October, 2015

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Road traffic collision claims 43 lives in FranceĀ 

Crisis Response Journal

In the early hours of Friday, October 23, 2015, a traffic accident between a timber transportation truck and a coach carrying people caused 43 casualties, burned alive, including the three-year-old son of the truck driver, writes Editorial Advisory Panel By Christophe Libeau

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Five Crisis Management Lessons from the VW Incident

Plan B Consulting

With the VW response to the emissions scandal still headline news, I thought I would share some lessons I have identified from their response. 1. Creeping crises are difficult to handle. In other bulletins we have talked about the difficulties of managing creeping crises. These are incidents which slowly build and suddenly reach tipping point when the incident hits the news and the organisation is caught up in a major incident.

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Exploring the role of software-defined radio in a crisisĀ 

Crisis Response Journal

Software-defined radio (SDR) has evolved considerably in the last 30 years to play a significant role in wireless communication.

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Improving infrastructure in Sierra LeoneĀ 

Crisis Response Journal

Editorial Advisory Panel Member Robert McAlister, is back in Sierra Leone and presents his fourth blog, which examines training in the critical infrastructure sector.

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The Complete Guide to Mastering Business Continuity

The Complete Guide to Mastering Business Continuity is a step-by-step resource for developing an effective Business Continuity Management (BCM) program and navigating challenges. Whether building from scratch or enhancing a plan, this guide offers practical tools, expert advice, and strategies to ensure resilience. What Youā€™ll Learn: Key elements of BCM and resiliency Steps to build and test your Business Continuity Plan (BCP) Conducting risk assessments and BIAs Integrating cybersecurity into p

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Militancy in Swat: How lack of social justice fuelled the Taliban in Pakistan's NorthĀ 

Crisis Response Journal

I commissioned this piece by Hurmit Ali Shah because it helps give a better shape to understanding what really happened in Swat, how a place that was known for its beauty was turned into a chaotic hotbed of terrorist activity.

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The poor struggle in post-earthquake NepalĀ 

Crisis Response Journal

Luavut Zahid is on assignment in Nepal; here, she reports on how the poorer citizens of Nepal are struggling to get back on their feet after the earthquake earlier this year.

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Five Crisis Management Lessons from the VW Incident

Plan B Consulting

With the VW response to the emissions scandal still headline news, I thought I would share some lessons I have identified from their response. 1. Creeping crises are difficult to handle. In other bulletins we have talked about the difficulties of managing creeping crises. These are incidents which slowly build and suddenly reach tipping point when the incident hits the news and the organisation is caught up in a major incident.