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OUR CHALLENGE

Emergency Planning

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. In the light of this, our 'operating environment' as advocates of disaster risk reduction has changed drastically.

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Common Misconceptions about Disaster

Emergency Planning

Myth 16: The mass media create an accurate picture of the disasters on which they report. Reality: There is a pervasive tendency for the media to exaggerate and distort disaster-related information. In strict terms the mass movements in question are flow-slides, not quite the 'mudslides' beloved of the mass media.