An AMS Forum: Building America's Resilience to Hazards

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Panelists Presentations

Overview of Hurricane Katrina by Shirley Laska

Question 1& 2 - Why were these warnings unheeded? What can and should be done to lessen both the scope and impact of these slowly brewing disasters?

Ms. Pam Pogue

Dr. Gerald Galloway

Dr. Howard Kunreuther

Special Session on Earth Observations

V.Admiral Conrad C. Lautenbacher

Dr. Patrick Leahy

Special Session on Insurance

Mr. Bill Poutsiaka

Question 3 - What actions are needed to build the decision support infrastructure required for emergency response and recovery on this scale?

Dr. Andrew Clark

Mr. Steven Fernandez

Question 4 - In the short run, how can private enterprise best be given the tools it needs to rebuild? Over the longer term, how can the private sector engage more fully, and more effectively, in disaster prevention, preparedness, and recovery actions nationwide?

Mr. Steve Jordan

Mr. Elliott Mittler

Dr. Debra Knopman

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