Duke experts are exploring ways to enhance community resilience to extreme weather events. Lydia Olander and Francis Bouchard joined engineering professor Mark Borsuk in leading a 2024-2025 Bass Connections team exploring community-based catastrophe insurance. The Duke Today article also mentions activities of the Nature Activation Hub led by Olander, including a roadmap for using nature-based solutions that can help address risk. In addition, the article highlights a May 2025 Nicholas Institute report that examines opportunities for Congress to address hazard mitigation and preparedness.
