Mary Rowe, CEO of Canadian Urban Institute, marks the 20th anniversary of Hurricane Katrina. In 2005, she moved to New Orleans for a fellowship, only to find herself in a city reeling from the catastrophe. Over the next five years, she immersed herself in grassroots efforts to rebuild urban neighborhoods, studying how civic resilience emerges in the face of extreme disruption. Her experience became a blueprint for understanding how communities can adapt and thrive amid climate-driven challenges.
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Mary Rowe, CEO of Canadian Urban Institute, marks the 20th anniversary of Hurricane Katrina. In 2005, she moved to New Orleans for a fellowship, only to find herself in a city reeling from the catastrophe. Over the next five years, she immersed herself in grassroots efforts to rebuild urban neighborhoods, studying how civic resilience emerges in the face of extreme disruption. Her experience became a blueprint for understanding how communities can adapt and thrive amid climate-driven challenges.
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