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New Book Review

Recovery Diva

This textbook provides a multitude of case studies each written by academics who are actively teaching and/or have developed curriculum in the fields of crisis, disaster, and/or emergency management with a specific focus on vulnerable populations that are the weakest links in the hazard-risk chain.

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Training Solutions: Enhancing Tribal Nations’ Readiness and Resilience

National Center for Disaster Prepardness

The National Center for Disaster Preparedness (NCDP) of the Climate School, Columbia University, has been awarded a $1.5 NCDP studies the readiness of governmental and non-governmental systems, the complexities of population recovery, the power of community engagement, and the risks of human vulnerability.

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Inclement weather response demands attention

everbridge

Events such as the devastating incident in Maui serve as grim reminders of the ongoing challenges that persist in disaster preparedness and response. On a similar note, the accessibility gap remains prominent, particularly for vulnerable populations such as those with mental health conditions or disabilities.

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NCDP 20th Anniversary Reflections and Impacts

National Center for Disaster Prepardness

In 2003, the National Center for Disaster Preparedness (NCDP), Columbia University, was founded to provide an academically based, interdisciplinary center focused on the capacity to prevent, respond to, and recover from disasters. and international disaster preparedness, response, and long-term recovery.

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33 Data Privacy Week Comments from Industry Experts in 2023

Solutions Review

The number one issue when it comes to data privacy is the lack of education and guidance for an organization’s team. One way of mitigating today’s vulnerabilities is to provide rigorous identity-based access control. Unfortunately, both external and internal bad actors are now exploiting VPN’s inherent vulnerabilities.

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Domestic Violence Amid COVID-19: A Hidden Epidemic

National Center for Disaster Prepardness

Amid the COVID-19 pandemic, isolation, confinement, and lack of escape for victims compounds the additional stressors of economic vulnerability, limited access to social support systems, and shifts in daily routines that led to increased violence in past catastrophes such as Hurricane Katrina and Hurricane Harvey.

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Racial Disparities and COVID-19

National Center for Disaster Prepardness

As the world scrambles each week to grapple with the seemingly insurmountable number of positive cases and deaths from the COVID-19 pandemic, public policy is failing some of America’s most vulnerable communities. The post Racial Disparities and COVID-19 appeared first on National Center for Disaster Preparedness | NCDP.