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A Review of 2022 Disasters

Recovery Diva

behind Hurricane Katrina (2005) and Hurricane Harvey (2017). Hurricane Ian was the most costly event of 2022 at $112.9 billion, and ranks as the third most costly hurricane on record (since 1980) for the U.S.,

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Scott Davis To Testify to Joint Session of PA Legislature on PA Breach Notification Law

Scott R. Davis

474, No 94) passed on December 22, 2005 and became law on June 19, 2006. Currently, Pennsylvania has the third oldest breach notification law on record, only Minnesota and Wisconsin are older. The Breach of Personal Information Notification Act (P.L.

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Covid-19: Elements of a Scenario

Emergency Planning

It is now more than ten years since there was a general push to induce countries to plan for pandemics (WHO 2005). US Homeland Security Council 2005, UK Government 2008), while in others it did not. US Homeland Security Council 2005. In some quarters, it had an immediate effect (e.g., Jonathan Cape, London, 352 pp.

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CitizenAid app and guide designed to inform the public how to act in a terror attack 

Crisis Response Journal

Since the London bombings on July 7, 2005, we have seen an increase in both the number and types of attacks occurring where marauding or vehicle-based attacks target civili In the UK, the current threat level from international terrorism is set as severe.

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The Fight for Sudan Was Inevitable

The Rand Blog

When conflict did not end in Sudan after the 2005 Comprehensive Peace Agreement, the international community fell into a familiar pattern of never-ending peace negotiations. But conflict resolution focused on signing peace agreements that split power between armed groups rarely leads to sustainable peace.

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The 2019 Global Assessment Report (GAR)

Emergency Planning

One of the most intransigent problems with the predecessor of the Sendai Framework, Hyogo Framework for Action, 2005-2015, was its resolute reliance on a 'top-down' approach. UNISDR 2005. Hyogo Framework for Action 2005-2015: Building the Resilience of Nations and Communities. Surminski and J-A. Linnerooth-Bayer (eds) 2019.

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10 Tips for framing your case for Business Continuity to Executives

BryghtPath

The situation was the same in 2005 after Hurricane Katrina. After a pandemic year like 2020—and 2021—executives get the importance of business continuity planning. And in 2012, after Hurricane Sandy. And after mass shooting incidents. Management has a heightened sense of why business continuity is necessary. Then, the memories fade.