Emergency Planning

MARCH 11, 2020

It is now more than ten years since there was a general push to induce countries to plan for pandemics (WHO 2005). US Homeland Security Council 2005, UK Government 2008), while in others it did not. That was at a time when an influenza pandemic with devastating consequences was greatly feared.

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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). The scenario for this pandemic (excluding the recovery) was fully formulated over the period 2003-2009.

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Emergency Planning

MAY 6, 2024

The lessons of the Covid-19 pandemic, alas largely negative, show that a good civilian system designed to protect the public against major hazards and threats can save thousands of lives and billions in losses and wasted expenditure. Non-seasonal influenza retains the potential to cause a pandemic on the level of that of 1918-1920.

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Emergency Planning

OCTOBER 21, 2022

But in 2008 floods stretched from Alnwick in Northumberland to Tewksbury in Somerset, nearly 500 km away. Oddly, it was sidelined during the pandemic as the Cabinet Office Minister, Michael Gove, judged it to be 'too extreme'. They lack consistent funding and have little executive authority. Was this not a disaster?

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Security Industry Association

JUNE 14, 2021

I’ve had the honor of being the chief security officer for Boeing since 2008, so my list of challenging events is fairly long. There were several times throughout the pandemic where I had to do a personal “gut-check” and recalibrate my thought process and outlook to prepare for the long-game.

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Disaster Preparedness Education Security Pandemic 52

LogisManager

MAY 9, 2023

Silicon Valley Bank (SVB) Failures in Risk Management: Why ERM vs GRC By Steven Minsky | May 5, 2023 Silicon Valley Bank (SVB) was closed by regulators and reminded us of the recession associated with Lehman Brothers and Washington Mutual Bank in 2008. Some are quick to conclude rising interest rates and COVID-driven disruptions are to blame.

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Banking Risk Management Management Corporate Governance 98

LogisManager

JUNE 24, 2021

After the 2008 recession, people lost trust in large corporations. Much like the economic crash that took place 14 years ago, the COVID-19 pandemic shot up a flare that illuminated new risks and opportunities on the ground. View Now About the Author: Steven Minksy.

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