CCEM Strategies
NOVEMBER 22, 2023
Who can forget the most devasting one in history, when in 2004 a Boxing Day earthquake in the Indian Ocean caused tsunamis across south and southeast Asia. Here’s what you need to know when preparing your emergency plan. When we think of tsunamis, tropical locations are more likely to come to mind.
Emergency Planning
OCTOBER 21, 2022
In the UK this is the Civil Contingencies Act of November 2004. Wording of this kind is designed to defy the country's leading philosophers of logic, and let's remember that the Act is designed to tackle a major emergency–sorry, disaster. It lacks a national emergency operations centre. Emergency planning is a vital occupation.
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Emergency Planning
FEBRUARY 21, 2021
In the United Kingdom, the status of emergency planning has declined while it has been enhanced in other countries. The 2004 Civil Contingencies Act has been sidelined throughout the Coronavirus disaster.
Emergency Planning
OCTOBER 23, 2020
Since the start of the crisis, I have constantly affirmed that the key to understanding the effects of this pandemic is the UK Government's failure to give adequate weight to emergency planning and management (Alexander 2020a, 2020b). Covid-19 has revealed that the UK civil protection system is inadequate.
Emergency Planning
FEBRUARY 10, 2022
However, we are increasingly short of the means of bridging the ‘perception gap’ and getting people to appreciate the value of rationality. I do not have the answer to this conundrum but I do believe that we have to defend the Enlightenment, even 300 years later! Further reading Chomsky, N. Durkheim, E. The Division of Labour in Society. (
Emergency Planning
MAY 30, 2019
The GAR uses the 'pressure-and-release' model of Wisner et al, (2004) in an adapted form, consisting of: context. Davis and 2004. This is a powerful argument for joining forces and using a common agreed policy at the world-wide scale. United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction, Geneva, 472 pp. UNDRR 2019b. GAR Distilled.
Emergency Planning
JUNE 20, 2020
The role of emergency planning. The scenario for a major pandemic was developed over the period 2003-2009 and was first incorporated into emergency plans close to the start of this period. Since the start of Covid-19 we have seen the failure of emergency planning, which is an indication of failure to provide foresight.
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