Jul 25, 2022
In episode 167, Doug Parsons hosts Francisco Sanchez Jr., Associate Administrator for the Small Business Administration’s Office of Disaster Assistance. Francisco shares what is the office of disaster assistance. We also discuss how climate change is requiring them to evolve their mission. SBA is actually a major funder of disaster preparedness, an increasingly important part of any adaptation response for communities. We also learn about Francisco’s previous experiences doing similar disaster work in Houston, Texas. He has some riveting stories as the city was preparing for Hurricane Harvey to make landfall. It’s a great episode and you get to hear how a federal agency is stepping up on the issue of climate change.
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Previous America Adapts highlighted in this episode:
Fundamentals of Wildfire, Land Management and Climate
Change with Dr. Brandon Collins of UC Berkeley
Doug Parsons hosts Dr. Brandon
Collins, an adjunct professor at UC Berkeley and the lead
scientist at Berkeley
Forests. As wildfires rage in the Western U.S., why are some
areas more prone to out of control fires than others? Brandon
explains the ecology of western forests and some of the management
options to mitigate against these extreme events. We also discuss
the growing impact of climate on these catastrophic fires and why
the land management of a hundred years ago is making it harder for
these landscapes to adapt to climate change.
Extreme Heat in the News, Naming Heat Waves, Thermal Equity
and more with Dr. Ladd Keith
Doug talks extreme heat with Dr. Ladd
Keith, Assistant
Professor in Planning and Chair of Sustainable Built
Environments at the University of Arizona. Ladd and Doug
discuss the media coverage of the recent pacific northwest heat
wave; is naming heat waves a bad idea; will extreme heat be
included in managed retreat discussions; Miami’s new Chief Heat
officer; the challenge of tying mortalities to heat events; thermal
equity; air conditioning shaming and much more.
Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco
Strategies to Address Climate Change Risk in Low- and
Moderate-income Communities - Volume 14, Issue 1
https://www.frbsf.org/community-development/publications/community-development-investment-review/2019/october/strategies-to-address-climate-change-low-moderate-income-communities/
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7 podcasts to learn more about climate change and how to fight
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