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.
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Participants' bios:
Eva Cohen is the Founder & President of Civil Protection Youth Canada (CPYC)
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Host bio:
Colin Robertson is a former diplomat and Senior Advisor to the Canadian Global Affairs Institute.
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Reading Recommendations:
- "A New Disaster Relief Approach for Canada: Citizen-Based Civil Protection" by Eva Cohen and Bettina Koschade
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Music Credit: Drew Phillips | Producer: Jordyn Carroll
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Recording Date: January 21, 2026
Release date:
March 02, 2026
