DRI Drive

OCTOBER 13, 2022

In 2012, the stories of hospitals fighting to maintain services and keep patients safe during Superstorm Sandy rocked the resilience field. The post Hurricane Ian Reveals Continuing Vulnerabilities for Healthcare Facilities appeared first on DRI Drive.

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National Center for Disaster Prepardness

JANUARY 19, 2022

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. 90 programs across 20 agencies is simply too many.

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Security Industry Association

NOVEMBER 24, 2023

Santos : The dream of Veridas began in 2012, when Esteban Morrás and Eduardo Azanza made the determination to establish a worldwide company originating from their home country, aimed at enhancing people’s lives. Santos, business development director, Americas, at Veridas, about the company, the security industry and working with SIA.

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Authentication Banking Telecommunications Cybersecurity 52

Plan B Consulting

MARCH 28, 2020

When I talk to Jacqui Semple, Head of the EPS and Resilience Lead at Angus Council, about incidents and the lessons learned from them, she always corrects me by saying they are ‘lessons identified’. In the UK fuel crisis of 2012, many of the issues were caused by panic buying.

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Manufacturing Capacity Retail Transportation 52

Plan B Consulting

MARCH 28, 2020

When I talk to Jacqui Semple, Head of the EPS and Resilience Lead at Angus Council, about incidents and the lessons learned from them, she always corrects me by saying they are ‘lessons identified’. In the UK fuel crisis of 2012, many of the issues were caused by panic buying.

Manufacturing 52

Manufacturing Capacity Retail Transportation 52

Emergency Planning

AUGUST 20, 2021

A changing situation The eminent anthropologist Anthony Oliver-Smith argued [vi] that in Haiti colonialism has left an enduring legacy of vulnerability to disasters. In his words, "the colonial institutions’ assiduous extraction of surpluses left the population both destitute and vulnerable to hazards for centuries to come."

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Vulnerability All-Hazards Risk Reduction Government 174

Emergency Planning

JULY 29, 2019

2012) found that the negative aspects, such as the diffusion of unfounded rumour, were self-correcting. For example, if people are poor and their lives are generally precarious, they cannot be made resilient against disasters such as floods and earthquakes unless the problem of vulnerability to life's exigencies in general is reduced.

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