Monday, July 12, 10:30 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. MDT

This opening plenary will focus on how the workforce we have can support and build the workforce we need. As climate change accelerates and disaster losses mount, our future depends on cultivating a well-trained workforce and ensuring that the resources and institutional structures are in place to address the social roots of risk, which turn natural hazards into human catastrophes. Panelists as well as participants will be invited to respond to this question: What is the one big change that would help strengthen our hazards and disaster workforce?