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Foresight

Emergency Planning

It shows up failure to avoid provocation between states, failure to predict and mitigate conflict, failure to make sufficient progress in the transition away from dependency on fossil fuels, and failure to resolve disputes in the global arena. Moreover, the Coronavirus pandemic has been widely used as a pretext for curtailing human rights.

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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. Testimony Submitted January 16, 2022. By: Jeff Schlegelmilch, MPH, MBA. And that is just the federal programs.

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Powering Resilience with Critical Event Management

everbridge

Businesses and communities are experiencing a growing number of disruptions from threats like severe weather, civil unrest, theft and vandalism, pandemics, and cyber-attacks. According to the IMF’s World Uncertainty Index , “…global uncertainty has increased significantly since 2012. Uncertainty is the New Normal.