National Center for Disaster Prepardness

OCTOBER 26, 2023

In 2003, the National Center for Disaster Preparedness (NCDP), Columbia University, was founded to provide an academically based, interdisciplinary center focused on the capacity to prevent, respond to, and recover from disasters. and international disaster preparedness, response, and long-term recovery.

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National Center for Disaster Prepardness

MAY 4, 2020

Amid the COVID-19 pandemic, isolation, confinement, and lack of escape for victims compounds the additional stressors of economic vulnerability, limited access to social support systems, and shifts in daily routines that led to increased violence in past catastrophes such as Hurricane Katrina and Hurricane Harvey.

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National Center for Disaster Prepardness

JANUARY 19, 2022

In my role leading the National Center for Disaster Preparedness at Columbia University’s Climate School, as well as through other positions, I have dedicated my career to fostering the impact of disaster research in the fields of policy and practice. Testimony Submitted January 16, 2022. By: Jeff Schlegelmilch, MPH, MBA.

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