1. Why Aren’t We Making Our Homes Safer? George Siegal 29:09

January 17, 2023
68. Why Aren’t We Making Our Homes Safer?

After seeing how close Hurricane Ian came to hitting Tampa it seemed like a great time to reach out to Henk Ovink. Henk is a Dutch special envoy to the United Nations and a flood expert. In 2015, he was appointed as the first Water Ambassador of the Netherlands. He is responsible for advocating water awareness around the world. He was part of President Obama’s Task Force for rebuilding after Hurricane Sandy struck the northeast part of the country in the fall of 2012.

Here are some important moments with Henk from the podcast:

At 4:18 What should people in Tampa be doing to prepare after seeing the damage from Hurricane Ian?

At 13:41 How do people in Sanibel Island Florida go forward after such a monumental disaster?

At 16:44 Why aren’t more people building like they did in Babcock Ranch, Florida?

Here are some ways to follow Henk:

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/henk-ovink-1269b85/ 

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/henk.ovink/ 

Twitter:  https://twitter.com/henkovink  
 

Here’s how you can follow the Tell Us How to Make It Better podcast:

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Website: https://tellushowtomakeitbetter.com/

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/george-siegal/

If you'd like to reach me for any reason, here's the link to my contact form:

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Learn why you want to avoid becoming a victim of a disaster by watching my documentary film The Last House Standing. When you are checking out on the website below use the promo code “MAKEITBETTER”.

https://www.thelasthousestanding.org/movie

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George Siegal began his career in front of the camera as a newscaster, sportscaster, and weathercaster. He worked in markets from San Antonio, Texas to Detroit, Los Angeles, San Francisco, and Seattle. In addition to work in front of the camera, George was a feature reporter and producer.