This session brings together critical insights into how disasters are experienced, managed, and politicized across various geographies. Presenters examine gendered experiences of displacement, the political uses of disaster relief, and the spatial mapping of vulnerability to climate events. Topics range from education in IDP camps and tourism-based recovery to disaster governance in the Philippines and sustainable reconstruction in Haiti. These contributions deepen our understanding of both the immediate and systemic dimensions of disaster response and resilience.

• 10:15 AM
  The Role Of Formal Education In Women's Resilience Post Conflict-Induced Disaster: A Gendered Perspective To Life In Displaced Peoples Camps
  Jemima Duru, University of Northern British Columbia (UNBC)

• 10:30 AM
  Mapping the Vulnerability and Exposure to Extreme Heat Waves of Populations Living in 156 Urban Areas in Canada
  Marie-Janick Robitaille, Université Laval

• 10:45 AM
  From Disaster Nightmare to Recuperation: Does Tourism-Specific Social Capital (TSSC) Contribute to Post-Disaster Recovery in Mountain Communities?
  Dipak Bishwokarma, University of Waterloo

• 11:00 AM
  Penser la reconstruction durable en Haïti : Vers une utilisation optimale des matériaux locaux pour concevoir des éco-bâtiments résilients
  Gaspard Octeus, Université Laval

• 11:15 AM
  Disaster Relief as Political Capital: Crisis Response and Patronage Networks
  Ria Jhoanna Ducusin-Flores, York University