Don’t Worry About Trump. In his own mind he will be OK.

January 06, 2021 | No Comments

Thinking about Trump’s entrance into the Presidential Race in America in late 2015, coming down the escalator in Trump Tower with Melania at his side, sparked a flashback to a symbolic staircase scene. I have…

‘Mask-wearing’ as a Social Invention: Coping with the Covid-19 Pandemic

December 29, 2020 | 1 Comment

“A social invention is a new [concept], law, organization or procedure that changes the ways in which people relate to themselves or to each other, either individually or collectively.” The following images provide examples of…

Do they give a Nobel Prize for Bullying?

June 03, 2018 | No Comments

Update: I wrote the comments that follow 2 years ago, about half way into the Trump presidency. The US President’s proverbial Bully Pulpit had been converted by Trump’s operating style into the fact that a…

Mexico Hurricane Patricia

October 23, 2015 | No Comments

México.- protection is important to emphasize that we can not skip hydrometerological concerns. The magnitude of this phenomenon we have never seen in this country, there is a history of hurricanes we’ve had in the…

Expert Forum Video on Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR) Antalya, Turkey 2015

June 08, 2015 | No Comments

  Disasters occur when natural extremes encounter communities who are ill-prepared to cope with these forces. Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR) strategies outline preventative measures to reduce the impacts of foreseeable hazardous events. Time and time…