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A Resilience Charter

Emergency Planning

The purpose of this charter is to specify the responsibilities of the state and citizens in the field of resilience against disasters, crises and major public emergencies and incidents. The future of humanity will involve very significant challenges in order to create and maintain resilience. Preamble 1.1 Working definitions 2.1

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OUR CHALLENGE

Emergency Planning

Resilience is an illusion. In saying that I mean no disrespect to resilience officers, whose work is honourable, vital and necessary. However, whether resilience has as its goal to 'bounce back' or to 'bounce forward', it represents a tendency to seek homeostasis, in other words a quest for an eventual stable equilibrium.

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FEMA’s Latest National Preparedness Report

Recovery Diva

From HSToday: FEMAs National Preparedness Report Focuses on Mass Care, Cybersecurity, and Infrastructure Resilience The 2024 NPR addresses the work that needs to be done at all levels federal, state, local, tribal and territorial to strengthen national preparedness.

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ISO 22336: The new standard for organizational resilience – A leader’s guide

everbridge

“Are we doing everything we should be doing to build organizational resilience?” Plans, projects and technologies may occupy most of your time, but it’s worth taking a step back to reflect on how your resilience-focused activities may be aligned…or misaligned. Key points include: Designing and formulating a resilience policy.

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Building for Disaster Resilience

Disaster Zone Podcast

Building for disaster resilience requires a concerted effort to build disaster resilient buildings with new building materials and siting buildings in the right location to limit the impact of natural hazards. The book Resilience—The Ultimate Sustainability is mentioned as a reference for you.

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Wildfire Resilient Communities

Disaster Zone Podcast

Climate change is bringing heat, drought, and wildfires as significant hazards across the globe. In this podcast, Dr. Paula Scalingi, Executive Director of the Institute for Innovating Security and Resilience is interviewed about the increasing risks of climate fueled wildfires and their impact.

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Resilience is an illusion

Emergency Planning

After much pondering of the question, I have come to the conclusion that resilience is an illusion. This is not to denigrate the work of resilience managers, as there is obviously much to be done to reduce the risk and impact of adverse events. However, the concept of resilience is, I think, suspect. References Alexander, D.E.