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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). In Florence, by contrast, there is a living, active concept of fiorentinesimo.

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A Resilience Charter

Emergency Planning

Disaster’ refers to an event that causes damage, destruction, interruption of services and important activities, and possibly casualties. Security’ involves protection against major threats, such as terrorist activity. Civil protection must be developed at the local authority level, coordinated regionally and harmonised nationally.

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B.C.’s New Bill 31 – Emergency and Disaster Management Act

CCEM Strategies

A deliberate focus on modernization first emerged five years ago in 2018, when the Province adopted the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction. The new Act signals an increased focus on climate change, harmonization, self-government of Indigenous Peoples, and investment in risk reduction. In 2019, B.C. In 2019, B.C.

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Unlocking Climate Change Resilience Through Critical Event Management and Public Warning

everbridge

trillion in global economic losses,” according to a report conducted by the UN Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR). Disaster risk is becoming systemic with one event overlapping and influencing another in ways that are testing our resilience to the limit,” Mizutori said. million lives, affecting 4.2

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Community Emergency Managers: Maximize Impact with B.C.’s New Indigenous Engagement Funding

CCEM Strategies

A long-term funding and capacity building framework is still needed to support First Nations and local authorities in meeting the new EDMA requirements. Contribution Agreements need to include a brief description of the activities you will use the funding for. The team at CCEM can help. Contact us today to get started!

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Who’s the Boss? Successful Risk Mitigation Requires Centralized Leadership

MHA Consulting

Many companies spend millions of dollars implementing risk mitigation controls but are kept from getting their money’s worth by a disconnected, piecemeal approach. Successful risk mitigation requires that a central authority supervise controls following a coherent strategy.

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SIA New Member Profile: Paratus Consultants Group

Security Industry Association

New Security Industry Association (SIA) member Paratus Consultants Group is a full-service safety and security, risk reduction, mitigation and emergency preparedness consulting firm. This helps to reduce the overall risk for the client. They get not only a security assessment, but a safety and operations assessment as well.