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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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September is National Preparedness Month: Is Your Community Ready to Respond to a Severe Weather Event or Emergency?

National Fire Protection Association

Requirements for emergency and backup power supplies as well as consideration of other logistical needs for long-duration events are an important part of the rule. Find information that can help medical providers with their emergency preparedness needs.

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How to Mitigate the Effects of Floods on Your Supply Chain

everbridge

percent as a result of the floods, according to estimates by the United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction. Any disruption in the sub-tier supplier base and logistics network can lead to disastrous interruptions and should be monitored. Study risks in real time. percent to 1 percent. How Can Businesses Respond?

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Four Questions About the Covid-19 Pandemic

Emergency Planning

If this could not be done, there needed to be pre-arranged agreements to manufacture equipment and supplies very rapidly and predetermined logistical supply-lines. Improvisation of supply and logistics could prove to be lethal. Blockages, chronic shortages and imbalances would be inevitable.

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September is National Preparedness Month: Is Your Community Ready to Respond to a Severe Weather Event or Emergency?

National Fire Protection Association

Requirements for emergency and backup power supplies as well as consideration of other logistical needs for long-duration events are an important part of the rule. Find information that can help medical providers with their emergency preparedness needs.

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Common Misconceptions about Disaster

Emergency Planning

As the transport and operation of field hospitals tends to be expensive and logistically challenging, in some cases it may be more efficient to attempt to restore or augment existing hospitals in the area, even if they are significantly damaged. Myth 59: Cost-benefit data will convince decision makers to invest in disaster risk reduction.

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Three Can’t-Miss Sessions on Critical Infrastructure and Data Protection at ISC West

Security Industry Association

This panel will help level set the evolving threatscape facing critical infrastructure and highlight how the increasing use, as well as evolution, of ground and arial based robotics can help to mitigate these dangers as they present, as well as identify some of the legal and logistical hurdles that remain barriers to widespread adoption.