Increased fire suppression measures have been necessary for the preservation of national forests and safety of those who live near them, but each Forest Service budget dollar allocated to suppression is a dollar taken from non-fire suppression programs. Some of these programs include the very fire prevention measures necessary to mitigate the most catastrophic fires.
As natural disasters rise in frequency and intensity, already strained state budgets struggle with disaster relief. Moving into an uncertain future of climate change, what can states do to protect themselves?
Image via The Nepali Man The International Affairs Forum (IAF) at the Cornell Institute for Public Affairs recently hosted Kashish Das Shrestha, a policy analyst, writer, and environmental activist from Nepal. Besides being an advisor to Gagan Thapa, the Chairman of the Parliamentary Committee on Agriculture, Energy, and Natural Resources, Kashish is also a co-author… Read more »