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Highlights from the Annual Conference of the Natural Hazards Center, July 2023

Recovery Diva

For many of us the annual conference of the Natural Hazards Center at the University of Colorado/Boulder was a “must attend” event for many years.

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Book Review: Case Studies in Disaster Recovery

Recovery Diva

This new book is the first released book (volume) of the four-volume series of Disaster and Emergency Management Case Studies in Adaptation and Innovation with three books forthcoming, each representing one of the four phases of disaster management (mitigation/prevention, preparedness, response, recovery). link] Contributors: Lucy A.

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Foresight

Emergency Planning

The cascade is a result of the progression of a shock through different kinds of vulnerability. It is obvious that military instability is likely to complicate and retard the process of getting natural hazard impacts under control. There has recently been a surge of research interest in disaster and conflict (ref).

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Risk Management Process- Part 3a: Risk Assessment and Risk Identification

Zerto

It identifies threats and vulnerabilities, potential areas of impact, and the likelihood of disruptive events. The risk assessment process also documents existing strategies and measures to mitigate risk. The objective of this step is to leave no stone unturned and to uncover all conceivable hazards, however minor or remote.

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The 2019 Global Assessment Report (GAR)

Emergency Planning

Globally, about a thousand times as much is spent on hydrocarbon exploration and extraction than on the mitigation of the climate change that results from burning fossil fuels (Mechler et al. Unofficial voices have suggested that the 'cure to damage ratio' for natural hazards is 1:43. The GAR notes that "we all live in communities".

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These 8 Risk Domains Are the Meat and Potatoes of Risk Management 

MHA Consulting

With respect to this process, the total landscape of risk that is assessed and mitigated can be divided into eight risk domains. Finally, everyone involved in assessing and mitigating risk at an organization needs to make sure their work is custom-tailored to that company’s industry and culture.

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Vendor Onboarding Best Practices: Reducing Risk from Day One 

Reciprocity

Instead, they began with vulnerabilities in vendor systems. By focusing on key risk areas and leveraging the right tools, you can transform vendor onboarding from a potential vulnerability into a foundation for secure growth. This diverts focus from what matters: evaluating and mitigating actual vendor risks.