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COVID-19: 5 Lessons Learned in Understanding and Managing Risk

DRI Drive

While we’re certainly not done with the pandemic, two years of experience has given us a great deal of insight on how we identify and manage systemic risks, as a new report illustrates. The United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR) has released a new report that presents findings from five case studies in […].

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Artificial [Un]intelligence and Disaster Management

Emergency Planning

Perhaps technological innovation will one day bring this issue under control, but there is no sign of this at present. This may be more of a problem for the arts than for the sciences, in which the fruits of research are supposed to benefit all of us, but at present it is hard to tell. References Alexander, D.E. Galliano, D.A.,

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OUR CHALLENGE

Emergency Planning

In the light of this, our 'operating environment' as advocates of disaster risk reduction has changed drastically. It now needs a radical rethink to examine how, in such a sceptical, difficult milieu, we can present rational, constructive ideas when they are countermanded by demagoguery and very blatant forms of ignorance.

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A Resilience Charter

Emergency Planning

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. Volunteer work should be encouraged in disaster risk reduction and kindred fields. The citizen 4.1 Foresight 6.1

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A Five-Minute Plea for Better Civil Protection

Emergency Planning

What makes the present day different is that, for many kinds of disaster, recurrence intervals have shortened drastically. By and large, governments do not want to know about disaster risk reduction. Disaster risk reduction cannot be based on a narrow view of the problem. They will continue to do so.

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The 2019 Global Assessment Report (GAR)

Emergency Planning

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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The Role of GRC Software in FedRAMP Compliance: Essential Features and Benefits 

Reciprocity

Let’s explore how the right GRC solution can streamline your FedRAMP compliance journey.

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