The climate is changing, but our disaster-response system isn’t keeping up, experts say.  Once again, the suggestion for the disaster version of the NTSB is made.

“The disaster-response industry is probably the only industry left in the world that uses self-analysis to measure impact and make improvements,” said Thomas Kirsch, director of the National Center for Disaster Medicine and Public Health at the Uniformed Services University.

A research-driven strategy that includes collecting data during or immediately after disasters and comparing results systematically with other studies is critical, said Mike Clarke, founder and research director of Evidence Aid, an organization that provides data on disasters to practitioners and policymakers around the world.

From GovTech: Strategic Crisis Management: Do Emergency Managers Have a Role?
Crisis management is a strategic function that is usually the province of senior leaders. But the skill set emergency managers offer can add value to an organization’s crisis response.

This week is the Jewish New Year, which is a good chance to remind readers that I have another site that deals with houses and worship and security. That site is www.DisastersandFaith.com

Ecosystem Investments Could Minimize Storm Damage
A new study provides information on how to invest in natural coastal ecosystems that the Bahamian government, community leaders and development banks are applying in post-disaster recovery and future storm preparation in the Bahamas.

Puerto Rico unveils plans to pull the island out of bankruptcy.

The federal control board that oversees Puerto Rico’s finances on Friday released a plan that would cut the island’s debt by more than 60% and rescue it from bankruptcy. The highly-anticipated restructuring plan comes three years after Congress created the federal oversight board, which allowed the territory to seek bankruptcy protection after years of facing its inability to pay its debt.

Puerto Rico was dragged into billions of dollars in public debt after decades of mismanagement, corruption and excessive borrowing to balance budgets. The government declared the debt unpayable in June 2015, and nearly two years later filed for the biggest municipal bankruptcy in US history.

From the source nondoc.com: FEMA still struggles with pre-disaster planning. The Diva is not familiar with this source, so am not sure about its veracity.