सिर्फ़ उबरना नहीं: आपदाएँ लचीलेपन के बारे में हमें क्या सिखाती हैं | डॉ. प्रेरणा सिंह | TEDxJGIS Youth

आपदाएँ दिखाती हैं कि जब परिचित व्यवस्थाएँ ढह जाती हैं, तब लोग, संस्थाएँ और समुदाय कैसे प्रतिक्रिया देते हैं। इस TEDxJGIS Youth वार्ता में बुनियादी ढांचे की लचीलापन और जलवायु अनुकूलन विशेषज्ञ डॉ. प्रेरणा सिंह इस विचार पर सवाल उठाती हैं कि लचीलेपन का अर्थ बस पुरानी स्थिति में लौट जाना है। उनके अनुसार सार्थक पुनर्प्राप्ति के लिए तैयारी, अनुकूलनशीलता, सहयोग और बेहतर भविष्य के रास्ते बनाने का साहस चाहिए। यह वार्ता एक स्वतंत्र रूप से आयोजित TEDx कार्यक्रम में दी गई थी।

• लचीलापन केवल पुरानी स्थिति में लौटने से कहीं अधिक है
• तैयारी, अनुकूलनशीलता और सहयोग
• स्थानीय नेतृत्व वाला अनुकूलन और प्रणाली-चिंतन

Disasters test more than infrastructure—they reveal how people, institutions and communities respond when familiar systems collapse. Drawing from her experience in disaster resilience, Dr. Prerna Singh challenges the idea that resilience simply means returning to the way things were. She explains why meaningful recovery requires preparedness, adaptability, collaboration and the courage to build better pathways for the future. Dr. Prerna Singh is an infrastructure resilience and climate adaptation specialist whose work bridges research, policy and real-world implementation. With an academic background in Civil Engineering, including a PhD and MS from Georgia Institute of Technology and a BTech from IIT Gandhinagar, she has worked across academia, international development and resilience-focused organisations. Her professional journey includes work connected with UNDP, the Asian Disaster Preparedness Center and the Adaptation Research Alliance Infrastructure, along with leadership in climate-adaptation learning and research. Her expertise centres on strengthening infrastructure and communities against climate and disaster risks, locally led adaptation, systems thinking and long-term resilience. She is passionate about translating rigorous research into practical approaches that enable communities and institutions to navigate uncertainty and build more resilient futures. This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at https://www.ted.com/tedx