The FOMO Problem: Why Climate Adaptation Still Isn't Scaling with Shalini Vajjhala

In episode 253 of America Adapts , host Doug Parsons speaks with Dr. Shalini Vajjhala , Executive Director of The Pre-Collective, about why climate adaptation still struggles to scale and whether the real challenge is less about engineering and more about coordination, trust, and financing. Drawing from two recent essays, Shalini discusses her argument that the U.S. is experiencing a "civic…