Disaster Response Systems for Canada

On this episode of #TheGlobalExchange, Colin Robertson sits down with Eva Cohen to discuss disaster response capacity in Canada, looking at Germany's Federal Agency for Technical Relief's model for a structured, volunteer-driven, and federally coordinated disaster response system. // Participants' bios: Eva Cohen is the Founder & President of Civil Protection Youth Canada (CPYC) // Host bio: Colin Robertson is a former diplomat and Senior Advisor to the Canadian Global Affairs Institute. // Reading Recommendations: - "A New Disaster Relief Approach for Canada: Citizen-Based Civil Protection" by Eva Cohen and Bettina Koschade // Music Credit: Drew Phillips | Producer: Jordyn Carroll // Recording Date: January 21, 2026 Release date: March 02, 2026