Emergency Planning

MAY 30, 2019

The United Nations International Strategy for Disaster Reduction was born out of the International Decade for Natural Disaster Reduction, 1990-2000. On 1 May 2019 it was renamed the UN Office for Disaster Risk Reduction. The 2019 report is accompanied by an executive summary called GAR Distilled. Mechler, R.,

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National Center for Disaster Prepardness

MAY 12, 2021

Some states such as Alabama (2018 plan) and Georgia (2019 plan) considered including pandemic planning in their hazard mitigation strategy, but opted not to include it due to higher priority hazards in the state. Illinois (2018 plan) acknowledged that their pandemic section was not sufficient and could be expanded on in future plans.

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National Center for Disaster Prepardness

JANUARY 19, 2022

In my role leading the National Center for Disaster Preparedness at Columbia University’s Climate School, as well as through other positions, I have dedicated my career to fostering the impact of disaster research in the fields of policy and practice. Testimony Submitted January 16, 2022. By: Jeff Schlegelmilch, MPH, MBA.

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Risk Management Monitor

AUGUST 9, 2022

As companies assess their natural disaster preparedness, there are some proactive measures that should be taken specifically for hail to leave organizations best positioned for any resulting insurance claims.

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Risk Management Monitor

NOVEMBER 9, 2022

Since 2019, NOAA has been utilizing models that provide a more realistic expected arrival times for storms. Do not wait for the next storm to form, as, it becomes increasingly more difficult to acquire the necessary equipment and supplies for your location once a warning has been issued and a storm looming in the not-too-far distance.

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National Center for Disaster Prepardness

AUGUST 8, 2019

This piece was originally published on May 23, 2019 in The Hill. . This includes direct support to the relief efforts as well as investments to reduce the infrastructure vulnerabilities that interact with nature to amplify, or even cause, our disasters. The extreme weather events this week in the Midwest are both alarming and tragic.

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