I've heard some positive feedback from my last blog about disaster preparedness for people with disabilities. My brother lost his home in a hurricane in Homestead Florida, so I'm sensitive to the issue.
The importance of being prepared can never be stressed enough. One person commented that in an emergency Walgreens will provide you with a weeks worth of your medications. I don't know if this is a policy practiced by any other chain or mom and pop pharmacies.
I've been sent some information about a Coastal Cities Summit for people to get together to take responsible action to reduce environmental impacts and prepare to address our vulnerabilities that come with the territory of living in a coastal community.
It's important that people with disabilities have a voice at this conference. Seniors and children are generally require more assistance in a disaster whether or not they are living with a disability.
Please pass this information along to your teachers, elected officials, friends, family, and anyone you know in the disabled community. I'm glad to see their are people thinking ahead and outside the box when it comes to our health and safety.
The International Ocean Institute-USA and the city of St. Petersburg, FL, are hosting a Coastal Cities Summit 2008: Values & Vulnerabilities, www.coastalcties.org, on November 17-20, 2008, to address the complex challenges that coastal city leaders face as populations increase, resources are depleted, and the impacts of climate change are felt. The Coastal Cities Summit intends to bring together coastal city leaders, managers,academics, and trade professionals to discuss environmental, social, economic, and public policy challenges and viable solutions.
The 3 ½ day conference will focus on three themes: Climate Change, Risk and Vulnerability, and Sustainable Development. The planners are soliciting speakers on four areas that are particularly relevant to coastal cities: freshwater, pollution, energy, and port security. All sessions are intended to give a long-needed voice to those on the front lines taking leadership on climate change, providing implementation and response plans, and continuing to focus on protecting citizens from possible extreme events and human-induced degradation.
REGISTER NOW!!! Abstract submission and registration now open! Submission deadline - May 15.. Early registration deadline - July 31.
