Title
Disaster Across Borders. Why North America Needs a Shared Resilience Strategy
Tipo de registro
Video
URL
https://youtu.be/J04YeFB3itQ
Contact
Andrew Slaten
Year
2,022
Publisher
Imara IHG

Summary
Andrew highlights the need for a North American disaster alliance to manage shared risks like fires and pandemics. He discusses how current ad hoc cooperation is hindered by legal and political barriers, including USAR logistics and the "third border" in the Caribbean, arguing for a durable, continental resilience framework.
Description
In this talk, Andrew draws on his experience in emergency management to explain why disasters require stronger cross-border cooperation across Canada, the United States, and Mexico. He reviews shared risks (fires, floods, earthquakes, pandemics), discusses the limitations of existing agreements, and highlights operational, legal, and political barriers that prevent consistent coordination. He closes by arguing for a more durable framework—potentially a North American disaster alliance—to enable practical mutual aid and continental resilience planning.

Topics covered: border-region exposure, trade and movement across borders, shared hazards, history of ad hoc cooperation, institutional barriers, professionalization, USAR, training collaboration, Caribbean “third border,” alliance concept.