From the failures of the levees to the slow and chaotic disaster response, Katrina will always be remembered as a policy failure on multiple levels and as the first disaster of the era of climate change. Now, as sea levels rise, as fires spread, and as more and more communities are faced with climate disasters, what does Katrina tell us about how those challenges came to be, and how we contend with them? This panel of policy experts will discuss the different dimensions of dealing with disaster, from ensuring the welfare of children to planning for mass migration.