Counter Crisis
Episodes
S2 Ep 3: A brighter future for global disaster response?
28 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Hurricane Beryl left a trail of destruction across the Caribbean – homes torn apart, power lines downed, entire communities devastated. But this tim...
S2 Ep 2: Breaking the cycle of response and recovery
21 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In 2016, Cyclone Winston devastated Fiji – flattening villages, cutting power, and leaving hundreds of thousands in urgent need. But as the crisis u...
S2 Ep 1: If we know it’s coming, why do we wait?
14 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Wildfires, floods, drought – climate disasters are hitting harder and faster. The response is often too late, leaving millions to suffer. In fact, ...
Season 2 Trailer
14 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Available on Spotify and Apple Podcasts. Counter Crisis is brought to you by the Centre for Disaster Protection, which helps countries find better way...
Counter Crisis Episode 3: Are we ready for the next pandemic?
02 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Finance is crucial for containing the spread of the new disease while not leaving countries to raid their national budgets and accumulate unsustainabl...
Counter Crisis Episode 2: Can finance save climate-vulnerable countries from drowning?
27 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In Episode II of the Centre for Disaster Protection’s podcast, Counter Crisis, the Centre’s Research Lead and development finance expert, Shakira ...
Counter Crisis Episode 1: The State of Pre-Arranged Financing
19 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
While few would disagree on the importance of having plans in place before a crisis happens, why is there so little pre-arranged crisis financing, and...