All-Hazards Disaster Management Risk Reduction 
everbridge
NOVEMBER 2, 2021
“In the period 2000 to 2019, there were 7,348 major recorded disaster events claiming 1.23 trillion in global economic losses,” according to a report conducted by the UN Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR). Gathering threat data and contextual information is needed to assess the magnitude of a risk.
Emergency Planning
FEBRUARY 9, 2021
It is salutary to reflect that many of those scholars who have studied this disaster are too young to have experienced it. The year 1980 was something of a watershed in the field of disaster risk reduction (or disaster management as it was then known). The reconstruction was a long-drawn out process.
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Emergency Planning
MARCH 7, 2019
Myth 17: Unburied dead bodies constitute a health hazard. Reality: Not even advanced decomposition causes a significant health hazard. Myth 18: Disease epidemics are an almost inevitable result of the disruption and poor health caused by major disasters. Myth 30: Technology will save the world from disaster.
everbridge
OCTOBER 7, 2024
We are all part of a broader ecosystem and share responsibility for its health. This process goes beyond a one-time analysis and involves evergreen monitoring of emerging risks and changes in the hazard landscape. The faster a community recovers, the faster we return to normal.
everbridge
MARCH 6, 2023
According to research conducted by Verdantix , “more than half of organizations have less than $1 million to respond to catastrophic events, and 41% of participants stated that they had no budget at all for catastrophic events” (Navigating Climate Threats and Proactive Mechanisms to Achieve Business Climate Resilience, November 2022).
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