We encourage you to read what we learned five years ago and to think “out of the box” on how this knowledge can support cultural responses to a convergence of disasters, an experience that more and more of our population are and/or may experience.

In November National Geographic partnered with the Lowlander Center to host a photo camp. During the photo camp, students worked to create a video depicting stories from their community. Here is the final product:

The Lowlander Center has worked with the Isle de Jean Charles Biloxi-Chitimacha-Choctaw Tribe and other partners in support of the creation of a Tool Kit for communities undergoing environmental and developmental pressures. The final product is Preserving our Place: A Community Field Guide to Engagement, Resilience, and Resettlement:

Lowlander Center members spoke on a panel at the State of the Planet Conference hosted by Columbia University School of Law. Read about the panel and the response on the Columbia University Earth Institute blog.