Environmental Resilience and Adaptation Concentration

In 2017, the US experienced 16 weather and climate disasters resulting in at least 362 deaths; each event cost businesses and taxpayers more than $1 billion (NOAA, 2018). Worldwide droughts, wildfires, flooding, landslides and cyclones lead to major casualties, destruction of homes, loss of livelihoods and billions of dollars in damage to infrastructure. The realities of changing climate are acutely felt by cities where dense populations and aging infrastructure lead to infectious disease outbreaks such as cholera and the inability of rescue workers to reach the sick and injured after natural disasters. Thus, there is a need for professionals that can understand and work across a multitude of disciplines for planning and preparedness.

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