Our interviews
An interview with Terry Gibson of Inventing Futures
An interview with Terry Gibson of Inventing Futures
An interview with Terry Gibson of Inventing Futures
In this interview held in May 2025, Terry talks about his research and about his book, Disaster Makers, which focuses on how disasters are made, and what we can do to learn lessons properly and stop them from happening...
An interview with Wendy Saunders of the NHC
An interview with Terry Gibson of Inventing Futures
An interview with Terry Gibson of Inventing Futures
Wendy Saunders, Champion of Land Use Planning at the Natural Hazards Commission Toka Tū Ake in New Zealand, talked with us in May 2025 about how we can improve urban development through better land use planning, and ways to make change happen...
An interview with Marcos Concepcion Raba of GNDR
An interview with Terry Gibson of Inventing Futures
An interview with Nishanie Jayamaha and Natasha Westheimer, Climate Charter
In March 2025 we talked with Marcos Concepcion Raba, Executive Director of GNDR, a global network of Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) for disaster reduction about their work and focus areas with their member organisations across 131 countries...
An interview with Nishanie Jayamaha and Natasha Westheimer, Climate Charter
An interview with Nishanie Jayamaha and Natasha Westheimer, Climate Charter
An interview with Nishanie Jayamaha and Natasha Westheimer, Climate Charter
In March 2025 we talked with Nishanie Jayamaha and Natasha Westheimer of Climate Charter about their work on the integration of climate change and other environmental hazards into humanitarian design planning...
An interview with John Chettleborough of Practical Action
An interview with Nishanie Jayamaha and Natasha Westheimer, Climate Charter
An interview with John Chettleborough of Practical Action
In January 2025 we talked with John Chettleborough of Practical Action about the activities of this NGO to support regenerative agriculture, and how good agricultural practices and markets have an important role in contributing towards climate and disaster resilience...
An interview with Jenty Kirsch-Wood about UNDRR's GAR
An interview with Nishanie Jayamaha and Natasha Westheimer, Climate Charter
An interview with John Chettleborough of Practical Action
Jenty spoke with us in October 2024 about how the UNDRR Global Assessment Report (GAR) 2024 was formed, and how it's recommendations can be operationalised by the public and private sectors and NGO teams globally, plus UNDRR's plans for the next Global Assessment Report (GAR) to be published in 2025...
An interview with Hayley Gryc about the work of Arup
An interview with David Nash and Chris Anderson on the ZCRA
An interview with David Nash and Chris Anderson on the ZCRA
In this enlightening interview held with Hayley, an Associate Director of Arup in December 2024, we discuss the work of the Arup International Development team, including examples of their work that demonstrate capacity building with clients and partners and how to set up development initiatives for long-term sustainable outcomes...
An interview with David Nash and Chris Anderson on the ZCRA
An interview with David Nash and Chris Anderson on the ZCRA
An interview with David Nash and Chris Anderson on the ZCRA
We were delighted to hold a discussion in December 2024 about the work and ethos of the Zurich Climate Resilience Alliance with David Nash, Head of Adapting to Climate Change at the Z Zurich Foundation and Chris Anderson, a Programme Manager at one of the Alliance partners, Practical Action...
An interview with Terry Kinyua of UNDRR's ARISE Network
An interview with David Nash and Chris Anderson on the ZCRA
An interview with Terry Kinyua of UNDRR's ARISE Network
We were delighted to find out in November 2024 about the activities and plans of the UNDRR ARISE network, and the benefits to businesses of linking their business resilience efforts to disaster resilience, in an interview with Terry Kinyua, ARISE Co-Chair + Global Board Member...
An interview with Maddie Vann of Resiliency Co.
An interview with Maddie Vann of Resiliency Co.
An interview with Terry Kinyua of UNDRR's ARISE Network
In this discussion with Maddie Vann, Head of Strategy at The Resiliency Company in November 2024, we reviewed a range of poignant and powerful examples of how businesses are supporting disaster resilience, with a particular focus on the USA...
An interview with Melodie Yashar of ICON
An interview with Maddie Vann of Resiliency Co.
An interview with Melodie Yashar of ICON
We caught up with Melodie Yashar of ICON in December 2024 to discuss their work using robotics for construction - to benefit planet Earth and beyond. ICON are using their technology to create resilient urban environments and to support community disaster resilience...
Our interviews (cont.)
An interview with Anita van Breda: Disasters are not natural
An interview with Anita van Breda: Disasters are not natural
An interview with Anita van Breda: Disasters are not natural
We discussed with Anita, a Senior Director of Environment and Disaster Management for World Wildlife Fund, in September 2024 why disasters are not natural, and how we can reduce disaster risk by working with nature...
An interview with Kevin Blanchard about #NoNaturalDisasters
An interview with Anita van Breda: Disasters are not natural
An interview with Anita van Breda: Disasters are not natural
We caught up with Kevin in September 2024 to discuss the #NoNaturalDisasters campaign and why, when people stop using the term “natural disasters”, it can help with reframing how we prepare for a recover from them...
An interview with José Lopes about Cabo Verde
An interview with Anita van Breda: Disasters are not natural
An interview with Viliame Kasanawaqa about Fiji
José spoke with us in May 2024 about the activities taking place on and for Cabo Verde to reduce disaster risk and avoid disasters, and what more can be done for this nation of ten Atlantic islands off the coast of Africa...
An interview with Viliame Kasanawaqa about Fiji
An interview with Bethan Lewis about the work of Plan International
An interview with Viliame Kasanawaqa about Fiji
Viliame spoke with us in April 2024 about the challenges Fiji faces to reduce disaster risk, and what more can be done to avoid disasters on this nation consisting of over 800 volcanic islands and islets...
An interview with James Ellsmoor of Island Innovation
An interview with Bethan Lewis about the work of Plan International
An interview with Bethan Lewis about the work of Plan International
This interview with James held in April 2024 discusses the disaster risks facing societies that live on small islands, how they can respond to the threats that exist, and how they can be supported with their efforts...
An interview with Bethan Lewis about the work of Plan International
An interview with Bethan Lewis about the work of Plan International
An interview with Bethan Lewis about the work of Plan International
In May 2024 Bethan spoke with us about the work of Plan International UK (and Plan International globally), their work to advance children’s rights and equality for girls, and how children can best be supported when they are caught up in different types of disasters...
An interview with Bernadette Sexton about RedR UK
An interview with Navneet Yadav about the work of Doers (in India)
An interview with Navneet Yadav about the work of Doers (in India)
We interviewed Bernadette in April 2024 about the work of RedR UK including their focus on providing training and technical support to Non-Governmental Organisations (NGOs), aid workers, and community groups who respond to disasters around the world...
An interview with Navneet Yadav about the work of Doers (in India)
An interview with Navneet Yadav about the work of Doers (in India)
An interview with Navneet Yadav about the work of Doers (in India)
Navneet sat down with us in March 2024 to discuss the work and activities of Doers in India, how to respond to challenges local communities face, and what more can be done to ensure such communities are equipped and trained to avoid disasters...
An interview with Everbridge about business support to society
An interview with Navneet Yadav about the work of Doers (in India)
An interview with Everbridge about business support to society
We had the pleasure of interviewing Everbridge's CEO, Dave Wagner, their CSO Tracy Reinhold and their Public Affairs Manager, Lorenzo Marchetti in March 2024, about the work of Everbridge for population alerting and communications and also the role businesses can play to support society...
Our interviews (cont.)
An interview with Ms Mizutori about the work of UNDRR
An interview with Ruth Ryan about wildfire management in Australia
An interview with Ruth Ryan about wildfire management in Australia
Ms Mizutori, Special Representative of the United Nations Secretary-General for Disaster Risk Reduction and Head of the United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR) spoke with us in November 2023 about the mission of UNDRR and the UNDRR Work Programme 2024-2025...
An interview with Ruth Ryan about wildfire management in Australia
An interview with Ruth Ryan about wildfire management in Australia
An interview with Ruth Ryan about wildfire management in Australia
Ruth spoke with us in early 2024 about the way that wildfire disasters are being avoided in Australia. We discussed how the country has learned from previous major fires and how it is moving forwards in an inclusive way...
An interview with Rajeev Issar about avoiding disasters
An interview with Ruth Ryan about wildfire management in Australia
An interview with Guillermo Franco about insurance and disaster risk
Rajeev spoke with us in March 2024 about about the work of UNDP in urban resilience and disaster risk, and how people across multiple organisations can work together to make the world’s cities and towns more resilient and sustainable.
An interview with Guillermo Franco about insurance and disaster risk
An interview with Guillermo Franco about insurance and disaster risk
An interview with Guillermo Franco about insurance and disaster risk
Guillermo spoke with us in December 2023 about the role of insurance in avoiding disasters. We discussed new solutions that are being developed and how the insurance industry needs to change to equip itself for the future...
An interview with Gordon Woo about counterfactuals
An interview with Guillermo Franco about insurance and disaster risk
An interview with Gordon Woo about counterfactuals
We caught up with Gordon in November 2023 to discuss how counterfactual thinking can help us to avoid disasters.
In this interview we discussed whether counterfactual analysis is used enough today, and opportunities to increase its usage...
An interview with the team at ImageCat
An interview with Guillermo Franco about insurance and disaster risk
An interview with Gordon Woo about counterfactuals
We were delighted to discuss the work of Shubharoop Ghosh and Marina Mendoza ImageCat in October 2023...
An interview with Peter Williams and Ben Ryan about cities
An interview with Peter Williams and Ben Ryan about cities
An interview with Peter Williams and Ben Ryan about cities
We spoke with Peter and Ben in September 2023 about the work of ARISE-US for cities in avoiding disasters...
An interview with Michel Bruneau about engineering
An interview with Peter Williams and Ben Ryan about cities
An interview with Peter Williams and Ben Ryan about cities
Michel spoke with us in September 2023 about the importance of good structural engineering in avoiding disasters...
An interview with Pete McArdle about EWB Australia
An interview with Peter Williams and Ben Ryan about cities
An interview with Pete McArdle about EWB Australia
We caught up with Pete in June 2023 about the work of Engineers Without Borders Australia and their perspectives...
An interview with Armen Chilingaryan about Armenia
An interview with Emily Wilkinson about SIDS and avoiding disasters
An interview with Pete McArdle about EWB Australia
In this interview with Armen we discuss the details of how disaster risk management is being approached in Armenia...
An interview with Emily Wilkinson about SIDS and avoiding disasters
An interview with Emily Wilkinson about SIDS and avoiding disasters
An interview with Emily Wilkinson about SIDS and avoiding disasters
We discussed the challenges that SIDS face with Emily Wilkinson of the ODI...
An interview with SVRK Prabhakar about climate adaptation
An interview with Emily Wilkinson about SIDS and avoiding disasters
An interview with Emily Wilkinson about SIDS and avoiding disasters
We spoke with SVRK Prabhakar of IGES in June 2023 about climate adaptation and the linkage with disaster risks...