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EP19: Dealing with the New Normal During a Crisis (Part 1) | Cyril Moulin-Fournier

The Failover Plan Podcast

Episode Summary: In this 2 part series on the podcast, we are going to hear from both the Crisis Manager directly liaising with the government, and also the person who experienced it directly. Both of these individuals were exposed to the same crisis, a kidnapping event, but from two very different perspectives.

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Community Resilience or Community Dystopia in Disaster Risk Reduction?

Emergency Planning

In disaster risk reduction circles, there is an almost desperate reliance on 'community' and a strong growth in studies and plans to "involve the community" in facing up to risks and impacts (Berkes and Ross 2013). The challenge of the 21st century is to involve people and organisations in managing their own risks. Statler and R.