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A Resilience Charter

Emergency Planning

Civil protection must be developed at the local authority level, coordinated regionally and harmonised nationally. The central government must ensure that resources are adequate to respond to the kinds and levels of emergency that are envisaged in planning scenarios. The citizen 4.1 However, spontaneous voluntarism is not recommended.

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Book Review: Disaster and Emergency Management Methods

Recovery Diva

Key words: environmental governance, sustainability, resilience, climate risk, natural hazard, disaster risk reduction, building regulation. Overall, I commend the editor and authors of the text for providing a value-added resource for a variety of stakeholders including students and practitioners. for paperback.,

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Book Review: The Invention of Disaster

Recovery Diva

Author : JC Gaillard, Professor of Geography, University of Auckland, New Zealand. is a disaster risk management specialist, currently working for the Pacific Disaster Center (PDC Global). Book Review: The Invention of Disaster: Power of Knowledge in Discourses of Hazard and Vulnerability. Reviewer: Irmak Renda-Tanali, D.Sc.

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The Role of GRC Software in FedRAMP Compliance: Essential Features and Benefits 

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Governance, Risk, and Compliance (GRC) software has become an essential tool for organizations navigating this complex landscape. Discover how ZenGRC’s comprehensive software can help you achieve and maintain FedRAMP authorization efficiently. Request a demo today.

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Book Review: Constructing Risk

Recovery Diva

Reviewed by Donald Watson, editor of the website theOARSlist.com , Organizations Addressing Resilience and Sustainability, editor of Time-Saver Standards for Urban Design (McGraw-Hill 2001), and co-author with Michele Adams of Design for Flooding: Resilience to Climate Change (Wiley 2011). He has served as consultant for United Nations, U.S.

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Unlocking Climate Change Resilience Through Critical Event Management and Public Warning

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trillion in global economic losses,” according to a report conducted by the UN Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR). The odds are being stacked against us when we fail to act on science and early warnings to invest in prevention, climate change adaptation and disaster risk reduction.”. million lives, affecting 4.2

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GDPR Compliance Checklist: How ZenGRC Automates Your Data Privacy Program 

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billion for violating laws on digital privacy and putting the data of EU citizens at risk through Facebook’s EU-U.S. Since its implementation in 2018, GDPR enforcement has only intensified, with regulatory authorities increasingly willing to impose substantial penalties for violations. data transfers.