Ilan Kelman currently receives funding from UK and Norway research councils as well as a range of private sector, non-governmental, and international organisations to research, analyse, and reduce vulnerability to disasters. He co-directs the NGO Risk RED (Risk Reduction Education for Disasters).
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Hurricane Harvey Isn’t a “Natural” Disaster. Politics Created the Chaos
Weather and climate don’t cause disasters—vulnerability does. Perhaps counter-intuitively, this means that the widespread discussion as to whether the Hurricane Harvey disaster was caused by climate change becomes a dangerous distraction.
August 30, 2017