Ikuo Yokoyama’s Harley-Davidson, which was swept to sea during the 2011 Japanese tsunami, in Langford, B.C., in May 2012. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Chad Hipolito

‘Life is a Miracle,’ but learning from disasters isn’t: Lessons from Japan’s 2011 earthquake and tsunami

Memorials, monuments, preserved school buildings and found objects form part of a memory culture that keeps conversations about risk reduction going.
A fisherman walks across a dry patch of land in the marshes of southern Iraq which has suffered dire consequences from back to back drought and rising salinity levels in Dhi Qar province on Sept. 2, 2022. (AP Photo/Anmar Khalil)

The disasters we talk about shape our priorities and determine our preparedness

From drought to soil degradation and environmental pollution, why does society overlook the most impactful disasters?
Une rue inondée à Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue, sur l'île de Montréal, après les fortes pluies du 9 août 2024. La Presse canadienne/Peter McCabe

La nouvelle réglementation sur les zones inondables au Québec devra répondre à des enjeux éthiques

Avant d’adopter un nouveau cadre juridique sur la gestion des inondations, Québec a mis en place un régime transitoire. Il faudra en tirer des leçons, notamment sur le plan éthique.

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