PROBLEM
Catastrophic disasters have impacted an increasing number of communities, displacing families and destroying homes in regions that weren’t considered at risk even 10 years ago. Today, an estimated 137 million people, 41% of the U.S. population, live in areas that are regularly affected by major disasters1.
1 https://www.iied.org/major-disaster-us-declared-every-four-days-2024-iied-analysis-shows
OUR APPROACH
Economic Architecture is working with the Brookings Institution to foster structural innovations with the potential to disrupt the pattern of continuous disaster, response, and recovery. What if in addition to focusing on our emergency response after a disaster strikes, we also built more resilient and safer communities?
HOW IT WORKS
We’re beginning to build towards what we think to be a multi-stage initiative that speaks with innovators in the most affected areas who are trialing solutions that could provide a foundation for national change. We aim to foster structural innovations that transform how communities prepare for and recover from major disasters.
WHAT'S NEXT
It starts with a series of constructive conversations as we look to identify promising market- and policy-based structural innovations that enable us to introduce a new framework, supply a range of innovations, and build demand for a market of safe, healthy, and resilient homes. Join us for a series of events, podcasts, and other opportunities by staying connected below.
