Episode 014 - Erle Rahaman-Noronha: Superstorm Resilience

Earth Repair Radio

SUBSCRIBE: WWW.EARTHREPAIRRADIO.COM In this episode we explore the impacts of tropical superstorms and the permaculture design strategies for mitigating their effects. Between massive winds that defoliate entire islands, flash flooding from torrential rains, and storm surges that devastate coastlines, the damage from category 5 hurricanes, typhoons and cyclones seems to be the new normal. This episode's guest is on the front line of climate change adaptation; farming, teaching, designing and building in the warm waters of the Caribbean Sea. Hear about the lessons learned and design visions from one of the Caribbean's most active permaculture practitioners. Erle's links: www.wasamakipermaculture.org www.walkersreserve.com https://vimeo.com/185240018 http://tedxportofspain.com/portfolio/erle-rahaman-noronha/ https://vimeo.com/74644894 Erle's full biography: Erle Rahaman-Noronha : Erle is one of the directors of Caribbean Permaculture Consultants Ltd (CPC). Erle was born and grew up in Kenya, lived in Canada and now makes Trinidad his home. He teaches and practices Permaculture and is the owner of Wa Samaki Ecosystems (established 1997), a 33 acre, formerly citrus, estate undergoing a Permaculture restoration while producing cut flowers, tropical fish and indigenous food crops. His farm has won agricultural entrepreneur awards for forestry, aquaculture and horticulture. He is the current national winner of the Agroforestry division and national runner up in the Horticulture division for the National Agricultural Entrepreneur of the year 2009.