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Unlocking Climate Change Resilience Through Critical Event Management and Public Warning

everbridge

Across the globe, both public and private sectors are more concerned than ever about addressing climate change and its associated risks. “In In the period 2000 to 2019, there were 7,348 major recorded disaster events claiming 1.23 ACT – Take quick and decisive action to mitigate or eliminate the impact of a threat.

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Book Review: Justice, Equity, and Emergency Management

Recovery Diva

Review of Justice, Equity, and Emergency Management, e dited by Allessandra Jerolleman and William L. Community, Environment and Disaster Risk Management. Emerald Publishing Ltd. Review by Donald Watson, co-author with Michele Adams of Design for Flooding: Resilience to Climate Change (Wiley 2011).

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Determining a Critical Vendor

Fusion Risk Management

While critical vendors come with additional risks, they are also important. Taking the following steps helps appropriately manage and mitigate risks throughout the vendor lifecycle: Dive deeper during due diligence. The post Determining a Critical Vendor appeared first on Fusion Risk Management.

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Black Swans and Swiss Cheese – A Boat Crash in Baltimore

Plan B Consulting

This is a classic business continuity and emergency response incident, and I thought I would examine it through the lens of a couple of risk management concepts: black swan events and Reason’s Swiss cheese theory. Black swan events, popularised by Nassim Nicholas Taleb, are rare events that have a major impact when they occur.

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CAPEX vs. Subscriptions: How to Determine the True Value in IT Services

Pure Storage

Gartner, IDC, and other industry analysts estimate that approximately half of Global 2000 ranked public companies will procure their infrastructure through “as-a-service” offerings by 2024. Because of the different applications to a customer’s business, they’re not competing services. The Rise of as-a-Service Offerings.

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Building resilient organizations in an era of climate change

everbridge

According to the United Nations, economic losses from climate-related disasters exceeded $3 trillion globally between 2000 and 2019. The physical risks posed by climate changefrom damaged infrastructure to disrupted supply chainsare undeniable. However, there are also reputational and regulatory risks to consider.