Emergency Planning

MARCH 3, 2025

Emergency planning excluded emergency planners and was put in the hands of a consortium of medical doctors and politicians, yet half the battle in a pandemic is to manage the logistical, social and economic consequences. Despite the obvious need for mitigation, emergency response capability cannot be neglected.

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Emergency Planning

MAY 30, 2019

The United Nations International Strategy for Disaster Reduction was born out of the International Decade for Natural Disaster Reduction, 1990-2000. On 1 May 2019 it was renamed the UN Office for Disaster Risk Reduction. International Journal for Disaster Risk Reduction 10(B): 403-502. GNCSODR 2015.

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everbridge

NOVEMBER 2, 2021

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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Emergency Planning

AUGUST 22, 2019

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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National Fire Protection Association

SEPTEMBER 8, 2023

Ready, a national public service campaign, has earmarked September as National Preparedness Month and urges those of us tasked with protecting people and property from fire, electrical, and related hazards, to work together, help educate, and empower the public to prepare for, respond to, and mitigate emergencies before they become tragedies.

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Emergency Planning

MARCH 7, 2019

Reality: There may indeed be villains, although the 'therapeutic community' that prevails in the aftermath tends to mitigate their effect, but most people who act selflessly and in favour of others are not strictly heroes but are just doing their jobs as best they can. Myth 70: A good emergency plan always ensures a good response to crises.

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CCEM Strategies

NOVEMBER 9, 2023

So, what can you do to help mitigate the effects of flooding? By understanding the risks, you can better prepare your business. Files including contact information for your employees, key suppliers and customers, insurance and legal documents, and of course your emergency plan, should also be backed up digitally.

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