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Book Review: Resilience Matters;Flourishing in an Era of Extremes

Recovery Diva

But we will continue to experience them, and some of the actions suggested here could mitigate some of their consequences. In the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina in 2005, 70 percent of those who died were over 65. In fact, the heated rhetoric sometimes hurts the author’s credibility.

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The 2019 Global Assessment Report (GAR)

Emergency Planning

Globally, about a thousand times as much is spent on hydrocarbon exploration and extraction than on the mitigation of the climate change that results from burning fossil fuels (Mechler et al. UNISDR 2005. Hyogo Framework for Action 2005-2015: Building the Resilience of Nations and Communities. Surminski and J-A. UNISDR 2015.

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‘Countdown to Zero Day’ By Kim Zetter – Book Review

Plan B Consulting

The book also covers the vulnerability of PLC controllers and SCADA systems to cyber attacks, the attacks that have been conducted to date and how attacks can be executed on various systems. If we know that this type of attack is possible, we should make sure that we have considered the risk and we have suitable mitigation measures in place.

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‘Countdown to Zero Day’ By Kim Zetter – Book Review

Plan B Consulting

The book also covers the vulnerability of PLC controllers and SCADA systems to cyber attacks, the attacks that have been conducted to date and how attacks can be executed on various systems. If we know that this type of attack is possible, we should make sure that we have considered the risk and we have suitable mitigation measures in place.

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What Is an Integrated Risk Management Approach for an Organization?

LogisManager

Failing to adopt an integrated risk management strategy leaves you vulnerable to blind spots. Here are some benefits of adopting an integrated approach to risk management: More easily detect vulnerabilities across silos. Design better mitigation strategies that cut costs and eradicate redundancies.

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Using Budget Principles to Prepare for Future Pandemics and Other Disasters

National Center for Disaster Prepardness

Expansion of pre-disaster mitigation funding such as through the Building Resilient Infrastructure and Communities program, and new funding for infrastructure resilience embedded in the bi-partisan Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act are also steps in the right direction. And that is just the federal programs.