UN Disaster Boss Kamal Kishore on risk reduction, leadership and our interconnected world

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Disrupting Disasters

Disastrous

13 episodes

6 days ago

This is a podcast about doing disasters differently, because our future demands it. Join Elizabeth McNaughton in conversation with disaster experts from around the world. They’ll share stories and learnings from their work, all while discussing how we can change the way we do disaster preparedness, response and recovery to rise to the level of today’s climate challenges. Elizabeth is a disaster specialist and founder of Disastrous, a professional development and innovation hub for those working in disasters. www.disastrous.co

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UN Disaster Boss Kamal Kishore on risk reduction, leadership and our interconnected world

Disrupting Disasters

50 minutes 9 seconds

4 weeks ago

UN Disaster Boss Kamal Kishore on risk reduction, leadership and our interconnected world

This special episode was recorded LIVE in Wellington, NZ.

Join Elizabeth as she speaks with Kamal Kishore, the Special Representative of the United Nations Secretary-General for Disaster Risk Reduction and Head of the United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR), based in Geneva.

Kamal shares his experiences, from growing up in Delhi, to what drew him to disaster risk reduction, and his work around the world. They discuss how everything is interconnected, the importance of protecting our curiosity, and how most disasters are really crime scenes.

We hear Kamal’s leadership advice for future generations, his mindful reflections on societal resilience, and consider the only question that truly matters in this work we do: “How will it touch people’s lives?”

This episode enlightens and inspires. Enjoy!

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