Episode #61: Ilan Kelman - Disasters and diplomacy

This week John speaks with Ilan Kelman, to discuss why disasters aren't natural, and why it is up to us to make the positive changes so that diplomacy can work for everyone. 

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Follow Ilan on Twitter or Instagram

Read Disaster by Choice

Read his papers:  Axioms and actions for preventing disasters and Does Nature Play Disaster Games?

See Ilan's talks on: What makes it tick? and The Curious Geographer on YouTube.

 

They look at a range of events and their impacts across the last decades and how political and social conditions can turn a vulnerability into a 'disaster.'

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