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State of the Nation - a UK Perspective on Covid-19

Emergency Planning

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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Using Budget Principles to Prepare for Future Pandemics and Other Disasters

National Center for Disaster Prepardness

Testimony to the House of Representatives Committee on Rules’ Subcommittee on Legislative and Budget Process for the Hearing: Using Budget Principles to Prepare for Future Pandemics and Other Disasters. We have forward-looking actions across government, such as FEMA’s Strategic Plan. Testimony Submitted January 16, 2022.

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Top Four Takeaways: Evolving Resiliency Strategies Report

Castellan

Within the full report you’ll find data points highlighting what disruptions today’s resilience programs address, the executives who care most about resilience and are often involved in strategic governance, and what investment strategies are planned for 2022. Looking for more insights?

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Why Smart Leaders Know a Paradigm Shift Beats the Status Quo

Pure Storage

Two years to the month after the pandemic began changing the world, probably forever, we’ve become used to, for lack of a better word, pivoting. And then there’s Amazon: In the wake of a crippling global recession in 2009, the company launched new Kindle models—and profits surged. Change has become a constant.