Hurricane Katrina spurred widespread debate about environmental policies: those that may have contributed to the devastation and those that can help avert future disasters. NRDC is contributing our expertise where it can help meet immediate challenges. And we will work to meet the longer-term challenge of ensuring that our leaders take away the right lessons from this disaster, and respond with real solutions. On this page, NRDC experts on public health, urban design, coastal protection, energy security and global warming recommend policies and analyze opportunities and pitfalls for the post-Katrina recovery period and beyond.
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Mutual Aid and Disaster Justice: “We Keep Us Safe”
ExplainerUnited States, Puerto Rico, Louisiana, Mississippi, FloridaNicole Greenfield
As climate-fueled disasters become more frequent—from Mississippi to Puerto Rico and beyond—relief efforts by communities, for communities, could become increasingly critical.
Lancet: What’s Needed to Protect Health from Climate & COVID
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We need a holistic response to protect our health from the collision of climate change, COVID-19, and racial injustice.
Katrina, Climate, and Justice: A Future in Foreshadow?
PerspectivesNew Orleans, LouisianaZaria Howell
After Hurricane Laura hit Louisiana just days before the Katrina remembrance, photojournalism from 15 years ago reminds us that disaster preparation isn’t just about wind and water.