Recovery Diva

MAY 7, 2022

Book Review: The Invention of Disaster: Power of Knowledge in Discourses of Hazard and Vulnerability. Author : JC Gaillard, Professor of Geography, University of Auckland, New Zealand. The book is part of Routledge Studies in Hazards, Disaster Risk and Climate Change. Series Editor: Ilan Kelman. For more information: [link].

Risk Reduction 113

Risk Reduction Hazard Natural Hazard Vulnerability 113

Recovery Diva

NOVEMBER 22, 2021

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.

Risk Reduction 100

Risk Reduction All-Hazards Natural Hazard Hazard 100

MHA Consulting

FEBRUARY 23, 2023

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.

Mitigation 97

Mitigation Authorization Risk Management Risk Reduction 97

Emergency Planning

MAY 6, 2024

Increasing dependency on critical infrastructure makes the country ever more vulnerable to proliferating technological failure, whether it is caused by cyber attack, sabotage or natural forces. For years, local authorities have been starved of funds and resources. Disaster risk reduction: a Japanese women's perspective on 3/11.

All-Hazards 100

All-Hazards Hazard Risk Reduction Emergency Response 100

Reciprocity

DECEMBER 20, 2024

Discover how ZenGRC’s comprehensive software can help you achieve and maintain FedRAMP authorization efficiently. Request a demo today.

Audit 52

Audit Risk Reduction Authorization Alert 52

Emergency Planning

MARCH 7, 2019

Myth 10: After disaster people will not make rational decisions and will therefore inevitably tend to do the wrong thing unless authority guides them. In addition, technology is a potential source of vulnerability as well as a means of reducing it. Within this compass, most decision-making can be judged rational.

Hospitality 130

Hospitality All-Hazards Risk Reduction Logistics 130

CCEM Strategies

JANUARY 10, 2024

For example: Risk assessments and emergency and business continuity plans now need to consider Indigenous knowledge, climate change, cultural safety, and impacts on vulnerable persons, animals, places or things. In alignment with UNDRIP and B.C.’s The team at CCEM can help. Contact us today to get started!

Management 64

Management Capacity Strategic Risk Reduction 64