STUDENT
Anthony Hernandez
PROFESSOR
Lars Gräbner
From rising sea levels to increasingly severe weather patterns, islands are disproportionately vulnerable to natural disasters. The economies, livelihoods, and cultures of these islands are under existential threat. As oceans heat up, hurricanes are predicted to gain more power, reaching wind speeds of up to 200 miles per hour plus. The Maldives, for example—are at risk of becoming completely flooded by 2100.
My proposition is to unify all islands through an environmental alliance. The major assets of this alliance would take the form of mobile rigs that could be deployed throughout the globe to provide humanitarian and environmental assistance during natural disasters. In response to any energy, hospital, or housing dilemma, these mobile operating centers enable the alliance to flexibly respond to multiple crises.