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Unlocking Climate Change Resilience Through Critical Event Management and Public Warning

everbridge

“In the period 2000 to 2019, there were 7,348 major recorded disaster events claiming 1.23 trillion in global economic losses,” according to a report conducted by the UN Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR). While people always come first, it is as important to locate all of your organization’s assets.

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Common Misconceptions about Disaster

Emergency Planning

As increases in lawlessness are seldom a serious problem as a result of disaster, the police are usually able to deal with public order problems without the need to call for military assistance. Myth 16: The mass media create an accurate picture of the disasters on which they report.