Houston Mattress Co. Provides Refuge in Houston during TS Imelda.
It just goes to show a good heart and a bit of innovation can help people after a disaster!
Yet Another Innovative Way to Provide Temp Refuge
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NEW GAO Report on FEMA and Red Cross
From the Government Accountability Office: Disaster Response: FEMA and the American Red Cross Need to Ensure Key Mass Care Organizations are Included in Coordination and Planning. GAO-19-526: Published: Sep 19, 2019.
Update on October 3, a podcast on this topic. Thanks to Peg Blechman for this citation.
Reflections on Recovery in Panama City, FL
From Govtech.com, this article titled Hurricane Michael’s Recovery Lessons for a Panama City Manager. Among the lessons learned in Panama City as a result of the storm is the inadequacy of the widely accepted guidance that people need to have water, food and other resources to sustain themselves for three days after a hurricane.
In the article there is mention of the principles of New Urbanism. The Diva had to look it up. See this account of New Urbanism from the Michigan Land Use Institute.
Sept. 18: One more article on the slow and painful recovery ongoing in the FL Panhandle.
One Presidential Candidate’s Disaster Relief Plan
This is not a political endorsement; it is just a sharing of one presidential candidate’s plan for disaster relief if he is elected. I will post others if I can find them. See: Buttigieg’s Disaster Relief Plan
Another Resource for Temp Housing After a Disaster – Airbnb
Here is a brief description of what that firm has to offer:
The Airbnb Open Homes program connects people with a free place to stay when disasters strike and people are in need of temporary housing. Whether it’s neighbors evacuating or relief workers deployed to help, a home gives people much-needed space to figure out what’s next. Airbnb hosts can play an important role in their community’s response and recovery — just by offering their extra space. Since 2012, hosts have opened their doors to people affected by disasters all over the world. To learn more about the Airbnb Open Homes program visit airbnb.com/openhomes.
Thanks to Jono Anzalone for providing the information.
Lapse of the NFIP?
From the Congressional Research Service, this 3-page report: What Happens If the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP)Lapses?
Hotels as a Source of Temporary Housing
From The Conversation: Hotels play vital role in relief efforts when disaster strikes
Observations re Bahamas
To date, the Diva has not been able to find any articles about how recovery and rebuilding will be done in the very vulnerable Bahama Islands recently devastated. Here are some articles re inequity and climate justice.
From Inside Climate News: A Shantytown’s Warning About Climate Change and Poverty from Hurricane-Ravaged Bahamas. Dorian’s devastation highlights a risk that health and justice experts have long warned of: Climate change will hit the most vulnerable populations hardest.
From the WashPost. Hurricane Laid Bare Bahamas Inequity.
Canada is Pressing Relocation After Floods
From the NY Times: Canada Tries a Forceful Message for Flood Victims: Live Someplace Else
Cities at Risk from Climate Change
Article from Route Fifty website: New studies find cities most vulnerable to climate change disasters—heat waves, flooding, rising seas, drought—are the least prepared. Direct link to the study: How Climate Change Will Impact Major Cities Across the U.S.
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