Crisis Response Journal

AUGUST 25, 2021

August 2021: In the second part of this CRJ blog series, Hasibul Mannan explains the need for disaster risk reduction to focus on multiple hazards and outlines what measures are being – and could be – put in place to do so

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Recovery Diva

MAY 7, 2022

Book Review: The Invention of Disaster: Power of Knowledge in Discourses of Hazard and Vulnerability. The book is part of Routledge Studies in Hazards, Disaster Risk and Climate Change. is a disaster risk management specialist, currently working for the Pacific Disaster Center (PDC Global). Series Editor: Ilan Kelman.

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National Fire Protection Association

OCTOBER 18, 2022

If you want to make your state a safer place through community risk reduction (CRR) but struggle with the time and resources to take a new community risk assessment (CRA) project, CRAIG 1300 is the cutting-edge tool to help you do it. Community Risk Reduction (CRR) Through Community Risk Assessment (CRA).

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Recovery Diva

NOVEMBER 22, 2021

179] After a number of chapters about the failings to influence construction and land planning, chapter 15 imagines headlines of the future, visions of the good that all-hazard risk management could achieve: 2031 School Life Safety instituted so that classrooms in the 450,000 primary and secondary schools around the globe are less vulnerable.

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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). There has also been a rise in geophysical events including earthquakes and tsunamis which have killed more people than any of the other natural hazards under review in this report.

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Emergency Planning

MAY 6, 2024

The lessons of the Covid-19 pandemic, alas largely negative, show that a good civilian system designed to protect the public against major hazards and threats can save thousands of lives and billions in losses and wasted expenditure. Standardised,"all hazards" emergency planning methodology applied at all levels. 1] Domoto, A.,

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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

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. Seven years later, the submission rate is equivalent to about 1,500 manuscripts per year (although the rejection rate is over 80 per cent).

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National Center for Disaster Prepardness

DECEMBER 18, 2023

These are the most complex and challenging, whether caused by climate change, biological hazards, critical infrastructure failure, cyber-attacks, or nuclear threats. Together, we will protect our lands and save more lives ,” said Lynda Zambrano, Executive Director and Founder of the National Tribal Emergency Management Council.

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Emergency Planning

MAY 27, 2019

Resilience and disaster risk reduction: an etymological journey. Natural Hazards and Earth System Sciences 13(11): 2707-2716. Annals of the Association of American Geographers 76(1): 38-49. DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-8306.1986.tb00102.x 1467-8306.1986.tb00102.x x Alexander, D.E. DOI: 10.5194/nhess-13-2707-2013 Clayton, M.

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Emergency Planning

FEBRUARY 9, 2021

The year 1980 was something of a watershed in the field of disaster risk reduction (or disaster management as it was then known). It was clear that the US Government was influenced by the suffering and the shortcomings of the response to the tragedy as it built up its own capacity to respond to natural hazard impacts.

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Emergency Planning

MARCH 7, 2019

Myth 17: Unburied dead bodies constitute a health hazard. Reality: Not even advanced decomposition causes a significant health hazard. Reality: Producing the means to reduce disaster risk (a warning system, a hazard map, an advancement of anti-seismic building techniques, an updated building code, etc.)

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National Fire Protection Association

SEPTEMBER 9, 2022

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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everbridge

OCTOBER 7, 2024

This process goes beyond a one-time analysis and involves evergreen monitoring of emerging risks and changes in the hazard landscape. Leaders can also advocate for the development of regulations that incentivize risk reduction measures and require organizations to integrate resilience into their operations.

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everbridge

MARCH 6, 2023

The current systems and solutions in place for managing climate hazards are often inadequate, and the reliance on traditional insurance has become insufficient. As a result, a fully integrated and holistic approach to critical event management is crucial to unlocking climate resilience and business continuity when faced with climate hazards.

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Reciprocity

DECEMBER 21, 2022

Doing this right is critical because a scope that is too large will increase the project’s time and expense, and a scope that is too narrow may expose your firm to unanticipated hazards. Risk assessments are at the heart of every ISMS and include five critical components: Putting in place a risk management framework.

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Emergency Planning

MARCH 23, 2022

Safety’ refers to protection against major hazards such as storms, floods and industrial explosions. The welfare function of disaster risk reduction must be defined by the central state and practised so that adverse impacts do not accentuate inequality in society and the burden of disaster is shared equitably. The citizen 4.1

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Emergency Planning

JULY 29, 2019

Any attempt to relate the current anomie to disaster risk reduction (DRR) must take account of the 'egg hypothesis'. In modern disaster risk reduction, problem solvers abound. The tendency in research and policy advice is to assume that everyone in power has a strong desire to reduce hazards and threats.

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Emergency Planning

AUGUST 20, 2021

In his words, "the colonial institutions’ assiduous extraction of surpluses left the population both destitute and vulnerable to hazards for centuries to come." Stability, good governance and democratic participation are essential ingredients of disaster risk reduction. Haiti has long had a shortage of all three.

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