-Hazards host Vin Nelsen, inspired by his recent podcast with Vincent B. Davis. Disaster Doc Mark Keim so graciously put the article on his website as a guest blog. Within the article are important lessons, because the next few years and decades will be all about "the vulnerable" in pre/during/post disaster work. Thanks to these wonderful experts, and also Heather McGhee (The Sum of Us: What Racism Costs Everyone and How We Can Prosper Together) and Debora MacKenzie (COVID-19: The Pandemic that Never Should Have Happened and How to Stop the Next One) for their excellent, scholarly work. Study Guide here:

Other Links:
https://disasterdoc.org/disasters-mirror-society/ (This article may have disappeared from here by now; please check the PDF link on my podcast website).
Articles about the Simon Fraser University alumni in a racist incident:
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/black-alumnus-of-sfu-charged-after-controversial-arrest-by-police-at-burnaby-campus-1.5848978
https://thetyee.ca/News/2021/03/26/Canadian-Universities-Racism-Problem/

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Outro Music: The End - Coyote Hearing from YouTube Audio Library

Vin Nelsen's Bio

Vin Nelsen has a passion for protecting communities. While continuing to teach immigrants at Douglas College near Vancouver, British Columbia (BC), Canada, he studied a Grad Diploma in Climate Risk Management from the University of Waterloo, a Certificate in Climate Change Policy & Practice from the University of Toronto, courses from Yukon University's Graduate Diploma in Climate Change Policy, as well as a Diploma of Emergency & Security Management, Certificate in Emergency Management and Certificate of Emergency Management Exercise Design from Justice Institute of BC (JIBC), plus courses in First Nations' Studies, meteorology, technical writing and cyber security while volunteering with a local Emergency Preparedness program and Red Cross these last two + years. He finished in December 2019, then COVID-19's disruption came in March 2020, so this podcast at least lets him release some of that pent-up steam while seeking ways to contribute to the fields of Climate Change Adaptation (CCA) and Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR).

His previous work including many years in immigrant helping organisations as program manager, career and job search counsellor and instructor, English language instructor and real estate agent. He worked six years in Asia and has worked especially with non-Westerners since his youth. For the next few decades, he will dedicate himself to protecting communities from extreme weather events, geohazards, security threats and damaging social and political trends.

«Être fort pour être utile.» ("Be strong to be useful")

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Uncertainty is a crucial issue in the COVID-19 pandemic and with other ongoing issues such as climate change, disasters, systemic injustice, the future of younger generations, etc. Join renowned author and speaker, Dr. Margaret Heffernan and Multi-Hazards podcast host Vin Nelsen as they discuss uncertainty and the incredible findings from Margaret’s latest book, Uncharted: How to Navigate the Future. Have a listen!

Check out the Study Guide here: https://hwcdn.libsyn.com/p/5/2/8/5281f06c01b8caa2/STUDY_GUIDE_-_SEASON_4_EPISODE_5_Dr_Margaret_Heffernan.pdf?c_id=101635166&cs_id=101635166&destination_id=2085620&expiration=1619313001&hwt=28100128042cc3b238be70dd599ed176

Margaret Heffernan’s Bio

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Coastline communities worldwide make up 40% of the world's population and face enormous climate change impacts. Join Dr. Moushumi Chaudhury, Community Resilience Program Director of Coastal Risk & Resilience for The Nature Conservancy and Multi-Hazards podcast host Vin Nelsen as they discuss how coastal communities can become more resilient with our planet's ever-worsening climate crisis. Have a listen! And check out the Study Guide here: https://hwcdn.libsyn.com/p/4/c/c/4ccc37c7ea3141da/STUDY_GUIDE_-_SEASON_4_EPISODE_4_Dr_Moushumi_Chaudhury.pdf?c_id=101259791&cs_id=101259791&destination_id=2085620&expiration=1618883870&hwt=9817616ba446c931ef383bb6c99d52cf

Dr. Moushumi Chaudhury's Bio

Dr. Moushumi Chaudhury is the Community Resilience Program Director for The Nature Conservancy in Arlington, Virginia in the United States. She works in the Protect Ocean, Land, and Water unit. Moushumi leads and implements projects to help climate vulnerable people in coastal areas minimize the impacts of climate change by building their capacity to integrate nature-based solutions into disaster risk reduction planning. Moushumi has worked in the field of climate change adaptation and resilience for over a decade. Prior to joining TNC, she was a technical expert on climate resilience at the World Resources Institute and the CGIAR Research Program on Climate Change, Agriculture, and Food Security. Her work on climate change adaptation involved research and capacity building for adaptation decision making. She has also worked with UN agencies, IUCN, CIFOR, ICIMOD, and BRAC on a range of environment and development topics. She has worked in Bangladesh, Nepal, Indonesia, Kenya, and Fiji, as well as at the regional level in East Africa and globally. Moushumi holds a PhD in International Development from University of Sussex, an MS in Environmental Policy from the University of Michigan, and a BA in Anthropology & Sociology from Smith College.

Taken from: https://www.nature.org/en-us/about-us/who-we-are/our-people/moushumi-chaudhury/

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Part 2 of 2! Emergency Management should be Vincent B. Davis' middle name. He has seen it all, from civic to community to corporate, as he has endeavoured to protect communities all over the United States. Here at the Multi-Hazards podcast, Vincent B. Davis and podcast host Vin Nelsen discuss how disasters mirror everyday life and how underprepared we really are. With compassion and empathy, Vincent shares the traumas of the COVID-19 pandemic and the lived experiences of Black Americans as racism lives on in all its ugliness. Vincent B. Davis is one of the rare truth-tellers in Emergency Management, a man who doesn't sugarcoat things. Have a listen!

Study Guide here:

Vincent B. Davis' Bio:

Vincent B. Davis is Founder of Preparedness Matters Consulting and Director of Disaster Services for Feeding America. Prior to this, Vincent was Workplace Resiliency Manager at Amazon. His portfolio of success includes 23 years in the U.S. Air Force, Air and Army National Guard, and emergency management roles at FEMA, American Red Cross, Walgreens and Sony. He has also done extensive work in underserved communities including training and preparedness planning, with tribal partners, community organizations, and veterans. Vincent B. Davis is the author of three books: Lost and Turned Out, A Guide to Preparing Underserved Communities for Disasters (2012), and The Native Family Disaster Preparedness Handbook (2017), and the Emergency Guidebook for Broadcasters Serving Indian Country in collaboration with Native Public Media.

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Emergency Management should be Vincent B. Davis' middle name. He has seen it all, from civic to community to corporate, as he has endeavoured to protect communities all over the United States. Here at the Multi-Hazards podcast, Vincent B. Davis and podcast host Vin Nelsen discuss how disasters mirror everyday life and how underprepared we really are. With compassion and empathy, Vincent shares the traumas of the COVID-19 pandemic and the lived experiences of Black Americans as racism lives on in all its ugliness. Vincent B. Davis is one of the rare truth-tellers in Emergency Management, a man who doesn't sugarcoat things. Have a listen!

Study Guide here: https://hwcdn.libsyn.com/p/4/d/e/4de97a07b2ca408b/STUDY_GUIDE_-_SEASON_4_EPISODE_2_Vincent_B_Davis_-_Part_1_of_2.pdf?c_id=100081412&cs_id=100081412&destination_id=2085620&expiration=1617511502&hwt=15537eddd34faa391b84aeb290bdb9d8

Vincent B. Davis' Bio:

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Multi-Hazards podcast is on Season 4 and it hasn't even been a year yet! Multi-Hazards is in full-swing, looking at the theme of "protecting communities" from a variety of angles! Join host Vin Nelsen as he reviews Season 3's twenty episodes from Sept 2020 to April 2021, and looks forward to an entirely new season.

Vin Nelsen's Bio

His previous work includes many years in immigrant helping organisations as program manager, career and job search counsellor and instructor, English language instructor and real estate agent. He worked six years in Asia and has worked especially with non-Westerners since his youth. For the next few decades, he will dedicate himself to protecting communities from extreme weather events, geohazards, security threats and damaging social and political trends.

«Être fort pour être utile.» ("Be strong to be useful")

~ From Georges Hébert (1875-1957), French Navy officer, pioneer of France's physical education programs and creator of the Natural Method.

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This is the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction 2015–2030 word-for-word. The Framework was adopted at the Third United Nations World Conference on Disaster Risk Reduction, held from 14 to 18 March 2015 in Sendai, Miyagi, Japan. In the world of Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR), which includes Emergency Management here in North America, this is the Biggie, the Holy Grail. Have a listen!

Websites quoted:

https://reliefweb.int/report/world/sendai-framework-6th-anniversary-time-recognize-there-no-such-thing-natural-disaster

and

https://www.preventionweb.net/files/43291_sendaiframeworkfordrren.pdf

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Here are the "greatest hits" of 4 episodes involving young people. Within these topics, we discuss the protests after the George Floyd police murder, Black Lives Matter, racism and white supremacy, climate migrants, sustainability, the worldwide plastic tragedy, youth climate activism, fracking, and community leadership. Have a listen!

The full episodes are here:

S02 E03 Rising Youth, Social Justice & the Refugee Crisis - Interview with Sarah Chang, July 25, 2020
https://multi-hazards.libsyn.com/rising-youth-social-justice-the-refugee-crisis-interview-with-sarah-chang
S02 E09 Sustainability in the Age of COVID-19 & Beyond - Conversation with Alena Blanes, Aug 15, 2020
https://multi-hazards.libsyn.com/sustainability-in-the-age-of-covid-19-beyond-conversation-with-alena-blanes
S01 E12 Youth, Climate Activism and Sustainable Futures - Interview with Akhilesh AnilKumar, July 22, 2020
https://multi-hazards.libsyn.com/youth-climate-activism-and-sustainable-futures-interview-with-akhilesh-anilkumar
S03 E05 Community Leadership & Protecting Our Home - Conversation With Dominic Frongillo, Thurs Oct 8, 2020
https://multi-hazards.libsyn.com/community-leadership-protecting-our-home-conversation-with-dominic-frongillo

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Here are the "greatest hits" of 8 Multi-Hazards episodes with and about Climate Change Adaptation (CCA), discussing city planning, indigenous perspectives, science communication, academia & stakeholders, insurance and advice for youth wanting to get into the field, vulnerable communities and mainstreaming CCA. Have a listen!

The full episodes are here:
* S01 E10 Adapting to Our Changing Climate - Conversation with Dr Stewart Cohen, June 9 2020
https://multi-hazards.libsyn.com/adapting-to-our-changing-climate-interview-with-dr-stewart-j-cohen
* S01 E19 Indigeneous Perspectives on Adapting to Climate Change - Conversation with Kerry-Ann Charles-Norris, June 19 2020
https://multi-hazards.libsyn.com/indigenous-perspectives-on-adapting-to-climate-change-interview-with-kerry-ann-charles-norris
* S02 E08 Climate Risks, Lost Sleep & How to Take Action - Conversation with Dr Blair Feltmate, Aug 14, 2020
https://multi-hazards.libsyn.com/climate-risks-lost-sleep-how-to-take-action-conversation-with-dr-blair-feltmate
* S01 E05 City Planning & Climate Risk - Interview with Christine Callihoo, June 3, 2020
https://multi-hazards.libsyn.com/city-planning-climate-risk-interview-with-christine-callihoo
* S03 E08 An Engineer Faces a Changing Climate - Conversation with Joel Nodelman, Oct 18, 2020
https://multi-hazards.libsyn.com/an-engineer-faces-a-changing-climate-conversation-with-joel-nodelman
* S02 E13 Urban Adaptation to Climate Risks - Conversation with Jalonne L White-Newsome, Aug 24, 2020
https://multi-hazards.libsyn.com/rban-adaptation-to-climate-risks-conversation-with-dr-jalonne-l-white-newsome
* S02 E20 Collaborating for Climate Adaptation - Conversation with Beth Gibbons, Sept 15 2020
https://multi-hazards.libsyn.com/collaborating-for-climate-adaptation-conversation-with-beth-gibbons
* S03 E04 The State of Adaptation Science in Australia & Beyond - Conversation with Dr Johanna Nalau
https://multi-hazards.libsyn.com/the-state-of-adaptation-science-in-australia-beyond-conversation-with-dr-johanna-nalau

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Here are the "greatest hits" of 6 Multi-Hazards episodes with and about First Nations, discussing climate change adaptation, emergency management, indigenous knowledge and science, health and wellness and overcoming pandemic depression. Have a listen!

The full episodes are here:

S01 E19 Indigenous Perspectives on Adapting to Climate Change - Interview with Kerry-Ann Charles-Norris, Mon June 19 2020
https://multi-hazards.libsyn.com/indigenous-perspectives-on-adapting-to-climate-change-interview-with-kerry-ann-charles-norris

S02 E02 The Cutting Edge - First Nations & Emergency Management - Interview with Wilbert Wesley, Jul 24, 2020
https://multi-hazards.libsyn.com/the-cutting-edge-first-nations-emergency-management-interview-with-wilbert-wesley

S03 E07 Indigenising Science for Education - Conversation With Dawn Pratt, Thurs Oct 22, 2020
https://multi-hazards.libsyn.com/indigenising-science-for-education-conversation-with-dawn-pratt

S03 E13 Health is the Foundation of Everything - Conversation with Scott Simpson, Wed Jan 6, 2021
https://multi-hazards.libsyn.com/health-is-the-foundation-of-everything-conversation-with-scott-simpson

S03 E16 Overcoming Pandemic Depression With Scott Simpson, Wed Feb 18, 2021
https://multi-hazards.libsyn.com/overcoming-pandemic-depression-with-scott-simpson-s03-e16

S03 E09 First Nations in Quebec's Emergency Management - Conversation with Paul-Emile Auger, Oct 5 2020
https://multi-hazards.libsyn.com/some-updates-on-first-nations-in-quebecs-emergency-management-conversation-with-paul-emile-auger

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The COVID-19 pandemic is a seemingly never-ending disaster that's affecting our mental health. How can we overcome pandemic depression? Join indigenous fitness trainer Scott Simpson and Multi-Hazards podcast host Vin Nelsen as they discuss how we can stay sane during the COVID-19 pandemic and beyond. Other topics include sleep, exercise, good habits, pets as stress relievers, scammer phone calls, staying afloat financially, paying taxes, enjoying the people in your "bubble", conflict resolution, making restitution, anti- racism and learning new cultures, etc.

Check out Scott's Spirit Fit Motivation YouTube channel at https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCzETgEDeQYqfDsP1C8IY3kg.

Scott Simpson Bio

Scott Simpson is a personal fitness trainer and wellness coach from Ontario, Canada. He has over 12 year experience in personal training and small boot camps. He does motivational coaching projects on reserve and off reserve which will include activities such as motivational speeches, sobriety speeches, goal setting, one-on-one fitness training, small group boot camps, large group classes, and at the end of project 2 weeks or longer motivational videos for communities. He belongs to the Beausoleil First Nation but spent most of his life two hours south, in Canada's biggest city, Toronto.

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How can humans think of the world? Where is our future? What are the roles of science and religion? How can we tackle the COVID-19 pandemic? Climate change? A transition from fossil fuels to less polluting energy?

Find out here on this exciting episode with prolific science communicator Dr. Marcelo Gleiser, theoretical physicist at Dartmouth College, New Hampshire, USA!

Connect with Dr. Marcelo Gleiser: https://marcelogleiser.com

You'll learn:
[02:30] - Marcelo tells us how he, his family & college are doing during the pandemic these days.
[05:10] - We discuss Marcelo's YouTube channel and writings in English and Portuguese.
[07:30] - Vin mentions his former religiosity and how refreshing it is to reconnect with nature and science.
[09:00] - Marcelo brings up spirituality that can emerge from both religions and science. We talk about how we relate to nature with respect rather than domination.
[15:10] - Marcelo shares What's the "island of knowledge"?.
[17:10] - Marcelo explains the Theory of Everything and how he began dismissing it.
[21:50] - Both discuss the notion of "having dominion over nature" and how destructive this has been.
[25:30] - Marcelo shows how we are part of the natural world and are actually stardust too!
[28:15] - Marcelo shares his insights into the COVID-19 pandemic, initially from March 2020 and with his current updates.
[31:50] - Marcelo explains how tribalism is bad for our survival, both in the pandemic and with climate change.
[34:00] - Marcelo discusses how the United States can become a leader in climate change again.
[35:30] - Marcelo and Vin discuss "extractivism" and why it's a problem.
[38:20] - Marcelo shares his optimism that the pandemic won't bankrupt us and we will be able to recover.
[40:20] - Marcelo explains his opinions about prayer and action.

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Do products that soon break and cannot be repaired pose a hazard?

And aren't we all fed up with paying for new technology every couple years? Having no right to own outright or repair the things we buy? Kevin O'Reilly is our featured Multi-Hazards guest today, Advocate with US PIRG's Right to Repair Campaign. Our conversation covers the right to repair our phones, computers and the other technology we own. Yes, the environment cannot handle more junk! Join us for this inspiring episode!

Check out Kevin's article at https://uspirg.org/blogs/blog/usp/introducing-junked-design

PS - Kevin O'Reilly's Bio & the disclaimer are read out at the end of the episode.

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Without health, we can't deal with emergencies, let alone daily life. If you want to protect communities or even your own family, you need to protect your own health first. Join indigenous fitness trainer Scott Simpson and Multi-Hazards podcast host Vin Nelsen as they discuss how we can stay fit physically and mentally during the COVID-19 pandemic and beyond. Other topics include weight loss, goal-setting, new year's resolutions, sobriety, recovery from addictions, overcoming depression and negativity, and running from disasters at a moment's notice.

Check out Scott's Spirit Fit Motivation YouTube channel at https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCzETgEDeQYqfDsP1C8IY3kg.

Scott Simpson Bio

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COVID-19 is "The Big One"; look no further!

As more of the pandemic's devastations come to light over the coming months & years, we will see how deep & devastating it really is. And how it will cause one of the most significant shifts in human society that we've experienced in modern history.

It's time we put ourselves in the here & now, end this pandemic ASAP & focus on grieving, healing & rebuilding.

Links:

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/dec/29/who-warns-covid-19-pandemic-is-not-necessarily-the-big-one
https://www.who.int/news-room/q-a-detail/herd-immunity-lockdowns-and-covid-19
https://www.jblearning.com/catalog/productdetails/9781284170702
https://www.worldometers.info/coronavirus/
https://www.hachettebooks.com/titles/debora-mackenzie/covid-19/9780306924231/
https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/the-problem-of-long-haul-covid/
https://www.survivorcorps.com/story
https://www.wbur.org/hereandnow/2020/12/28/coronavirus-long-haulers
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/story-real-canary-coal-mine-180961570/
Telegraph UK - Poorer Countries are At Risk of Getting Stuck in the Covid Crisis Until 2023
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/2021-predictions-covid-war-famine-poverty-b1781258.html

Photos:
Teddy - Daniele Levis Pelusi on Unsplash
Earthquake - moein rezaalizade on Unsplash
Flood - Saikiran Kesari on Unsplash
Zombie - alert-4960172_1920

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In this "COVID Survival 101: Winter Edition", we discuss that (1) You are not invincible; you can get COVID-19. Yes, you. Realising that can help you avoid it. (2) Make plans to stay sane
and (3) Aim to make it to the end of the tunnel.

That's it. Maybe you can't thrive right now. Then . . . survive. Make it through this winter, through this pandemic.

Cheers,

Vin Nelsen

GRAPHIC is my lousy art rendition of the Alberta, Canada TV commercial character, Creepy Uncle Covid: https://youtu.be/PiG0I7VE7d4. There's also a COVID-19 awareness page along with these great TV commercials: https://covidloves.ca. Check them out!

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"Resilience" means both grit & determination, as well as the ability to bounce back after loss, setbacks & disasters. Mexicans have a lot to teach the world with their concept of "Zozobra" as described by Mexican philosophers Emilio Uranga & Jorge Portilla. "Zozobra" in this COVID-19 pandemic, for example, is the suffering, the anxiety, the pain we all feel, the sense that our ship is about to capsize, the alienation & limbo. Facing this anxiety together, as the residents of Sante Fe, New Mexico, USA when they burn a huge monster effigy every year, can bring relief.

The other nation we look to, Finland, has the concept of "Sisu", a second wind after suffering for a time, a discovery of inner strength to face our battles & challenges. "Sisu" is what we all need to face 2021 & an ongoing pandemic where death & destruction are everywhere. Forsaking superstition & conspiracy theories, we must unite against a common enemy, COVID-19, as well as other challenges like climate change, social unrest, authoritarianism, etc. Let us use these Mexican & Finnish concepts of resilience to fight the good fight and win!

LINKS:

"I Got You" lyrics, James Brown: https://www.azlyrics.com/lyrics/jamesbrown/igotyouifeelgood.html

"A Little Bit Off" lyrics, Five Finger Death Punch: https://genius.com/Five-finger-death-punch-a-little-bit-off-lyrics

"Zozobra":

Santa Fe, New Mexico, USA "Zozobra" event: https://burnzozobra.com/all-about-zozobra/

Feeling disoriented by the election, pandemic and everything else? It’s called ‘zozobra,’ and Mexican philosophers have some advice, Dr Francisco Gallegos, Assistant Professor of Philosophy, Wake Forest University, Dr Carlos Alberto Sánchez, Professor of Philosophy, San José State University, November 2, 2020: https://theconversation.com/feeling-disoriented-by-the-election-pandemic-and-everything-else-its-called-zozobra-and-mexican-philosophers-have-some-advice-148576

"Sisu":

"The Sisu Within You: The Finnish Key To Life, Love and Success": https://finland.fi/arts-culture/sisu-within-finnish-key-life-love-success/

"What Sisu Can Teach Us About Well-Being" by Dr. Marianna Pogosyan, Psychology Today, Aug 27, 2018: https://www.psychologytoday.com/ca/blog/between-cultures/201808/what-sisu-can-teach-us-about-well-being

Joanna Nylund, Sisu: The Finnish Art of Courage (2018, UK: Gaia; USA: Running Press): https://www.runningpress.com/titles/joanna-nylund/sisu/9780762493371/

Photo:

robert-collins-tvc5imO5pXk-unsplash: https://unsplash.com/photos/tvc5imO5pXk

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Quebec is the most populated province in Canada. There, First Nations people are on the move, making their communities safer by ever-improving Emergency Management strategies. Paul-Emile Auger is working with First Nations communities there. Listen to some information and updates about what is happening there in this episode: "Some Updates on First Nations in Quebec's Emergency Management - Conversation with Paul-Emile Auger" (Multi-Hazards Podcast S03 E09).

Paul-Emile Auger Bio

Paul-Emile Auger is Emergency Management (EM) Specialist at the Grand Council of the Waban-Aki Nation near Trois Rivières, Quebec, the French-speaking province in Eastern Canada. He is also an Incident Commander for crises and disasters, and responsible for public security in daily life. His job scope includes supporting all First Nations in Quebec in the four pillars of EM: Prevention, Preparation, Intervention & Recovery. Prior to this he worked as at the Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada as EM & Procurement Officer. He has done post-graduate studies in Sociology at Quebec's Laval University and completed a Bachelor's in Political Science there as well. He is fluent in both French and English and is one of the rare people who can move in both social circles, as well as among First Nations everywhere.

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How can Canada & other nations ramp up our climate adaptation? How have we reached this point in adaptation and where are we headed? Hear it from an engineer and educator's perspective here in this timely, in-depth episode: "An Engineer Faces a Changing Climate - Conversation with Joel Nodelman" (Multi-Hazards Podcast S03 E08).

Joel Nodelman Bio

Joel Nodelman is an engineering and risk management specialist with over forty years of professional practice. Over his career, Joel’s primary mission was environmental responsibility and sustainable development. He promoted these strategies in the design, operation, and management of complex engineered systems and organizational structures. He brings this focus to his consulting practice, providing clients with pragmatic approaches to address climate change risk. A gifted speaker, facilitator and educator he taught 4th-year engineering courses in sustainable development and engineering management at the University of Alberta for well over a decade. He is the author of numerous articles and papers on sustainable development, climate change, climate resiliency, and environmental affairs. A graduate of Queen’s University with degrees in Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Joel is a Professional Engineer, registered with the Association of Professional Engineers and Geophysicists of Alberta. Joel holds a Canadian Risk Management (CRM) professional designation from the Global Risk Management Institute (GRMI). Joel and his partner Joan founded Nodelcorp Consulting in 2002 with the firm belief that the combination of their professional skills would offer synergies that support superior client service. (Source: https://www.nodelcorp.com/joel-nodelman-professional-engineer/).

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How can indigenous and scientific knowledge merge to educate the younger generations? Dawn Pratt is an indigenous expert trained as a scientist, with a passion for training youth in STEM (science, technology, engineering & mathematics). Listen to "Indigenising Science for Education - Conversation With Dawn Pratt" (Multi-Hazards Podcast S03 E07).

Dawn Pratt Bio

Dawn is an Indigenous Scientist creating ethical Indigenised STEM activities with epistemological and pedagogical hands-on-learning while infusing Indigenous Languages, Elders and their knowledge into Western Science Curriculum. Her First Nation language is Saulteaux (Ojibway). Dawn has a Masters of Science in Physical Chemistry from the University of Saskatoon and has several peer-reviewed articles on ResearchGate. In her career, she actively searches for Indigenous Knowledges and give credit to the Elders and Knowledge Keepers. She's a learner for life and has a passion for everything STEM, which includes Science, Technology, Engineering & Mathematics. She is mentoring her two Indigenous daughters to see the world of science & math with culture & language. Follow her on Twitter @dawnypratt.

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How can communities be protected from fires, without firefighters getting diseases, or being injured or killed? How can our attitudes about fire and firefighter workplace culture change, so that more lives are saved, those of community members and firefighters? Listen to this timely, exciting episode with a fire culture expert who has put a lot of thought and time into these questions, a master storyteller: "Fighting for the Soul of Firefighting - Conversation With Burton Clark" (Multi-Hazards Podcast S03 E06).

Dr Burton A Clark Bio

Dr. Burton A. Clark, Executive Fire Officer (EFO), has been in the fire service for 50 years, including the District of Columbia in Washington DC the Capital of the USA, Prince George’s County Fire Department in Maryland and the USA National Fire Academy. He served as Assistant Fire Chief in Laurel, Maryland and as an Operations Section Chief for National emergencies and disasters. Presently he serves on the Board of Advisors for the Fire Service Psychology Association and the Board of Governors for the John M. Moschella Fire Service Research Grant Trust. Dr. Clark is a Technical Expert Reviewer for the USA National Institute for Occupational Health and Safety Fire Fighter Fatality Investigation and Prevention program and a doctoral dissertation advisor at various universities. He is the author of “I Can’t Save You, But I’ll Die Trying. The American Fire Culture” which I am now reading, it's chock full of great stories & a call to reform this great profession and the way society looks at fires. Dr. Clark studies fire culture worldwide, his web page is www.americanfireculture.com

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How can you protect your community when facing the giants such as climate change and powerful corporate & political interests? Dominic Frongillo & his partners have successfully organised communities across New York State & the United States. He is an example of what we all can do! Listen to this timely, exciting episode: "Community Leadership & Protecting Our Home - Conversation With Dominic Frongillo" (Multi-Hazards Podcast S03 E05). Study Guide included, click on the top left of the website: where it says "PDF":
https://multi-hazards.libsyn.com/community-leadership-protecting-our-home-conversation-with-dominic-frongillo

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Adaptation to climate change is becoming something we all have to pay attention to. But what steps are there for countries and communities to take? Let's learn the scene "down under" from one of the nation's top adaptation experts. Listen to "The State of Adaptation Science in Australia & Beyond - Conversation with Dr. Johanna Nalau" (Multi-Hazards Podcast S03 E04). Study Guide here: https://multi-hazards.libsyn.com/the-state-of-adaptation-science-in-australia-beyond-conversation-with-dr-johanna-nalau

Dr. Johanna Nalau Bio

Dr. Nalau has a a PhD in climate change adaptation and is an adaptation scientist at Griffith University based on the Gold Coast, Australia. Her research is focused on understanding how, why and when people make decisions to adapt to climate change, and what role science can and should play in that process. This includes issues such as decision-making, policy development and implementation, limits to adaptation, and the gap that we often see between academic theory and real-world practical actions. She has a keen interest in leadership and management. This is because she firmly believes that good leadership enables better lives and better decisions across organisations and scientific fields. And thus, she explores the linkages between leadership, climate adaptation and decision-making with a weekly blog at www.johannanalau.com.

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What if too many people hesitate to take the COVID-19 vaccine(s) when ready? Besides masks and social distancing, stopping this coronavirus pandemic will also involve vaccines. And this means we all need to be willing participants in vaccine rollouts. Listen to this timely, exciting episode: "Vaccine Hesitancy in a Global Pandemic: Conversation with Dr Jennifer Reich" (Multi-Hazards Podcast S03 E03). Check out the Study Guide, click on the top left "PDF": https://multi-hazards.libsyn.com/vaccine-hesitancy-in-a-global-pandemic-conversation-with-dr-jennifer-reich

Dr. Jennifer Reich Bio

Dr. Reich is a Professor of Sociology and Director of the University Honors and Leadership Program at the University of Colorado - Denver. She is author of two award-winning books, Fixing Families: Parents, Power, and the Child Welfare System and Calling the Shots: Why Parents Reject Vaccines, and is co-editor of the book, Reproduction and Society. Her work has been featured in media outlets including the New York Times, Washington Post, NPR, and Newsweek, and on the Netflix show, Bill Nye Saves the World. She teaches classes on healthcare, family, and reproductive politics. (Source: https://clas.ucdenver.edu/cpe/covid-19-colorado-beyond).

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What if we prepared for humanity to live another 10,000+ years on Earth? What can we store away for future generations? What will benefit our descendants as they survive and thrive in the far future? Listen to "Safekeeping & Humanity's Future - Conversation with Dr. Jean Walton" (Multi-Hazards Podcast S03 E02). Check out the Study Guide, click on the top left "PDF": https://multi-hazards.libsyn.com/safekeeping-humanitys-future-conversation-with-dr-jean-walton

Dr. Jean Walton Bio

Dr. Walton is professor of English at the University of Rhode Island, where she teaches modernism, film, and gender studies. She is the author of Fair Sex, Savage Dreams: Race, Psychoanalysis, Sexual Difference (Duke University Press, 2001) and coauthor, with Mary Cappello and James Morrison, of Buffalo Trace: A Threefold Vibration (Spuyten Duyvil Publishing, 2018). She wrote Mudflat Dreaming: Waterfront Battles and the Squatters Who Fought Them in 1970s Vancouver, published by New Star in 2018. This mini-Bio does not do justice to her, so please check out her longer Bio at the University of Rhode Island website: https://web.uri.edu/english/meet/jean-walton/

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Tired of the pandemic? Restless? Bored? Listen to Multi-Hazards podcast host Vin Nelsen as he takes a few moments to summarise the 20 episodes of Season 2 and give you a glimpse of what will happen in the new season: Rest Not in Peace - Season 3 Premiere by Vin Nelsen (Multi-Hazards Podcast S03 E01). Check out the Study Guide, click on the top left where it says "Pdf" above the date! https://multi-hazards.libsyn.com/rest-not-in-peace-season-3-premiere-by-vin-nelsen

Vin Nelsen's Bio

Vin Nelsen has a passion for protecting communities. While continuing to teach immigrants at Douglas College near Vancouver, British Columbia (BC), Canada, he studied a Grad Diploma in Climate Risk Management from the University of Waterloo, a Certificate in Climate Change Policy & Practice from the University of Toronto, courses from Yukon University's Graduate Diploma in Climate Change Policy, as well as a Diploma of Emergency & Security Management, Certificate in Emergency Management and Certificate of Emergency Management Exercise Design from Justice Institute of BC (JIBC), plus courses in First Nations' Studies, meteorology, technical writing and cyber security while volunteering with a local Emergency Preparedness program and Red Cross these last two years. He finished in December 2019, then COVID-19's disruption came in March 2020, so this podcast at least lets him release some of that pent-up steam while seeking ways to contribute to Climate Change Adaptation (CCA) and Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR).

His previous work including many years in immigrant helping organisations as program manager, career and job search counsellor and instructor, English language instructor and real estate agent. He worked six years in Asia and has mainly worked with non-Westerners since his youth. For the next few decades, he will dedicate himself to protecting communities from extreme weather events, geohazards, security threats and damaging social and political trends.

«Être fort pour être utile.» ("Be strong to be useful")

From Georges Hébert (1875-1957), French Navy officer, pioneer of France's physical education programs and creator of the Natural Method.

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Can we adapt to a speedily changing climate with all the extreme weather events challenging our communities in wave after wave? Beth Gibbons, Executive Director of the American Society of Adaptation Professionals (ASAP) shares her journey & what she & her expert colleagues from far and wide are doing. Listen to "Collaborating for Climate Adaptation" (Multi-Hazards Podcast S02 E20). Check out the Study Guide, click on the top left "PDF": https://multi-hazards.libsyn.com/collaborating-for-climate-adaptation-conversation-with-beth-gibbons

Beth Gibbons is the Executive Director of the American Society of Adaptation Professionals (ASAP). In this role, she is responsible for strengthening the capacities of individual adaptation professionals, adaptation and resilience oriented organizations, and accelerating the evolution of the adaptation field of practice.Beth brings over a decade of experience in sustainable development and climate adaptation to her role. Prior to joining ASAP, Beth directed the University of Michigan's Climate Center and managed NOAA’s Great Lakes Regional Integrated Sciences and Assessments Center. Beth served in the Peace Corps in Agodopke, Togo and holds a Master of Urban Planning from the University of Michigan.

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Threat modeling is a key to securing businesses, governments and individuals in a hacker-happy world. Its principles can be applied to disaster risk reduction (DRR), climate change adaptation (CCA) & other fields. Listen to Cybersecurity expert Adam Shostack in "Cybersecurity, Threat Modeling & in an Up & Down World" (Multi-Hazards Podcast S02 E19). Check out the Study Guide, click on the top left "PDF": https://multi-hazards.libsyn.com/cybersecurity-threat-modeling-in-an-up-down-world-conversation-with-adam-shostack

Adam Shostack Bio

Adam Shostack is a leading expert on threat modeling, and a consultant, entrepreneur, technologist, author and game designer. He's a member of the BlackHat Review Board, and helped create the Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures (CVE) system and many other things. He currently helps many organisations improve their security via Shostack & Associates, and advises startups including as a Mach37 Star Mentor. While at Microsoft, he drove the Autorun fix into Windows Update, was the lead designer of the Security Development Lifecycle (SDL) Threat Modeling Tool v3 and created the "Elevation of Privilege" game. Adam is the author of Threat Modeling: Designing for Security, and the co-author of The New School of Information Security.

If you'd like help threat modeling, or engineering more secure systems in general, take a look at his consulting pages at https://adam.shostack.org.

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With climate change speeding like a runaway train and the oil and gas industry (O&G) digging in its heels, electric vehicles (EVs) can be a game changer. Why not come out of this COVID-19 pandemic leaner & greener and build a sustainable economy where we can all survive? Listen to EV expert John Stonier in "Electric Vehicles Can Help Save the World" (Multi-Hazards Podcast S02 E18). Check out the Study Guide, click on the top left "PDF": https://multi-hazards.libsyn.com/electric-vehicles-can-help-save-the-world-conversation-with-john-stonier

John Stonier Bio

John Stonier is an electric mobility entrepreneur, enthusiast and advocate. He's also a professional Chartered Accountant, senior financial executive and experienced technology and company builder for a sustainable economy. He's the President of the Vancouver Electric Vehicle Association (VEVA) in Canada's City of Vancouver on the West Coast. For many years he's been an electric vehicle advocate, builder, expert and enthusiast, as well as leader, conference speaker and panelist. Link: https://www.f6s.com/johnstoniercpaca

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Baby Boomers are blamed for all the troubles in the world, Gen Z is ready for a fight, Millennials are miffed and Gen X wonders where they fit in. The multi-generational strife we see today mirrors the chaos and hopes of a planet still wondering whether humans are a burden or blessing. If you were a visiting alien, what would you conclude? Find out more: Boomers, Gen Z & the Rest of Us - Conversation with Dorothy Woodend (Multi-Hazards S02 E17). On Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify, etc. With Study Guide: click on the top right PDF here: https://multi-hazards.libsyn.com/boomers-gen-z-the-rest-of-us-conversation-with-dorothy-woodend

BIO - Dorothy Woodend

Dorothy Woodend is the culture editor for The Tyee. Born in Vancouver, Dorothy was raised on the East Shore of Kootenay Lake, where nothing ever happened. She and her twin sister hightailed to Vancouver after graduating, where they lived on bags of frozen french-fries and worked a series of crappy jobs.

Dorothy holds degrees in English from Simon Fraser University and Film Animation from Emily Carr University. She has worked in many different cultural disciplines, including producing contemporary dance and new music concerts, running a small press, and writing for newspapers and magazines across Canada and the U.S.

In 2004, Dorothy became The Tyee’s film critic. She has worked with the Vancouver International Film Festival, the Whistler Film Festival and the National Film Board of Canada. She is a member of the Broadcast Film Critics Association, The Vancouver Film Critics Circle, and the Alliance of Women Film Journalists. Dorothy is also the senior festival advisor for DOXA Documentary Film Festival in Vancouver.

Link: https://thetyee.ca/Bios/Dorothy_Woodend/

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COVID-19 is wreaking havoc on the way we do things. There is no longer a "normal", just a "new abnormal". What happens with COVID-19 when wildfires, floods, heat waves or other events occur? We call this a "multi-hazard scenario." To face off against this, the Future Cell team has come up with a framework to assist Emergency Management in planning for multi-hazard events in a COVID-19 environment. Check out: COVID-19 & Multi-Hazards in a Future Cell Framework: Conversation with the Future Cell Team (Multi-Hazards Podcast S02 E16). On Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify, etc. Check out the Study Guide, click on the top left "PDF": https://multi-hazards.libsyn.com/covid-19-multi-hazards-in-a-future-cell-framework-conversation-with-the-future-cell-team

Purple Compass

As the Founder and Chief Strategist in Foresight & Design for Purple Compass, Donna Dupont brings skills and insights developed over 20 years working with leaders in emergency management, government public policy, strategic planning and program design. Purple Compass helps organizations navigate today’s complexity and uncertainty, anticipate future changes, and create innovative solutions. A unique B2B company, with a niche focus on strategic foresight and design services for disaster risk management and sustainability. Our approach to strategic planning is holistic, inclusive and collaborative, and combines traditional methods with foresight and design methodologies. Purple Compass also hosts the Emergency Management Futures Lab, a lab designed to support anticipatory and adaptive leadership capabilities for resilience.

The Foresight Studio

The Foresight Studio is a boutique strategic foresight and experience futures advisory group engaged in tip-of-the-spear futures thinking, motivated to observe and understand the dynamics of change, and navigate the challenges it presents in a methodical, honest and artful manner.

Co-founded by Richard Thomas and Sady Ducros, the duo has been working together as lifelong collaborators for the past 15 years. Having first met as industrial design students at OCAD University, the pair went on to work at the Universities first research think tank, The Beal Institute for Strategic Creativity under the guidance of their mentor and founder Alexander Manu, where they explored the future of IOT through the lens of Strategic Foresight. The pair have been working together ever since.

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Did you know unprecedented numbers of people searched for prayer during the COVID-19 pandemic's early months? So, what role does religion play in disasters? Does it help or is religion a distraction from reality? Check out: COVID-19, Disasters & Religion: Conversation with Dr Jeanet Bentzen (Multi-Hazards Podcast S02 E15) On Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify, etc. Check out the Study Guide, click on the top left "PDF": https://multi-hazards.libsyn.com/covid-19-disasters-religion-conversation-with-dr-jeanet-bentzen

Dr. Jeanet Sinding Bentzen is Associate Professor in the Department of Economics at the University of Copenhagen. Her research focuses on economic approaches to decision-making and culture, and includes topics related to religion, institutions, economic growth, economic history, and geographic confounders. Most of her recent work is within the Economics of Religion field. Methodologically, she uses econometric techniques to test theories from psychology, sociology, theology, and anthropology empirically. Her methodology involves broad datasets spanning the globe, allowing testing of the generalisability of the various theories.

She's helped us make sense of the COVID-19 crisis. In June 2020, she wrote a column called "Rising religiosity as a global response to COVID-19 fear". Before that, in May 2020, she wrote "In Crisis We Pray" paper, one in the Centre for Economic Policy (CEPR) COVID Economics series. In Apr 2020, with Gunes Gokmen she wrote a Discussion Paper called "Power of Religion". Before all this, in Feb 2020, she published with Lena Sperling a CEPR paper called "God Politics". In Dec 2019, she became the new Executive Director of Association of Economics, Religion, and Culture (ASREC).

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With social injustices and scandals breaking out left, right and centre, amidst a pandemic, climate change and an unpredictable future, many are finding hope in faith. Not the ordinary, business-as-usual faith, but one that challenges systems and champions with weak over the strong, the poor over the rich. Join us for a deep dive: Liberation Theology & Social Justice: Conversation with Damon Garcia (Multi-Hazards Podcast S02 E14). On Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify, etc. With Study Guide, click on the top left: https://multi-hazards.libsyn.com/liberation-theology-social-justice-conversation-with-damon-garcia

BIO - Damon Garcia

Damon Garcia describes himself as a minister and promoter of Liberation Theology. You can find more about him in this episode when he tells us his story.

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How can a major urban centre adapt to the brutal realities of climate change risks? How can communities unite together to prepare for, respond to and recover from increasing extreme weather events, while dealing with systemic discrimination and a major pandemic at the same time? How is Detroit leading the way? Find out here: Urban Adaptation to Climate Risks: Conversation with Dr. Jalonne L White-Newsome. On Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify, etc.
With Study Guide, click where it says PDF on the top left: https://multi-hazards.libsyn.com/rban-adaptation-to-climate-risks-conversation-with-dr-jalonne-l-white-newsome

BIO - Dr. Jalonne L White-Newsome

Dr. Jalonne L White-Newsome is CEO/Founder of Empowering a Green Environment and Economy, delivering people-centred solutions to transform communities (check out the website at www.empower4people.com). Before this, she was senior program officer at The Kresge Foundation, responsible for the Environment Program's grant portfolio on Climate Resilient and Equitable Water Systems (CREWS). Jalonne was also a core team member of Kresge's Climate Change, Health and Equity Initiative, supporting grantmaking across the public health sector.

Before this, Jalonne served as director of federal policy at West Harlem Environmental Action Inc. (WE ACT), where she led national campaigns to ensure that the concerns of low-income communities of color were integrated into federal policy, particularly on issues of clean air, climate change and health. She is an adjunct professor at The George Washington University in Washington, D.C. As a researcher on climate, health and equity, Jalonne was a lead author for the human health chapter of the Fourth National Climate Assessment. She provides leadership on various boards, including the National Academy of Sciences Board on Environmental Change and Society, the US Climate Action Network, Health Environmental Funder’s Network Steering Committee and the Urban Water Funder’s Group.

A native of Detroit, Jalonne earned a Ph.D. in environmental health sciences from the University of Michigan School of Public Health, a master’s degree in environmental engineering from Southern Methodist University and a bachelor’s degree in chemical engineering from Northwestern University. Jalonne has recently been recognized by Who’s Who in America, The Environmental Management Association’s Environmental Achievement Award, the Michigan League of Conservation Voters and is a 2017 PLACES Fellow alum with The Funders Network.

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Can faith be a blessing rather than a distraction for communities? Can people of different beliefs work together toward the common good? Is social justice dead or are people rising up to better protect their communities, and especially the vulnerable? Check out: Keeping the Faith When All Hell Breaks Loose: Conversation with Shane Claiborne (Multi-Hazards Podcast S02 E12). On Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify, etc. Study Guide here, click on the top left where it says PDF:
https://multi-hazards.libsyn.com/keeping-the-faith-when-all-hell-breaks-loose-conversation-with-shane-claiborne

Bio - Shane Claiborne

Shane Claiborne is a prominent speaker, activist, and best-selling author. Shane worked with Mother Teresa in Calcutta, and founded The Simple Way in Philadelphia. He heads up Red Letter Christians, a movement of folks who are committed to living "as if Jesus meant the things he said." Shane is a champion for grace which has led him to jail advocating for the homeless, and to places like Iraq and Afghanistan to stand against war. Now grace fuels his passion to end the death penalty and help stop gun violence.

Shane’s books include Jesus for President, Red Letter Revolution, Common Prayer, Follow Me to Freedom, Jesus, Bombs and Ice Cream, Becoming the Answer to Our Prayers, Executing Grace, his classic The Irresistible Revolution, and his newest book, Beating Guns. He has been featured in a number of films including "Another World Is Possible" and "Ordinary Radicals." His books have been translated into more than a dozen languages. Shane speaks over one hundred times a year, nationally and internationally. His work has appeared in Esquire, SPIN, Christianity Today, TIME, and The Wall Street Journal, and he has been on everything from Fox News and Al Jazeera to CNN and NPR. He’s given academic lectures at Harvard, Princeton, Liberty, Duke, and Notre Dame. Shane speaks regularly at denominational gatherings, festivals, and conferences around the globe.

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British Columbia, Canada, is pioneering a new Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR) Hub, which includes Climate Change Adaptation (CCA). Disaster & climate risk expert Sahar Safaie is working with a team to make it happen! Find out how in this new Multi-Hazards podcast episode: Disaster Risk & Climate Adaptation Local & Global - Conversation with Sahar Safaie (Multi-Hazards Podcast S02 E11). On Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify, etc. With Study Guide here on the top left where it says PDF: https://multi-hazards.libsyn.com/disaster-risk-climate-adaptation-local-global-conversation-with-sahar-safaie

Sahar Safaie's Bio

Sahar Safaie is the founder and principal consultant at Sage on Earth Consulting Ltd., operating from Vancouver, Canada. She specialises in disaster risk assessment and disaster risk management, with more than twelve years of experience in the public and private sector internationally.

Equipped with a strong technical background and years of exposure to the policy and governance challenges of disaster risk management in different countries, Sahar has a solid understanding of its critical components. The main areas of her expertise are multi-hazard risk assessments, risk data management, the use of risk information in disaster risk reduction (DRR) decision making and the design of action plans, and developing DRR strategies and linkages with climate change adaptation and sustainable development.

Her talents lie in the strategic analysis of complex systems and the development of consensus-based solutions, and these skills have always been recognised and utilised by her past employers and clients. She is a strong communicator, with a passion for people and a natural gift for building relationships based on trust and harmony.

One of her recent projects while employed at the United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNISDR) is the "Words into Action Guidelines on National Disaster Risk Assessment." Sahar designed the scope and structure of this particular guideline and managed its development by closely interacting with more than 100 international experts. She also co-authored the main body of the guideline, that is, a policy guidance on the process of designing and managing a national risk assessment.

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Wonder what it's like to work in climate change mitigation at ground level? James Byrne is the Climate Change Coordinator for the City of Peterborough, Ontario, Canada. Job shadow with him on this episode, a lively discussion with host Vin Nelsen. Check out: Working in Climate Change at Ground Level: Conversation with James Byrne (Multi-Hazards Podcast S02 E10). With Study Guide: Click where it says PDF on the top left! On Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify, etc.
https://multi-hazards.libsyn.com/tackling-climate-change-at-the-local-level-conversation-with-james-byrne

BIO - James Byrne

Observing the state of the global climate deteriorating sparked in him a deep call to action. With the carbon clock persistently ticking away to unfathomable bleakness, he decided to engage and make this his life’s work. That decision led him to enroll and graduate from the University of Waterloo’s Master of Climate Change program. After graduating, he worked for Sustainable Peterborough in Peterborough, Ontario, Canada, as the organization’s Climate Change Coordinator. He was primarily tasked with assisting eight rural townships and two First Nation communities in chronicling climate actions to date and assessing the levels of greenhouse gas emissions emanating from each community.

Presently he's the Climate Change Coordinator for the City of Peterborough, Ontario, Canada. In this role, he monitors and evaluates the extent of greenhouse gas emissions being emitted from municipally-owned assets and from the broader community composed of residents and businesses. One key project he's currently working towards is establishing a city-wide home energy retrofit program. The goal of the program is to alleviate the extensive high energy demand of Peterborough’s older residential homes.

Lastly, his career aspirations are focused on making all municipalities in Ontario, Canada, more resilient to climate disruptions. This is coupled with decreasing the high-carbon lifestyles of residents and transitioning businesses to adopt climate-friendly business practices in communities. Achieving both goals will protect communities locally and aligns with the global climate justice movement. By 2050 he will know if he's succeeded or missed the target by a county mile. Wish him luck!

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Alena Blanes is an example of a young Canadian who cares about the future She's heavily involved in the Zero Waste Movement, disposing of disposables and adopting reusables, despite the bait and switch of plastic companies during the COVID-19 pandemic. Check out: Sustainability in the Age of COVID-19 & Beyond: Conversation with Alena Blanes (Multi-Hazards Podcast S02 E0Z). On Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify, etc. With Study Guide: Click on the left where it says PDF:
https://multi-hazards.libsyn.com/sustainability-in-the-age-of-covid-19-beyond-conversation-with-alena-blanes

BIO - Alena Blanes

Alena Blanes is a graduate of the University of Guelph-Humber’s Media Studies and Public Relations program. Originally from Coquitlam, British Columbia, she grew up deeply involved in sustainable initiatives in her school, home, and community. She infamously touts starting a recycling program at her elementary school when she was six. She later co-led her high school environment club and directed an initiative to build a greenhouse on school grounds.

She was named ‘Biggest Activist’ in her high school yearbook and continued exploring sustainable concepts throughout university. Alena was an active volunteer with Humber College’s Office of Sustainability and is the former Managing Editor at IGNITE Student Life where she wrote about topics including sustainability. She wrote her senior thesis on ‘Approaching Climate Change through the Lens of Millennial and Gen Z Social Media Users.’

Today, she is the Marketing and Communications officer at Shake Up the Establishment, a non-partisan, federally incorporated nonprofit promoting intersectional environmental literacy and political climate action in Canada. When she's not writing, she loves hiking, camping, and attempting to brew kombucha at home. | @alenablanes

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We have no time to waste in preparing thoroughly for climate change. Insurance and other companies have it on their radar screen, so politicians and the public also need to get on board and secure our future against climate change-driven threats. Discover how we can do this here in this new Multi-Hazards podcast episode: Climate Risks, Lost Sleep & How to Take Action: Conversation with Dr. Blair Feltmate (Multi-Hazards Podcast S02 08). With Study Guide! On Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify, etc. Click on the left where it says PDF: https://multi-hazards.libsyn.com/climate-risks-lost-sleep-how-to-take-action-conversation-with-dr-blair-feltmate

Dr. Blair Feltmate's Bio

Dr. Blair Feltmate is the Head of the Intact Centre on Climate Adaptation, University of Waterloo. Check out their website at https://www.intactcentreclimateadaptation.ca. Previous positions he has held include Vice President of Sustainable Development at the Bank of Montreal; Director of Sustainable Development at OPG; Partner in the Sustainable Investment Group/YMG Capital Management; and President of Sustainable Systems Associates. Blair has written textbooks on Sustainable Banking from the University of Toronto Press, and Aquatic Ecology published by CAB International. He is generally interviewed by the media 100-150 times per year.

Blair is a member of the Sustainable Finance Advisory Council of the Global Risk Institute. He is the Chair of the Adaptation Committee of the Canadian Institute for Climate Choices, at the Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC). He is on the Advisory Board on Climate Change at the Ministry of Environment, Conservation and Parks (MECP) for the province of Ontario. He was the Chair of the Federal Government of Canada's Expert Panel on Climate Adaptation and Resilience Results, and also the Chair of the Electricity Transmission and Distribution Adaptation Standard at the Canadian Standards Association. He is the former Chair of Pollution Probe, and he was the Chair/Founder of the Sustainable Electricity Program at the Canadian Electricity Association.

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As the planet heats up, where can people go? Learn more on this exciting episode: Increasing Migration Due to Climate Change: Conversation with Alex Randall and also awesome co-host Sarah Chang. On Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify, etc. With Study Guide - click on PDF:
https://multi-hazards.libsyn.com/increasing-migration-due-to-climate-change-conversation-with-alex-randall

Alex Randall's Bio

Alex Randall is a leading specialist in the connections between climate change, migration and conflict. He is programme manager at the Climate and Migration Coalition. He has been working on issues around climate, migration and human rights for 15 years. He advises a number of key international agencies and governments on their responses to climate-linked migration and displacement. Alex has also served on the advisory group of the Nansen Initiative and Platform on Disaster Displacement.

Alex has written extensively on climate change and migration for the Guardian, Le Monde Diplomatique, New Internationalist, Prospect and numerous other outlets. He is the author of a number of book chapters focusing on the connections between climate change and the rights of refugees and migrants.

Alex is currently leading the course ‘Climate change and migration: predictions, politics and policy’. The course is the world’s first free online course focused on the politics and policy of climate migration.

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Climate Action Leadership. Disaster and Emergency Management. Climate Resilience. How can we work toward a future that's not doom & gloom, but one that can inspire hope and action? Check out: Training Leaders for the Climate Emergency - Interview with Dr. Robin Cox. And be sure to check out the Study Guide for the program! Click on the top left where it says "Pdf" above the date! https://multi-hazards.libsyn.com/training-leaders-for-the-climate-emergency-interview-with-robin-cox

BIO - Dr. Robin Cox, Royal Roads University

Summary
Dr. Robin Cox is the program head for the graduate programs in Climate Action Leadership (Graduate Diploma; Master of Arts - awaiting final approval by BC government) and a professor in the Disaster and Emergency Management graduate programs of the School of Humanitarian Studies. Cox is also the director of the Resilience by Design (RbD) Research Innovation lab, a transdisciplinary research and educational outreach center that focus on building multigenerational climate action leadership and competencies. The goal of this center is to inform, inspire, and support the well-being of people and the planet in a changing climate, through research, education, and policy advising.

Experience
Cox is an active researcher with multiple nationally funded research projects. She leads the Adaptation Learning Network (ALN), a three-year, $2-million project funded by Natural Resources Canada and the BC Ministry of Environment and Climate Change Strategy. This project is building climate adaptation capacity with organizations, professionals, businesses, and communities through professional development training and networking. Cox is an experienced disaster psychosocial responder and researcher with expertise in individual- and community-level resilience and trauma.

Credentials
Cox holds a PhD in Counselling Psychology from the University of British Columbia (2007) and held a postdoctoral fellowship at the Michael Smith Foundation for Health Research, Simon Fraser University (2007). She received the Kelly Outstanding Teaching Award from Royal Roads University in 2016.

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This global system is broken. We exploit nature and more vulnerable people. We allow a select few to secure wealth and power. Our destruction of the environment fuels climate change and disease outbreaks like COVID-19. What can we do? Give up, throw up our hands? How can we fight this broken system and ensure that we can somehow reduce the impact of the climate crisis? Find out some ideas how here: Sustainability & This Broken System We’re In: Interview with Brad Zarnett. With Study Guide! On Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify, etc.
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Brad Zarnett Bio

Brad Zarnett is Canadian sustainability strategist, writer and blogger. He is the President of the Toronto Sustainability Speaker Series (TSSS) which was founded in 2008 to showcase sustainability leadership and has since hosted more than 40 events.

After 12 years of consulting and promoting leadership in Corporate Sustainability Brad began to realize that the promise of a more sustainable world was not being delivered. He decided to take a closer look, and what he saw was disturbing. Brad’s current focus is to broaden the conversation as to why Corporate Sustainability (CSR), Impact Investing and Profit with Purpose has failed to live up to its promise and more importantly, what is the best path forward to ensure that we are able to pass along a functioning planet to our children. Brad has a Masters in Environmental Studies from York University in Toronto and you can follow him on twitter @bradzarnett or on Medium where he has been recognized as a top contributor in the Climate Change category, LinkedIn or by joining his email list.

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Can Canada take a leadership role in the newly opening Arctic? Will we face institutional crises that are made even more apparent during this COVID-19 pandemic? Can we grow our population to 100 million and become a superpower rather than an impoverished, failed state facing annexation or vassal status? Can Canada take a leadership role in the newly opening Arctic? Will we face institutional crises that are made even more apparent during this COVID-19 pandemic? Can we grow our population to 100 million and become a superpower rather than an impoverished, failed state facing annexation or vassal status? Find out these answers and more in this episode, The Canadian Arctic, 100 Million Canadians, and Canada as a Great 21st Century Power: Interview with Irvin Studin. Check out the Study Guide for the program! Click on the top left where it says "Pdf" above the date! https://multi-hazards.libsyn.com/the-canadian-arctic-100-million-canadians-and-canada-as-a-great-21st-century-power-interview-with-irvin-studin

Irvin Studin's Bio

Irvin Studin is the President of the Institute for 21st Century Questions (a vision and strategy tank based in Toronto, Ontario, Canada with activities around the world) and Founder, Editor-in-Chief and Publisher of Global Brief magazine, a top-tier international affairs magazine with a heavy global readership.

He is also with the Chaire Raoul-Dandurand at the Université du Québec à Montréal, and has been a professor of public policy in leading universities in North America, Europe and Asia. He co-founded Ukraine’s Higher School of Public Administration (Kiev), and sits on the external advisory board of the Canadian Foreign Service Institute, Canada's diplomatic academy.

His latest book is called "Russia - Strategy, Policy and Administration" (Palgrave-MacMillan). He has several forthcoming books which will deal with strategic issues. Between 2002 and 2006, he worked for the Privy Council Office (Prime Minister’s department) in Ottawa, as well as in the Australian Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet in Canberra. A past Rhodes Scholar and Governor-General's Gold Medal winner, he was the first ever recruit of the Canadian government’s Recruitment of Policy Leaders programme, and a member of the small team that wrote Canada’s 2004 national security policy.

He was the principal author of Australia’s 2006 national counter-terrorism policy while on secondment in the Australian Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet (National Security Division). He consults (Studin Advisory Services Inc.), lectures and teaches around the world in a number of languages, and has written for publications ranging from the Financial Times to Le Monde, Vedomosti, the Globe & Mail, The Australian and the South China Morning Post. In a past life, he was a high-performance athlete - All-Canadian and captain on the York University men's varsity soccer team, two "Blues" with Oxford University's men's football/soccer team, and member of the professional Toronto Lynx Soccer Club (predecessor to Toronto FC).

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The youth are rising up! The so-called "most apathetic generation" is becoming the most passionate generation. Fighting the legacy of Boomers, imperialists, white supremacists, police brutality, systemic brokenness and populists trying to turn back the clock, the young people are finding their voice, especially Sarah Chang, the youth activist from California, USA. Tune in for a most inspiring conversation. And check out the Study Guide for the program! Click on the top left where it says "Pdf" above the date! https://multi-hazards.libsyn.com/rising-youth-social-justice-the-refugee-crisis-interview-with-sarah-chang

Sarah Chang Bio

Sarah Chang is a recent graduate of San Jose State University, majoring in Global Studies and also specialising in Human Rights.

Despite her young age, she has a lot of experience at work, research, podcasting and travelling. In the Summer of 2019, Sarah travelled to Greece & Italy on a study abroad program, participating in international field reporting on the refugee crisis in Europe. Using creative nonfiction to retell the stories of the violations of human rights in those regions, as well as making the connections to the immigration crisis in America, she published many episodes of her podcast called “A Student’s Guide to the Refugee Crisis.”

From the tender age of 15, she spent almost 6 months in Kazakhstan to explore her personal identity and place in the world. She has travelled to South Korea numerous times in her life to connect the dots of her heritage to where she stands today. In 2014, she spent some time in Ecuador with Children International to witness what their charity was really doing for kids living in poverty. Later that year, she decided to go back to community college and give academia her all. In 2016, she began her time at San Jose State University focusing on Global Studies, with a minor in Human Rights, which she fully intends on using. Her website is www.journey2refuge.weeblysite.com

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Saving the lives of First Nations and settlers alike, protecting communities at the top of his list, Fire Chief Wilbert Wesley works tirelessly in Mattagami First Nation and throughout Ontario, Canada and beyond in Disaster Management. Check out this inspiring new Multi-Hazards podcast episode now out: The Cutting Edge: First Nations & Emergency Management - Interview with Wilbert Wesley (Multi-Hazards Podcast S02 E02). With Study Guide! Click on the top left where it says "Pdf" above the date! https://multi-hazards.libsyn.com/the-cutting-edge-first-nations-emergency-management-interview-with-wilbert-wesley

Wilbert Wesley Bio

He is the Fire Chief at Mattagami First Nation. He has invested 17 years in the Emergency Management field, along with 20 years in the Fire Services and the last 14 years as a Disaster Management Educator. He is very passionate when it comes to education and training, as well as improving the well-being of the community members he works with. He is committed to the safety of these communities when it comes to Emergency Services / Management / Fire Services. Fire Chief Wilbert Wesley states on his LinkedIn that "it's been and honour and privilege to serve and to be of service."

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Where else can you hear hour-long interviews on disasters, adapting to climate change, terrorism, artificial intelligence, loving your neighbour, protecting communities, all in one podcast?

So, the marathon continues! Host Vin Nelsen takes a few moments to summarise the 20 episodes of Season 1 and looks forward to an exciting new season.

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Vin Nelsen's Bio

Vin Nelsen has a passion for protecting communities. While continuing to teach immigrants at Douglas College near Vancouver, British Columbia (BC), Canada, he studied a Grad Diploma in Climate Risk Management from the University of Waterloo, a Certificate in Climate Change Policy & Practice from the University of Toronto, courses from Yukon University's Graduate Diploma in Climate Change Policy, as well as a Diploma of Emergency & Security Management, Certificate in Emergency Management and Certificate of Emergency Management Exercise Design from Justice Institute of BC (JIBC), plus courses in First Nations' Studies, meteorology, technical writing and cyber security while volunteering with a local Emergency Preparedness program and Red Cross these last two years. He finished in December 2019, then COVID-19's disruption came in March 2020, so this podcast at least lets him release some of that pent-up steam while seeking ways to contribute to Climate Change Adaptation (CCA) and Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR). He currently volunteers with Canadian Red Cross for local and nationwide disasters as well as with the International Association of Emergency Managers (IAEM) - Canadian Council's Partnership Engagement Committee and Understanding Risk BC's Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR) Hub.

His previous work includes many years in immigrant helping organisations as program manager, career and job search counsellor and instructor, English language instructor and real estate agent. He worked six years in Asia and has mainly worked with non-Westerners since his youth. For the next few decades, he will dedicate himself to protecting communities from extreme weather events, geohazards, security threats and damaging social and political trends.

«Être fort pour être utile.» ("Be strong to be useful")

~ From Georges Hébert (1875-1957), French Navy officer, pioneer of France's physical education programs and creator of the Natural Method.

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As climate change heats up the earth, wildfires are becoming bigger and badder. What are some solutions? How can communities be protected while we fight fire with fire and control the uncontrollable? Check out: Wildfires in a Changing Climate - Interview with Robert W. Gray, expert fire ecologist from British Columbia (BC), Canada. And be sure to check out the Study Guide for the program! Click on the top left where it says "Pdf" above the date! https://multi-hazards.libsyn.com/wildfires-in-a-changing-climate-interview-with-robert-w-gray

Robert W. Gray Bio

Robert W. Gray is Fire Ecologist at R.W. Gray Consulting Ltd; researching fuel treatment effectiveness and effects of past wildfires. He's also a regular contributor to Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC) TV and Radio and the local Vancouver Sun news on wildfire science and policy.

R.W. Gray Consulting, Ltd. specialises in the research and application of many facets of wildland fire and ecological restoration. Fire research focuses on historic fire regimes and related ecosystem structure and composition, the immediate and long-term effects of applied fire, and integrated wildland fuels management including the use of fuels to produce bioenergy. Ecological restoration focuses on elements of dry forest ecosystems, their historic fidelity and ecological integrity, and the application of restoration strategies. Wildland fire operations include the application of prescribed fire to meet specific resource management objectives. R.W. Gray has been a qualified burn boss in the United States (US) and Canada since 1995. Wildland fire management includes the arenas of fuel hazard analysis and mitigation, policy, education, social acceptance, and training. Clients and collaborators include: Parks Canada, the United States Department of the Interior (USDI) Bureau of Land Management, United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Forest Service, Canadian Forestry Service, Government of Mongolia, British Columbia (BC) Ministry of Forests and Range, BC Ministry of Environment, State of Washington Dept. of Fish and Wildlife, The World Bank, University of British Columbia, University of Washington, University of Idaho, The Nature Conservancy (US), Nature Conservancy Canada, City of Cranbrook (BC), City of Kimberley (BC), Chelan County (Washington State), and numerous First Nations, industry, legal, and environmental groups. Robert W Gray has a Bachelor of Science from the University of Montana in both Fire and Forest Ecology.

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How do indigenous people look at nature as well as climate change? How are they protecting their communities and also interacting with the world at large? Find out these answers and more in this episode, a great interview with Kerry-Ann Charles-Norris, member of the Chippewas of Georgina Island First Nation in Ontario, Canada and Environmental Partnership Coordinator for Cambium Indigenous Professional Services (CIPS). Check out the Study Guide for the program! Click on the top left where it says "Pdf" above the date! https://multi-hazards.libsyn.com/indigenous-perspectives-on-adapting-to-climate-change-interview-with-kerry-ann-charles-norris

Kerry-Ann Charles-Norris' Bio

Kerry-Ann Charles-Norris is a member of the Chippewas of Georgina Island First Nation and joined the Cambium Indigenous Professional Services (CIPS) team in 2017 as the Environmental Partnership Coordinator. She was proud to serve her community as Councilor and has over 17 years’ experience working within her community. She has worked on bylaw development, waste management, housing and environmental project coordination and management. For 8 years she was responsible for researching and developing funding proposals which helped build and sustain her First Nations Environment Department including the development of community climate change adaptation and implementation plans not only for her community but other First Nations as well.

Kerry-Ann has had great success in initiating and building relationships with various environmental organizations, developing partnerships to coordinate and carry out various environmental activities as well as promoting education and community involvement in Environmental Health within her community and others. As a result of this work, Kerry-Ann has gained international recognition and has been asked to speak across Canada, the United States and Mexico in the area of indigenous perspectives on Environmental Stewardship as well as Climate Change Adaptation.

Kerry-Ann’s wide range of career experiences give her a unique perspective that can be very valuable when assisting other communities wishing to find their balance of operations and environmental stewardship.

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Bangladesh is a world leader in climate change adaptation, so what's happening there? How are they dealing with all the climate migrants being forced to move from A to B because of extreme weather? Check out: The Case of Bangladesh - Interview with the International Center for Climate Change and Development (ICCCAD) Team. And be sure to check out the Study Guide for the program! Click on the top left where it says "Pdf" above the date! https://multi-hazards.libsyn.com/limate-migrants-the-case-of-bangladesh-interview-with-the-icccad-team

ICCCD Team Bios

Adnan Qader is Senior Research Officer at ICCCAD. His research interests lie in climate and water security.

Sumaiya Binte Anwar is a Research Officer at ICCCAD, working in the Urban Resilience Program. She is a Civil Engineer by profession.

Nafis Fuad is a Research Officer at ICCCAD. His main research interest is in urban climate resilience and development.

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Emergency management is a diverse and busy field, not for the faint of heart. How can emergency managers do a better job of assisting communities to prepare for disasters? What exactly do emergency managers do on a daily basis? With a wealth of experience from both the United Kingdom and British Columbia, Canada, Paul Edmonds of Red Dragon Consulting answers these questions and more. And be sure to check out the Study Guide for the program! Click on the top left where it says "Pdf" above the date! hthttps://multi-hazards.libsyn.com/emergency-management-with-the-red-dragon-interview-with-paul-edmondstps://multi-hazards.libsyn.com/

Paul Edmonds' Bio

Paul Edmonds is Principal and Founder of Red Dragon Consulting, which does Emergency Management and Resilience Consultancy Services out of British Columbia (BC), Canada. He settled in BC in 2018 from a successful United Kingdom (UK) career. He has appreciation and gratitude to call the Okanagan his new home and acknowledges he works within First Nation territories who have inalienable Aboriginal Title and Rights.

His first role in BC was managing the Okanagan Similkameen BC floods, landslides, and fires of 2018. He went on to provide subject matter expert for the Boundary Flood Recovery in Kootenay Boundary and Grand Forks areas. In BC, Paul now assists many different governments and organizations in many different roles. Red Dragon has delivered advanced planning, response planning, flood response planning, wildfire communications, operational response procedures, gap analysis, and evacuation plans. Mitigation strategies and risk assessments. Grant writing including assisting on a major Disaster Mitigation and Adaptation Fund (DMAF). Emergency Operations Centre (EOC) Design and Exercise. Industrial risks. Mentoring. Recommending measures to protect cultural heritage. Taken part in local and provincial workshops in shaping the future. To name a few. He also works with a number of qualified professionals to deliver resiliency and mitigation projects. Red Dragon's Principal Consultant and founder, Paul Edmonds, is a qualified supplier of emergency management in British Columbia, Canada.

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How can businesses plan for life in the COVID-19 pandemic as it stretches on? What about individuals, families and communities? Find out these answers and more in this episode, a timely interview with crisis management expert Regina Phelps. And be sure to check out the Study Guide for the program! Click on the top left where it says "Pdf" above the date! https://multi-hazards.libsyn.com/covid-19-pandemic-planning-for-businesses-interview-with-regina-phelpshttps://multi-hazards.libsyn.com/

Regina Phelps' Bio

Regina Phelps is President of Emergency Management & Safety Solutions Inc. based out of San Francisco, California, USA. She is an internationally recognised expert in the field of crisis and continuity management and exercise design. Since 1982, she has provided consultation and speaking services to clients in four continents. She is a frequent speaker at international continuity conferences such as those of Disaster Recovery Journal (DRJ), the International Association of Emergency Managers (IAEM)and the World Conference on Disaster Management. Ms. Phelps is consistently rated as one of the top speakers in her field and is known for her approachable and entertaining speaking style and her ability to take complex topics and break them into easily digestible and understandable nuggets. Experts and novices consistently say that they always learn something new from her presentations.

Ms. Phelps latest book is Cyberbreach: What if Your Defenses Fail? Designing an Exercise to Map a Ready Strategy. Her other books are Emergency Management Exercises: From Response to Recovery and the companion Instructor's Guide. All three are available on Amazon.

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How does gender play a role in disasters? What exactly can emergency management planners do to address the gendered impacts of disasters? Find out these answers and more in this episode, a great interview with Alex Valoroso. And be sure to check out the Study Guide for the program! Click on the top left where it says "Pdf" above the date! https://multi-hazards.libsyn.com/gender-in-disasters-emergency-management-interview-with-alex-valoroso

Alex Valoroso's Bio

Alex Valoroso is a Senior Advisor of Emergency Management, Strategic Partnerships at Emergency Management British Columbia (EMBC). She has experience in Gender and Disaster Management as well as a wide variety of skills as an accomplished humanitarian professional.

Alex holds a Bachelor of Arts (BA) in International Development with a focus on community development, a Master’s degree in Disaster and Emergency Management with focus on gender and disaster, and certificates in Shelter and Settlement Coordination in Emergencies, Addressing Gender-Based Violence in Emergencies, and International Humanitarian Law. Her most recent accomplishment includes GenderPro, a specialised technical program at George Washington University.

Alex volunteers as the Vice President of her local Women's Resource Centre and has recently spearheaded a Women in Leadership initiative for her community. Dedicated to working with communities, Alex has extensive practitioner experience in emergency management throughout BC, and during various responses in Canada. Besides her current role as a Senior Advisor at EMBC (Emergency Management British Columbia), she is a Gender Equity Advisor through the provincial government's Gender Equity Office.

In the past, Alex provided technical support as a Gender Specialist with Cuso International in Guyana, South America, participated in an emergency mission for the refugee crisis in Tanzania, Africa, with Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) International (also known as Doctors Without Borders in English), and provided expertise during various responses as a coordinator with the Canadian Red Cross.

An added Disclaimer here: Alex speaks from her experience and not for the Government of British Columbia in this podcast.

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To adapt to climate change, communities need to take the necessary steps to improve their energy sources and infrastructure. Eddie Oldfield, a specialist in both clean energy and climate change adaptation, discusses his work in Atlantic Canada. Tune in to learn more of the important progress that Canadians are making in preparing for, responding to and recovering from extreme weather events and other impacts of climate change.

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Eddie Oldfield's Bio

Eddie Oldfield is Senior Lead, Projects & Advisory Services, at QUEST Canada, a national non-government organisation that works to accelerate the adoption of efficient and integrated community-scale energy systems in Canada by informing, inspiring, and connecting decision-makers. So, back to Eddie Oldfield. Since 1998, he has coordinated initiatives focused on local sustainability, GHG emissions reduction, clean energy and efficiency, transportation/fleets, climate adaptation and resilience planning. Eddie works to advance more resilient, Smart Energy Communities, and is Senior Lead, Projects and Advisory Services, QUEST. In this role, he helps deliver regional and national projects and supports Federation of Canadian Municipalities (FCM) Partners for Climate Protection members in Atlantic Canada.

Eddie also co-chairs the Open Geospatial Consortium (OGC)’s Energy and Utilities working group and is a Charter member of the OGC Health and Smart Cities working groups. He has led development of innovative web-based map services & distributed spatial data infrastructure, to support decision making including for climate-health and a cross-border pandemic exercise in 2007. In the past, he worked as Director of the NB Climate Change Hub, was a board member of the Canadian Risk and Hazards Network, and participated in the Resilient Communities Working Group of the National Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction. Eddie holds a BA (2008), with Interdisciplinary Honours (Sociology, Political Science, Environment, Science & Technology) from St. Thomas University, and owns and operates Spatial Quest based in Fredericton NB. Received Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal for efforts to help municipalities address climate change.

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What's it like to help a community recover from an earthquake? Why join disaster management as a career? What kind of person is needed to save lives and property? Find out these answers and more in this episode, a wonderful interview with Dr. Burçak Başbuğ Erkan, Coventry University, UK. And be sure to check out the Study Guide for the program! Click on the top left where it says "Pdf" above the date! https://multi-hazards.libsyn.com/earthquakes-disaster-management-education-protecting-communities-interview-with-dr-burak-babu-erkan/

Dr. Burçak Başbuğ Erkan's Bio

Dr. Burçak Başbuğ Erkan is Senior Fellow of Higher Education Academy (SFHEA) at the School of Energy, Construction and Environment, at Coventry University, United Kingdom (UK). She is a Lecturer and also the Course Director for the Master of Science in Disaster Management and Resilience at Coventry University, as well as an Associate Researcher at the Centre for Trust, Peace and Social Relations (CTPSR). Her other current positions include Editorial Board member of the journal ‘Disasters’, a Global Challenge Research Fund (GCRF) Urban Disaster Hub project team member with responsibility in Istanbul city, Turkey, Academic Director of the Institute for Civil Protection and Emergency Management (ICPEM), etc. Her past experience in these fields reaches back to 2005.

She has a Ph.D Statistics, London School of Economics and Political Sciences, United Kingdom (2007), A Master of Science in Statistics, University of Warwick, United Kingdom (2002) and a Bachelor of Science in Statistics, Middle East Technical University (METU), Ankara, Turkey (1999). Dr. Burçak Başbuğ Erkan has expertise on policy development in disaster risk reduction, disaster risk management, resilience, accountability, financial management strategies for disaster losses, catastrophe insurance, DRR/DRM education, risk management, and risk analysis.

She has been the director of the Turkish Disaster Data Bank project for AFAD (Turkey), as well as the Turkish Catastrophe Insurance Pool. She has 20 years of national and international work in teaching, consulting and training in Disaster Risk Reduction / Disaster Risk Management. Dr. Burcak Basbug Erkan has extensive working experience in developing multi-hazard countries and also field experience such as the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) response to the Syrian Refugee Crisis, the 2011 Van Earthquakes, and the May 2014 Soma Mine Fire in Turkey. She has published many journal publications and books, worked on numerous projects and received many awards.

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Can young people have impact when entrenched and powerful old men run the world? In this episode, youth climate activist Akhilesh AnilKumar discusses how he was awakened by the floods in Kerala, India, established the Bring Back Green Foundation and has embarked on a journey to change the world with other youth. Be sure to check out the Study Guide for the program! Click on the top left where it says "Pdf" above the date! https://multi-hazards.libsyn.com/youth-climate-activism-and-sustainable-futures-interview-with-akhilesh-anilkumar

Akhilesh AnilKumar's Bio

Akhilesh AnilKumar is a college-aged student at the University of Wollongong majoring in Cyber Security (Computer Science). He is Director and co-founder of the Bring Back Green Foundation and co-founder of the Swap The Straw Campaign. He is from Kerala State in the southernmost region of India but is currently studying in Australia. He is one of many young people who are not wasting any time working to bring change to this world with others.

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Can we actually use artificial intelligence (AI) to improve flood mapping and with other tools for geohazards? In this episode, geological engineer Dave Bigelow discusses how geology and AI contribute to public safety. Be sure to check out the Study Guide for the program! Click on the top left where it says "Pdf" above the date! https://multi-hazards.libsyn.com/flood-mapping-glacier-hazards-and-artificial-intelligence-interview-with-dave-bigelow

Dave Bigelow's Bio

Dave Bigelow is a Geological Engineer (EIT), specialising in the fields of hydrology, geohazards and AI. He is at Minerva Intelligence, a Vancouver, Canada-based company. There, Dave is leading the development of an application that leverages semantic Artificial Intelligence (AI) and numerical modelling to produce explainable urban flood risk assessments.

Dave Bigelow received a Bachelor of Applied Science from the University of British Columbia in Geological Engineering with a minor in Commerce, and an Master of Science in Geological Engineering from Simon Fraser University, investigating glacial lake outburst flood hazards. Results from his research have been presented at international conferences and published in scientific journals. Before joining Minerva, Dave worked in consulting engineering, gaining hands-on experience in geotechnical and hydrotechnical hazard assessments.

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Can we actually adapt to a changing climate that seems like a runaway train? As the world heats up and nature quickly readjusts itself, how can we survive? In this episode, Dr. Stewart J. Cohen discusses how we predict where the climate is headed and how we can reduce its impacts on society. He discusses how the adaptation process works and how to involve stakeholders. If you want to dive deep into climate change adaptation, here's your chance! Be sure to check out the Study Guide for the program! Click on the top left where it says "Pdf" above the date! https://multi-hazards.libsyn.com/adapting-to-our-changing-climate-interview-with-dr-stewart-j-cohen

Also, check out Dr. Cohen's popular blog, Doctor Climate Change: https://doctorclimatechange.com

Dr. Stewart J. Cohen's Bio

Dr. Stewart J. Cohen is an author and educator on human-caused climate change. Dr. Cohen is currently a part-time instructor on climate change adaptation at Royal Roads University, and is writing posts on his blog mentioned above. His university education was in geography, obtaining degrees from McGill University, the University of Alberta, and the University of Illinois. Dr. Cohen has recently retired from a 35-year research career with Environment and Climate Change Canada. He began his career in Toronto where he created and led studies on the impacts of projected climate change throughout Canada, including the Great Lakes, Saskatchewan River and the Mackenzie Basin. In 1995, as part of a research partnership agreement with the University of British Columbia (UBC), he moved to Vancouver and began developing collaborative projects with the UBC community.

He led several climate change impact and adaptation studies of the Okanagan region, and contributed to studies on forests in central and northern British Columbia, and on projected climate impacts and adaptation actions in the Vancouver area. He also created and taught a graduate course, “Climate Change in the 21st Century”. This led to him publishing a textbook with that title in 2009 (McGill-Queen’s University Press).

Photos: Flood: Photo by Chris Gallagher on Unsplash Okanagan Vineyard: Photo by Kelowna09 on Wikimedia Seaside: Photo by Karolina Grabowska on Kaboom Pics Busy Street Scene: Photo by Anubhav Saxena on Unsplash Wave: Photo by Jeremy Bishop on Unsplash Smoke Stack: Photo by Mohri UN-CECAR on Flickr (https://www.flickr.com/photos/66770481@N02/6741179149) California Wildfires: Photo by Bjorgialt on Wikimedia Drought: Photo by redcharlie on Unsplash

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Can climate change become so bad that only an all-powerful world government can deal with it? Dr. Joel Wainwright, co-author of Climate Leviathan with Dr. Geoff Mann, explains how different scenarios may emerge in the coming years: global government of a capitalist or anti-capitalist nature, nationalistic capitalist states vying for dominance or a grassroots democratic effort to face off against climate change. Tune in as we explore how potential futures could play out.

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Dr. Wainwright's Bio

Currently, Dr. Joel Wainwright is a Professor in the Department of Geography at The Ohio State University in Columbus, OH. This has been since 2017. Before this, he was Visiting Associate Professor, Department of Geography, University of British Columbia and Simon Fraser University, 2015-2016.

His education is as follows: a PhD, Geography (minor in sustainable agriculture), University of Minnesota, 1998-2003; MA, Geography, University of Minnesota, 1996-1998 and BA (Honors), Environmental Studies, Bucknell University, 1991-1995. He has received many honors, most recently the Sussex Prize for International Theory, 2019, for this Climate Leviathan book. For publications, his books include the one we're featuring, as well as the 2012 Geopiracy: Oaxaca, Militant Empiricism, and Geographical Thought, the 2008 Decolonizing Development: Colonial Power and the Maya and many, many journal articles on a diverse range of topics.

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This episode is an interview with Dr. Edris Alam, an expert in Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR) from Bangladesh. He discusses how Bangladesh has been dealing with pandemics, cyclones, earthquakes, landslides, etc. He shows how the people of Bangladesh are becoming better prepared for disasters and bringing in sustainable development despite the challenges they face. Join us as we learn about this important part of the world and how Dr. Alam has directed his career to protect communities. Be sure to check out the Study Guide for the program! Click on the top left where it says "Pdf" above the date! https://multi-hazards.libsyn.com/bangladeshs-disaster-risk-reduction-drr-interview-with-dr-edris-alam Dr. Alam's Bio Currently, Dr. Edris Alam is working in the United Arab Emirates, where he's interviewing from. His specialities are Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR) and Climate Change Adaptation (CCA). Prior to this, he was the Associate Professor and Chairman of the Department of Geography and Environmental Studies at the Chittagong University (CU), Bangladesh. Dr. Alam has been active in disaster risk reduction and climate change adaptation research since 2000. Dr Alam studied and worked at universities in Bangladesh, the UK and Australia. His Master's of Science thesis entitled ‘post tropical cyclone disaster management’ in the Department of Geography and Environment, University of Dhaka, Bangladesh was where he started. He has another specialised Masters Degree in Disaster Management and Sustainable Development from the Northumbria University, UK. Additionally, Professor Alam received his PhD in Disaster Risk Reduction in Bangladesh from the University of New South Wales (UNSW), Australia. Dr. Alam is an honorary Chief Executive of Disaster Action and Development Organisation (DADO). Professor Alam succeeded securing research funding from Governmental Organisations (GOs), NGOs, INGOs and universities in Bangladesh, Australia and the United Kingdom. Dr Alam worked as a consultant with NGOs, the Government of Bangladesh, INGOs and UN (the United Nations) agencies. He has a significant track record of high quality research outputs by publishing in the science of natural hazards, vulnerability and disaster management, publishing 20+ research papers in major international journals (e.g. Disasters, Earth-Science Reviews, Natural Hazards, Progress in Disaster Science and International Journal of Climatology). In 2018, Professor Alam written and published a book entitled ‘Coping and Adaptation: Coastal Communities with Disasters’. His Google Scholar page has stated that Dr. Alam has had extensive citations of his work worldwide. Over the last nineteen years, Professor Alam has been working on climatic hazards, early warning, disaster risk reduction, resilient livelihoods and climate change adaptation. His expertise is specifically in theoretical and behavioural approaches to disaster risk reduction and sustainable development. He gained this by working with local communities, the Government of Bangladesh, NGOs and UN agencies, and delivering teaching and conducting academic research on responses to climate and disaster management. Whilst working as a lead international consultant on climate change adaptation and disaster risk reduction cluster of the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) country program (2017-2020) evaluation in Bangladesh, Professor Alam identified appalling strategic gap in program document development and implementation of agendas on climate change and disaster risk reduction. Advocating for the mainstreaming of environment, climate and disaster risk reduction considerations throughout all sectors is the utmost thrust of his work.

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The 2nd part of an interview with terrorism specialist Phil Gurski on religions that become hazardous. This episode discusses Judaism, Zionism, anti-Semitism, Buddhism, Hinduism, Sikhism, atheism, Marxism, the role of the Canadian Security Intelligence Service (CSIS), etc.

As Phil Gurski says, most people, religious or not, are kind and helpful. A very small percentage go down the "dark path" to inflict heavenly "wrath" on unbelievers, to the point of engaging in terrorism. We discuss who they are and how national security intelligence services can keep their population safe.

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Phil Gurski's Bio in Brief:

President and CEO of Borealis Threat and Risk Consulting Ltd. and Programme Director for the Security, Economics and Technology (SET) hub at the University of Ottawa’s Professional Development Institute (PDI). He worked at CSIS (Canadian Security Intelligence Service), the Communications Security Establishment (CSE – Canada’s signals intelligence agency), senior special advisor in the National Security Directorate at Public Safety Canada, as consultant for the Ontario Provincial Police’s Anti-Terrorism Section (PATS) and the Director of Security and Intelligence at the SecDev Group. He gives frequent presentations, has written some excellent books, writes articles for Ottawa's The Hill news and other Canadian and international media. He regularly blogs and podcasts on terrorism at his website: www.borealisthreatandrisk.com and tweets at @borealissaves.

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In this episode, Dr. John Clague opens a discussion about multi-hazards in our modern world. As a geo-hazard specialist, he explores earthquakes, landslides, tsunamis, etc. in the context of growing populations. He explains how physical science needs to add to the conversation about society, how and where we live and how we respond to risks. In a limited global environment, with resources threatened by climate change, biodiversity loss, as well as poor governance and human decisions, Dr. Clague maps out what are some possible solutions. He reflects on lessons from the Spanish Flu pandemic of 1918-1919 and our recent COVID-19 challenges. Dealing with complex issues of racism, inequity, globalisation and geohazard careers, he offers some ideas for the way forward. Join us at Multi-Hazards as we explore how we all can work together to build better communities. Also, be sure to check out the Study Guide for the program! Click on the top left where it says "Pdf" above the date! https://multi-hazards.libsyn.com/multi-hazards-in-a-risky-world-interview-with-dr-john-clague Dr. John Clague's Bio Dr. John Clague is Emeritus Professor at Simon Fraser University, Burnaby, in the province of British Columbia in Canada. He was educated at Occidental College (BA), the University of California Berkeley (MA), and the University of British Columbia (PhD). He worked as a Research Scientist with the Geological Survey of Canada from 1975 until 1998. In 1998 he accepted a faculty position in Department of Earth Sciences at Simon Fraser University. Dr. Clague is a Quaternary geologist with research specialisations in glacial geology, geomorphology, natural hazards and climate change.

Dr. Clague is former Director of the Centre for Natural Hazard Research at Simon Fraser University. He is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada, former President of the Geological Association of Canada, and Past-President of the International Union for Quaternary Research and the Association of Professional Engineers and Geoscientists of British Columbia (APEGBC). He is recipient of the Geological Society of America Burwell Award, the Royal Society of Canada Bancroft Award, APEGBC’s Innovation Editorial Board Award, the Geological Association of Canada’s (GAC) E.R.W Neale Medal, GAC’s Logan Medal and Ambrose Medal, and Geoscientists Canada 2019 Professional Geoscientist Award. He received an Honorary PhD from the University of Waterloo in 2017 and was inducted into the Order of Canada in 2020.

Dr. Clague is a leading authority in natural hazards and risk and in Quaternary and environmental earth sciences. A major focus of his research, over the 50-year period since he published his first paper on large slumps in the Monterey Formation in Point Reyes National Seashore in California, is natural hazards, with emphasis on landslides. He is noted for local national, and international research collaboration with other geologists, engineers, geographers, biologists, and physicists. He and his students have conducted research on landslides, earthquakes, tsunamis and floods in Canada, the USA, Bolivia, Argentina, Chile, Austria, Italy and New Zealand.

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How do cities and regions adapt to climate change? Registered Professional Planner (RPP) Christine Callihoo from Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada answers where climate change and adaptation are headed in the realm of city planning. She explains how asset planning can help communities with tools and frameworks for adaptation. She also answers how our attitude about taxes should change in the face of decaying infrastructure and climate change and discusses role models from Europe, Australia and elsewhere. In addition, she addresses how professionals in the fields of Emergency Management (EM) and Climate Change Adaptation (CCA) can collaborate more effectively.

Join us at Multi-Hazards as we explore how we all can work together to build better communities.

Also, be sure to check out the Study Guide for the program! Click on the top left where it says "Pdf" above the date! https://multi-hazards.libsyn.com/city-planning-climate-risk-interview-with-christine-callihoo

Christine Callihoo's Bio

Christine Callihoo (MSc, RPP, MCIP) is a Senior Land Use and Community Planner. As a Registered Professional Planner (RPP) with 25 years of experience, she has worked in a diverse range of areas including land use and community planning, community‐based climate change mitigation and adaptation planning, asset management planning, and community safety planning. Focusing on engagement and policy development, she brings a climate lens to all project endeavours to increase community resiliency and adaptive capacity.

Her recent certifications earned include a ISO 31000 Provisional Risk Manager Certificate and a Professional Certificate in Asset Mgmt Planning (IPWEA). Her areas of specialization are integrated asset management planning, climate change adaptation and community resiliency planning and community safety planning.

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This episode focuses on religion and ideology. Often we're taught to avoid two topics: religion and politics. However, can we discuss religion and ideology, at the right time and place, with civility and respect? In this episode, terrorism specialist Phil Gurski discusses this sensitive topic of religion with tact and diplomacy.

Religion often has moderates and sometimes extremists. Conservative and liberals. People who view their sacred writings metaphorically or literally. Groups and individuals who try to spread their religion as much as possible, others who don't. We live in a world of multiple religions and beliefs. Somehow, some way, we have to get along . . .

Join us at Multi-Hazards as we explore religion, how it affects society, and how we all can work together.

Also, be sure to check out the Study Guide for the program! Click on the top left where it says "Pdf" above the date! https://multi-hazards.libsyn.com/can-religion-sometimes-be-a-hazard-interview-with-phil-gurski

Phil Gurski's Bio

Phil Gurski is the President and CEO of Borealis Threat and Risk Consulting Ltd. and Programme Director for the Security, Economics and Technology (SET) hub at the University of Ottawa’s Professional Development Institute (PDI). He worked as a senior strategic analyst at CSIS (Canadian Security Intelligence Service) from 2001-2015, specialising in violent Islamist-inspired homegrown terrorism and radicalisation.

From 1983 to 2001 he was employed as a senior multilingual analyst at Communications Security Establishment (CSE – Canada’s signals intelligence agency), specialising in the Middle East. He also served as senior special advisor in the National Security Directorate at Public Safety Canada from 2013, focusing on community outreach and training on radicalisation to violence, until his retirement from the civil service in May 2015, and as consultant for the Ontario Provincial Police’s Anti-Terrorism Section (PATS) from May to October 2015. He was the Director of Security and Intelligence at the SecDev Group from June 2018 to July 2019.

Mr. Gurski has presented on violent Islamist-inspired and other forms of terrorism and radicalisation across Canada and around the world. He is the author of “The Threat from Within: Recognizing Al Qaeda-inspired Radicalization and Terrorism in the West” (Rowman and Littlefield 2015) “Western Foreign Fighters: the threat to homeland and international security” (Rowman and Littlefield 2017), "The Lesser Jihads: taking the Islamist fight to the world" (Rowman and Littlefield 2017), "An End to the ‘War on Terrorism’" and When Religion Kills: how extremist justify violence through faith (Lynne Rienner 2019).

Mr. Gurski regularly blogs and podcasts on terrorism ("An Intelligent Look at Terrorism" – available on his website: www.borealisthreatandrisk.com) and tweets on the subject at the Twitter handle @borealissaves.

He is an associate fellow at the International Centre for Counter Terrorism (ICCT) in the Netherlands, a digital fellow at the Montreal Institute for Genocide Studies at Concordia University, a member of the board at the National Capital Branch of the CIC (Canadian International Council) and an affiliate of the Canadian network for research on Terrorism Security and Society (TSAS). Mr. Gurski is a regular commentator on terrorism and radicalisation for a wide variety of Canadian and international media. He is fluently trilingual in English, French and Spanish.

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This episode highlights Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR), specifically tornadoes and communicating disaster risk to communities. Multi-Hazards host Vin Nelsen interviews Dr. Justin Sharpe, Research Scientist and Social Science Coordinator for the VORTEX-SE project and member of the Behavioural Insights Unit at the Cooperative Institute for Mesoscale Meteorological Studies (CIMMS), a research organisation of both the University of Oklahoma and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), in Norman, Oklahoma, USA.

Join us at Multi-Hazards as we explore how communities can better prepare for extreme weather events such as tornadoes.

Also, be sure to check out the Study Guide for the program! Click on the top left where it says "Pdf" above the date! https://multi-hazards.libsyn.com/tornadoes-communicating-disaster-risk-interview-with-dr-justin-sharpe

Dr. Justin Sharpe's Bio

Dr. Justin Sharpe is currently researching tornado epidemiology, risks and vulnerability to inform wider research parameters. At the heart of this research, grounded theory, action research and co-production of knowledge and learning focus to allow community participation in identifying and closing value action gaps in protective actions when tornadoes occur.

His education includes a PhD in Geography, King’s College London, 2018, a Postgraduate Certificate in Education (PGCE) in Geography from the Institute of Education, 2003, and a Bachelor of Science (Honours) in Environmental Studies from the University of Sunderland, 1994.

In his career, Dr. Sharpe has been a Post-Doctoral Researcher, at the UN Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNISDR), in London, Brussels, Rome from 2018 to 2019. He was a Lecturer of Geography in Environmental Management and Climate Change, at London Southbank University, London UK from 2018 to 2019, a Graduate Teaching Assistant, King’s College London from 2014 to 2019, and a Graduate Research Assistant, King’s College London in 2015.

His website is called www.edu4drr.org. It covers Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR) education and can assist instructors in educating their students to prepare for disasters and become resilient, that is, to be tougher in the face of disasters and more capable of "bouncing back".

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Today we interview Dr. Gio Roberti, a geohazard geologist in Vancouver, BC, Canada. His research has focused on the effects of climate change on volcanic slope stability. He has led multiple international projects between Canada, Peru, France, and Italy. The results of his research have been published in scientific journals, presented at major geological conferences and reach the broader public through various media reports. Dr. Gio Roberti is now leading Minerva Intelligence's Natural hazard section, working on merging human knowledge with machine intelligence to enhance natural disaster management with Cognitive AI.

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Dr. Gio Roberti's Bio

Dr. Gio Roberti is Section Head, Natural Hazards at Minerva Intelligence in Vancouver, BC, Canada. At Simon Fraser University website, where he did his PhD, in the Centre for Natural Hazards Research section, he has specialised in Quaternary geology and Landslide modelling. He is currently working in the application of artificial intelligence (AI) approaches to the automated identification and risk assessment of geohazards such as landslides. Dr. Roberti has also studied the effects of climate change on the stability of glaciated volcanoes. His main test site was the Mt Meager volcano, near Squamish and Whistler, just north of Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. During the summer of 2010, snow and ice melt caused the collapse of Mt. Meager's south flank generating the largest historical landslide in Canada. Using remote, field and numerical techniques Dr. Roberti did in-depth study of such landslides and glacial activity, as well as their influence on the deeper volcanic system.

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Climate change, extreme weather, (un)natural disasters, pandemics, cyber attacks, biodiversity loss, the 6th mass extinction, poisonous political trends, etc.

These pose a threat to human societies and the natural world. This is a podcast about disasters suffered or averted, with issues facing experts in climate change adaptation, emergency management, business continuity, disaster risk reduction, public safety, etc.

It's for anyone interested in protecting your communities, families, your livelihoods or businesses.

Tune in as we seek solutions to potential risks and also the domino or cascading effects when they overlap and slam into each other.

With host, Vin Nelsen . . .

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In Season 1 Episode 1 of Multi-Hazards, your host Vin Nelsen

Reveals the podcasters who inspired him.
Offers a Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR) definition of "hazards" and "multi-hazards".
Discusses two of several main themes: Climate Change Adaptation (CCA) and Emergency Management (EM).
Answers the question: Is Climate Change Adaptation (CCA) really a defined professional field?
Explains the diversity of the Emergency Management (EM) field.
Provides a brief educational and work bio of himself, the host.
Responds to the question: "Why a podcast?"
Envisions what future podcasts will be like.
Describes the podcast-birthing environment arising out of the current COVID-19 pandemic.
Teaches you a few great proverbs that apply to our global predicament.

Thanks for listening, everyone. Stay safe out there and stay tuned for more!

Check out the Study Guide that accompanies this podcast. Useful for elementary, high school, universities and English Second Language (ESL) classes!

Multi-Hazards . . . all about protecting communities.

Vin Nelsen's Bio

Vin Nelsen has a passion for protecting communities. While continuing to teach immigrants at Douglas College near Vancouver, British Columbia (BC), Canada, he studied a Grad Diploma in Climate Risk Management from the University of Waterloo, a Certificate in Climate Change Policy & Practice from the University of Toronto, courses from Yukon University's Graduate Diploma in Climate Change Policy, as well as a Diploma of Emergency & Security Management, Certificate in Emergency Management and Certificate of Emergency Management Exercise Design from Justice Institute of BC (JIBC), plus courses in First Nations' Studies, meteorology, technical writing and cyber security while volunteering with a local Emergency Preparedness program and Red Cross these last two years. He finished in December 2019, then COVID-19's disruption came in March 2020, so this podcast at least lets him release some of that pent-up steam while seeking ways to contribute to Climate Change Adaptation (CCA) and Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR). He currently volunteers with Canadian Red Cross for local and nationwide disasters as well as with the International Association of Emergency Managers (IAEM) - Canadian Council's Partnership Engagement Committee and Understanding Risk BC's Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR) Hub.

He has a Master of Arts in Cross-Cultural-related studies (Trinity), a Bachelor of Arts, double majors of Communication (Media) and French & Certificate of Liberal Arts (Simon Fraser University), a Certificate in Teaching English as a Second Language (Vancouver Community College), and passed the Real Estate Trading Services Licensing University of British Columbia (UBC). His previous work including many years in immigrant helping organisations as program manager, career and job search counsellor and instructor, English language instructor and real estate agent. He worked six years in Asia and has mainly worked with non-Westerners since his youth. For the next few decades, he will dedicate himself to protecting communities from extreme weather events, geohazards, security threats and damaging social and political trends.

«Être fort pour être utile.» ("Be strong to be useful")

From Georges Hébert (1875-1957), French Navy officer, pioneer of France's physical education programs and creator of the Natural Method.

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