Preserving the Collection: Disaster Planning, Response & Recovery

 These two videos are from the Focus on Conservation 2024: Disaster Risk Management for Cultural Heritage, an international conference that "looked  into preparation, response, training, research, and networks to address and mitigate the effect of disasters on cultural heritage", and organized by mithsonian, ICOM-CC, ICOM-Brazil, ICOM-DRMC, Leibniz-Research Network “Preservation”, Deutsches Museum, Museum für Naturkunde and Deutsches Bergbau-Museum Bochum. Disaster Risk Management for Cultural Heritage: Response (1/2): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2CJGIOJTJgM  Disaster Risk Management for Cultural Heritage: Response (2/2): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZJ0bxU4u2sQ

  Current predictions show an above-normal 2025 hurricane season: https://www.noaa.gov/news-release/noaa-predicts-above-normal-2025-atlantic-hurricane-season

 These webcasts by the Association for Library Collections & Technical Services (ALCTS) discuss the development and implementation of an effective disaster plan. Disaster Preparedness and Planning: https://youtu.be/dqaIR9qPyIY?si=n3ZHoP59mp4VtAvn Disaster Response Q&A: https://youtu.be/PrxUOq0P1xs?si=Jx5aerjAnxuW7WKw

Need to create or update your emergency response plan? First developed in 2004 with funding from the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) and the National Center for Preservation Technology and Training (NCPTT), dPlan is available as both free and subscription plans, providing both an emergency response plan template and access to a library of resources at the free level. https://www.dplan.org/

The article linked below, How States Can Build Disaster-Ready Budgets: Strategies for reducing fiscal risks in the face of rising costs , is based on a series of studies from The Pew Charitable Trusts from 2018 to 2022 that examined how states manage the fiscal impact of natural disasters. "This brief details Pew’s recommendations, including specific actionable steps that policymakers can take—regardless of their state’s particular financial situation or disaster risks—to work toward these three principles ( measure the total impact, manage disaster funding, and mitigate further risks), and and build fiscal resilience to increasingly costly disasters." https://www.pewtrusts.org/en/research-and-analysis/issue-briefs/2025/05/how-states-can-build-disaster-ready-budgets

On Thursday, May 22 from 1-2 pm ET, Conserv Community will be hosting an AMA (ask me anything) about post-disaster collections recovery with Maddie Cooper, the Associate Preventive Conservator at the Conservation Center for Art & Historic Artifacts (CCAHA). Anyone can view the AMA, but to ask questions, you will need to create a free account.  https://community.conserv.io/c/ama-s/the-aftermath-of-disaster-ask-maddie-cooper-about-post-disaster-recovery-for-collections

 In case you missed our recent webinar with Adrienne Berney of NC CREST on Disaster Recovery Triage, the recording and resources have been uploaded to our Resources page: https://www.txcera.org/resources#h.f2ufip748k5y