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Post Earthquake: Managing the Situation in Christchurch NZ

Disaster Zone Podcast

He has had multiple roles in leadership ranging from ten years in the New Zealand Navy, to positions with Queens Town Lakes District Council and the Canterbury Earthquake Recovery Authority (CERA). Additionally, he successfully managed widespread and large-scale demolition and land management – in a disaster recovery context.

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Ep. 03- Adaptive BC (Part 2): Where do we go from here? | Dr. David Lindstedt & Mark Armour

The Failover Plan Podcast

Episode Summary: Shane continues the discussion with business continuity industry disruptors- Dr. David Lindstedt and Mark Armour- authors of "Adaptive Business Continuity: A New Approach" and creators of the Adaptive Business Continuity movement which started in 2015. 18:16min- Characteristics of those that shift to ABC today.

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Ep.02- Adaptive BC (Part 1): How did we get here? | Dr David Lindstedt & Mark Armour

The Failover Plan Podcast

Episode Summary: Shane interviews business continuity industry disruptors- Dr. David Lindstedt and Mark Armour- authors of "Adaptive Business Continuity: A New Approach" and creators of the Adaptive Business Continuity movement which started in 2015. He co-founded Adaptive BCP and authored Adaptive Business Continuity: A New Approach.

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Covid-19 and the Disaster Research Gold Rush

Emergency Planning

So is the response by academic authors. In 2015 Gaillard and Gomez published an interesting paper on the "disaster research gold rush". Authors can write in haste and repent at their leisure: editors can rue the day. Gomez 2015. As I write, the Covid-19 pandemic is ramping up in many countries. Haas and E.L. 120, 1-6.

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27/03/2015 A Threat From Within

Plan B Consulting

The news very quickly turned from why the crash occurred, to why the co-pilot deliberately crashed the plane, with the media and German authorities busy searching through his past and questioning anyone who knew him, to find out why. The post 27/03/2015 A Threat From Within appeared first on PlanB Consulting.

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27/03/2015 A Threat From Within

Plan B Consulting

The news very quickly turned from why the crash occurred, to why the co-pilot deliberately crashed the plane, with the media and German authorities busy searching through his past and questioning anyone who knew him, to find out why. The post 27/03/2015 A Threat From Within appeared first on PlanB Consulting.

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Long term woes of displaced Afghans in Pakistan 

Crisis Response Journal

As reported in our CRJ blog of August 2015, the authorities in Pakistan’s Capital of Islamabad have begun a drive against 42 slum areas in the city, writes Luavut Zahid. Here, she looks at the harsh conditions experienced by Afghan refugees who live in th By Luavut Zahid