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The United Kingdom's National Risk Register - 2023 Edition

Emergency Planning

a) As noted by the House of Lords Select Committee on Risk Assessment and Risk Planning (House of Lords 2021), the NRR is not very "user-friendly" and is not well-known. House of Lords 2021. Report of Session 2021-22. Select Committee on Risk Assessment and Risk Planning, House of Lords, London, 127 pp.

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A Proposed Strategy to Advocate for Improved Civil Protection in the United Kingdom

Emergency Planning

Hence there is potential for floods that equal or exceed those generated in 2008, storms that may be more disruptive than Arwen was in 2021, heatwaves greater than that of July 2022, and so on. Standardised,"all hazards" emergency planning methodology applied at all levels. the coordinators of emergency operations.

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Canada's costliest catastrophe is flooding. Is your business prepared?

CCEM Strategies

2 We all remember the November 2021 atmospheric river in BC. Files including contact information for your employees, key suppliers and customers, insurance and legal documents, and of course your emergency plan, should also be backed up digitally. Floods are the costliest natural disaster in Canada in terms of property damage.

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What Is Cyber-Espionage and What Can You Do About It?

Pure Storage

Business leaders typically develop emergency plans for dealing with ransomware attackers who only want ransoms paid—which usually means either paying the ransom or designing storage so that data can quickly be replaced. What to Know About Hacktivists, How They’re Evolving, and What You Can Do About It.

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Unlocking Climate Change Resilience Through Critical Event Management and Public Warning

everbridge

The 2021 Alliance Gap Report stated, “Critically, the huge potential benefits of hydromet services can ONLY be realized with a successful crossing of the ‘last mile’ – that the forecasts, warnings, and other information generated are received, understood, and acted upon by those affected”.

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Five ways to improve campus safety and security

everbridge

Department of Education, Indicators of School Crime and Safety: 2021 , 93 school shootings with casualties occurred at U.S. public and private elementary and secondary schools from 2020-2021. Download now 5 ways to bolster school and campus safety Emergency plans Strategize with emergency plans and drills.

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How Transportation is Vital in Emergency Management and Business Continuity

CCEM Strategies

An example of this was BC’s 2021 atmospheric river* which washed out highways and interrupted the distribution of goods and services. Transportation infrastructure enables first responders to attend incident sites and allows for the movement of critical goods and supplies required post-emergency.