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Executive Action Alone Won’t Save Us from Climate Change

National Center for Disaster Prepardness

Stafford Act, which are commonly used for national emergency or disaster declarations. Section 201 of the NEA authorizes the president broad discretion to declare a national emergency, which gives access to presidential authorities embedded in existing statute. Biden also hinted at such unilateral action.

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Using Budget Principles to Prepare for Future Pandemics and Other Disasters

National Center for Disaster Prepardness

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. Finally, we need to look at our human resources in disaster resilience.