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The 2019 Global Assessment Report (GAR)

Emergency Planning

Unofficial voices have suggested that the 'cure to damage ratio' for natural hazards is 1:43. One of the most intransigent problems with the predecessor of the Sendai Framework, Hyogo Framework for Action, 2005-2015, was its resolute reliance on a 'top-down' approach. GNCSODR 2015. Views From the Frontline: Beyond 2015.

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Business Continuity in the Caribbean

Plan B Consulting

My first lesson is about the number of natural hazards in the area. I noted a report from Dominica about a Tropical Storm, which hit the island on 27th August 2015. ‘It It is lucky that the people are resilient and ‘just get on with it’ after a disaster. Torrential rain triggered massive landslides and flooding.

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Business Continuity in the Caribbean

Plan B Consulting

My first lesson is about the number of natural hazards in the area. I noted a report from Dominica about a Tropical Storm, which hit the island on 27th August 2015. ‘It It is lucky that the people are resilient and ‘just get on with it’ after a disaster. Torrential rain triggered massive landslides and flooding.