Rachel Dobbs Dance - Day of Unity Joplin 2012

On a phone call recently, Chris Cotton, Joplin Parks and Recreation Director, told me  "Keith, we are tornadoed out." I understood his fatigue, and the fatigue of the community.  And yet, what resilience, what resolute resolve, what a recovery. As we approach the 4 year anniversary of the tornado that struck Joplin, I recalled a stunning performance by Rachel Dobbs at the 2012 Joplin Day of Unity, one in which, through her choreographed dance, Ms. Dobbs captured the fear of an approaching storm, the terror of experiencing its wrath, and the tragic and beautiful aftermaths, intertwined with hope and loss, and resilience, resolve, realization. Here's to you, Joplin. You are always loved, and may you always prosper.

Need-based giving in Disaster - Tidball Presentation at ASU

Recent presentation at the Need-based transfers in water management and disaster recovery workshop Hosted by the Human Generosity Project and the Decision Center for a Desert City at Arizona State University.

Greening in the Red Zone - book review

A new book review in the Journal of Education for Sustainable Development for the book Greening in the Red Zone.

Ancient Trees: Woman Spends 14 Years Photographing World’s Oldest Trees | Bored Panda

Ancient Trees: Woman Spends 14 Years Photographing World’s Oldest Trees | Bored Panda

National Security and the Accelerating Risks of Climate Change (Report Launch) | New Security Beat

See the report here: National Security and the Accelerating Risks of Climate Change (Report Launch) | New Security Beat

Vatican sustainability summit urges action on ecological devastation

"Human action which is not respectful of nature becomes a boomerang for human beings that creates inequality and extends ... "the globalization of indifference" and the "economy of exclusion", which themselves endanger solidarity with present and future generations ..."



Read more here ... Vatican sustainability summit urges action on ecological devastation | National Catholic Reporter

Kabul’s hidden gardens offer Afghans haven from war

 Kabul was once known as a city of gardens. Indeed, behind the razor wire and 10 ft walls of private residences, there are still verdant serenities, a world away from the bedlam outside.

Learn more here.