{"681622":{"#nid":"681622","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Kait Morano Shares Insights on Disaster Resilience With Georgia Lawmakers","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EKait Morano, a community resilience expert from Georgia Tech, presented critical insights to the Georgia State House of Representatives study committee on disaster mitigation and resilience. Her testimony highlighted the importance of strong partnerships, evidence-based decision-making, and community-driven planning to better prepare for and withstand the impacts from natural disasters. Morano serves as the resilience planning director for CEAR Hub, which works closely with Georgia\u2019s coastal communities. She is also a research scientist with Georga Tech\u2019s Institute for People and Technology.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EMorano emphasized strategies to address the unique challenges faced by vulnerable coastal communities, underscoring the need for investments in resilience and capacity-building initiatives before a disaster strikes. Her contributions were reflected in the committee\u0027s final report, which includes recommendations for creating a dedicated statewide office of resilience, upgrading 911 systems, and bolstering building codes for certain types of facilities. These efforts aim to mitigate the impacts of increasingly frequent and severe disasters on Georgia\u0027s communities.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe committee\u0027s findings and Morano\u0027s testimony underline the vital role of research, collaboration, and proactive planning in building a safer and more resilient Georgia.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe study committee\u2019s final report is available here: \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.legis.ga.gov\/api\/document\/docs\/default-source\/house-study-committee-document-library-page\/disaster-mitigation-and-resilience\/disaster-mitigation-and-resilience-study-committee\u0022\u003Ehttps:\/\/www.legis.ga.gov\/api\/document\/docs\/default-source\/house-study-committee-document-library-page\/disaster-mitigation-and-resilience\/disaster-mitigation-and-resilience-study-committee\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":"","format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EKait Morano, a community resilience expert from Georgia Tech, recently presented critical insights to the Georgia State House of Representatives study committee on disaster mitigation and resilience.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"Kait Morano, a community resilience expert from Georgia Tech, recently presented critical insights to the Georgia State House of Representatives study committee on disaster mitigation and resilience. "}],"uid":"27513","created_gmt":"2025-04-07 16:52:33","changed_gmt":"2025-04-07 17:00:10","author":"Walter Rich","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","location":"Atlanta, GA","dateline":{"date":"2025-03-28T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2025-03-28T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"676775":{"id":"676775","type":"image","title":"Kait Morano","body":"\u003Cp\u003EKait Morano\u003C\/p\u003E","created":"1744044510","gmt_created":"2025-04-07 16:48:30","changed":"1744044530","gmt_changed":"2025-04-07 16:48:50","alt":"Kait Morano","file":{"fid":"260610","name":"Kait-Morano.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/2025\/04\/07\/Kait-Morano.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/2025\/04\/07\/Kait-Morano.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":935323,"path_740":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/2025\/04\/07\/Kait-Morano.jpg?itok=5tWhk9WB"}}},"media_ids":["676775"],"groups":[{"id":"69599","name":"IPaT"}],"categories":[],"keywords":[{"id":"188084","name":"go-ipat"}],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[],"email":["walter.rich@research.gatech.edu"],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}