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Article by the Diva in South Korean Newspaper

Recovery Diva

. “The nature and components of disasters vary widely, requiring training and ongoing education of key personnel.” ” Claire Rubin, a researcher who works as a disaster prevention consultant in the U.S., emphasized training and education as an iteration of responding to various disasters on Sept.

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New Book Review

Recovery Diva

disaster management specialist, PDC Global. They then provide a structured methodology for conducting facilitated small group exercises in face-to-face and virtual classroom settings for teaching cultural competency curriculum in crisis and emergency management in higher education. Reviewer: Irmak Renda-Tanali, D.Sc.,

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A brief critique of UK emergency arrangements in the light of the Covid-19 crisis

Emergency Planning

Absurdly, it is not treated as a profession and has no career progression or higher education requirements (I should add that the field has an intellectual history that stretches back 101 years). The 2004 Civil Contingencies Act has been sidelined throughout the Coronavirus disaster.