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Who’s the Boss? Successful Risk Mitigation Requires Centralized Leadership

MHA Consulting

Many companies spend millions of dollars implementing risk mitigation controls but are kept from getting their money’s worth by a disconnected, piecemeal approach. Successful risk mitigation requires that a central authority supervise controls following a coherent strategy. I wish it were true.

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Unlocking Climate Change Resilience Through Critical Event Management and Public Warning

everbridge

trillion in global economic losses,” according to a report conducted by the UN Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR). Disaster risk is becoming systemic with one event overlapping and influencing another in ways that are testing our resilience to the limit,” Mizutori said. million lives, affecting 4.2

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Is it Possible to Keep Up with the Literature?

Emergency Planning

I am the founding editor of the International Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction (IJDRR), which began publishing in August 2012 with just four papers. Fortunately, there are some mitigating factors, for example, the lack of innovation in most published research.

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B.C.’s New Bill 31 – Emergency and Disaster Management Act

CCEM Strategies

A deliberate focus on modernization first emerged five years ago in 2018, when the Province adopted the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction. The new Act signals an increased focus on climate change, harmonization, self-government of Indigenous Peoples, and investment in risk reduction. In 2019, B.C. In 2019, B.C.

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How to Define Objectives Under ISMS?

Reciprocity

Following this assessment, the organization must prioritize risks based on their potential impact and likelihood of occurrence. This helps executives to reach informed decisions on how to mitigate the risks effectively. These controls are safeguards or countermeasures designed to mitigate identified risks to an acceptable level.

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How to Define Objectives Under ISMS?

Reciprocity

Following this assessment, the organization must prioritize risks based on their potential impact and likelihood of occurrence. This helps executives to reach informed decisions on how to mitigate the risks effectively. These controls are safeguards or countermeasures designed to mitigate identified risks to an acceptable level.

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AI for Early Warning Systems and Anticipatory Action

National Center for Disaster Prepardness

United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction, 2017). Early Warning Systems (EWS) are a foundational component of disaster risk reduction (Reichstein 2025). link] United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR). The Sendai Framework Terminology on Disaster Risk Reduction.