As summer comes to an end, we thought we’d update you on our partners’ podcasts across the net! Check out some the most recent episodes below, including a new podcast from a collaboration between our partners at Duke and UGA!
Circadian Wisdom Podcast
Center for Innovation in Risk-analysis for Climate Adaptation and Decision-making (CIRCAD), Duke University and University of Georgia
This new show is the official podcast of the Center for Innovation in Risk-analysis for Climate Adaptation and Decision-making, i.e. CIRCAD. Bringing you the latest perspective on how we can come together to position the insurance and reinsurance sectors to serve as champions in the fight for climate resilience. CIRCAD is a joint research initiative and prospective IUCRC, representing a partnership between personnel at both Duke University and at the University of Georgia.
CIRCAD has been publishing new episodes rapidly, so there’s a lot to listen to! Find where to listen here.
Resilient Futures Podcast
University of Georgia Institute for Resilient Infrastructure Systems
Water is a natural resource all of us rely on, but there’s a lot of thought and work that goes into being able to turn on your tap. How do we make sure water is accessible to everyone? Who does a water source belong to? Why is getting water out West so complicated?
This month, hosts Alysha and Todd are joined by Dr. Ben Rachunok, an assistant professor at the Edward P. Fitts Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering at NC State University. Rachunok studies how communities evaluate and respond to water rights, climate risk and natural hazards. Costs of water and climate action are not equally distributed across space, and low-income households often pay a higher price for water access- and during periods of water scarcity.
With examples from the Carolinas to California, the group explores the surprising interconnections in the world of water rights and affordability, the role of policy in risk management, and how at-risk communities manage climate threats.
Check out the recent paper they discuss in this episode: Socio-hydrological drought impacts on urban water affordability
And this “companion paper” for more context: The unequal burdens of water scarcity
Learn more about the Resilient Futures Podcast here, and give it a listen wherever you get your podcasts!
Engineering With Nature Podcast
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Engineering With Nature (EWN)
As summer wanes and we celebrate back-to-school time with students, parents, and our friends in academia, we’re pleased to launch Season 8 of the Engineering With Nature® Podcast! Host Sarah Thorne recently caught up with Jeff King, National Lead of the Engineering With Nature (EWN) Program, to discuss what the EWN Team has been up to over the summer, share some highlights from Season 7, and offer a glimpse of what’s ahead in Season 8.
As Jeff describes, the EWN Team has had a busy summer extending the reach of EWN by collaborating with engineering and landscape architect colleagues and working with the EWN Proving Grounds leads on larger, more ambitious projects. “We’ve started to envision really large EWN projects that will be pursued at a systems level so that we can maximize the function and benefits that can be derived from these projects.” Some of these project ideas are being codified into “EWN Playbooks.” “I’m really excited about having an opportunity to publish those playbooks and have them available soon.” The project to develop a playbook for nature-based features being used in the Great Lakes region is described in a factsheetavailable on the EWN Website.
Read more here.
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