Planning responses: From hurricane to earthquake to a global pandemic
Presenter: Yanel de Angel, Principal at Perkins&Will, co-founder resilientSEE-PR
Abstract:
In the past few years Puerto Rico has seen severe hurricanes, a major earthquake, and the pandemic. The confluence of these events layered on an already fragile socio-economic and political situation. While the scene seems dire, it has also been an opportunity to reimagine the future. This session focuses on the role of planning response in disaster relief, climate adaptation and building community resilience.
Learning Objectives:
Understand how an NGO has leveraged collaborations with other NGOs, private sector, and academia to provide disaster relief through planning initiatives.
Identify and prioritize community needs to be intentional about the planning response and level of effort necessary to provide strategic insight to community leaders.
Calibrate the right scale of intervention whether it is an educational resource, a replicable planning concept or a unique solution.