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The 2019 Global Assessment Report (GAR)

Emergency Planning

UNDRR has a recurrent initiative for assessing the state of disaster preparedness around the world, and this results in a document, the Global Assessment Report (GAR), which is issued biennially to coincide with the UN's Global Platform on DRR. International Journal for Disaster Risk Reduction 10(B): 403-502. UNISDR 2005.

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NCDP 20th Anniversary Reflections and Impacts

National Center for Disaster Prepardness

Shortly after the 9/11 attacks and the anthrax exposures, centers throughout the United States were set up to prepare for and make our nation more resilient. and international disaster preparedness, response, and long-term recovery. and international disaster preparedness, response, and long-term recovery.

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Using Budget Principles to Prepare for Future Pandemics and Other Disasters

National Center for Disaster Prepardness

In my role leading the National Center for Disaster Preparedness at Columbia University’s Climate School, as well as through other positions, I have dedicated my career to fostering the impact of disaster research in the fields of policy and practice. Testimony Submitted January 16, 2022. By: Jeff Schlegelmilch, MPH, MBA.