The rate of natural disasters has increased as climate change continues to hit our planet with relentless ferocity. Broken cell towers, snapped fibre and submarine cables, all impede important emergency communications needed to recover quickly from these crises. This session will look into the characteristics of key physical and social infrastructure which governments and non-profits should look to when investing in such emergency comms, and provide some possible solutions to explore. In particular, it will seek to explore the community’s interest in building further discussions around the safety and security of satellite communications as it relates to the DNS.