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Artificial [Un]intelligence and Disaster Management

Emergency Planning

Perhaps technological innovation will one day bring this issue under control, but there is no sign of this at present. At the present time, perhaps the greatest potential of AI in disaster management is in its presumed ability to use its algorithms and data banks to provide synthesised information quicker than traditional methods can do so.

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Unlocking Climate Change Resilience Through Critical Event Management and Public Warning

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“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.

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The 1980 Southern Italian Earthquake After Forty Years

Emergency Planning

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).

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Beyond Your Borders: Strengthening Resilience For The Greater Good

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Leaders should actively participate in policy discussions, influencing decision-making processes to address systemic risks and enhance disaster management capabilities.

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Adapt or Fail: Climate Change Resilience for Organizations  

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It requires strategies, actions, and technology that enable organizations to manage and reduce climate-related risks and seize opportunities to build a more sustainable and resilient future. Reviewing and updating risk management processes to ensure they are inclusive of climate change risks.

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Common Misconceptions about Disaster

Emergency Planning

Reality: They may be, but in the past disaster areas have been used as dumping grounds for outdated medicines, obsolete equipment, and unsaleable goods, all under the cloak of apparent generosity. Myth 30: Technology will save the world from disaster. Reality: The problem of disasters is largely a social one.