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Book Review: Constructing Risk

Recovery Diva

179] After a number of chapters about the failings to influence construction and land planning, chapter 15 imagines headlines of the future, visions of the good that all-hazard risk management could achieve: 2031 School Life Safety instituted so that classrooms in the 450,000 primary and secondary schools around the globe are less vulnerable.

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It's Tsunami Preparedness Week - Get informed and stay safe!

CCEM Strategies

With many coastal communities in British Columbia vulnerable to impacts from a destructive tsunami, it’s vital you know how to prepare and react to a tsunami alert. British Columbia’s coastal areas have the highest risk of tsunamis in Canada and it’s no coincidence that BC is also the province at most risk for a major earthquake.

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Adapt or Fail: Climate Change Resilience for Organizations  

everbridge

This will require organizations to evaluate their exposure to climate hazards, which means that organizations must take the necessary steps to develop adaptive strategies for risk reduction when dealing with climate hazards due to global warming, ultimately increasing their resilience.

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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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How to Mitigate the Effects of Floods on Your Supply Chain

everbridge

percent as a result of the floods, according to estimates by the United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction. It alerts users of pending risks and identifies supply-chain assets that may be affected by an event. percent to 1 percent. Globally, international industrial production fell by 2.5

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A Guide to Completing an Internal Audit for Compliance Management

Reciprocity

Are they effective in risk reduction? Alert departments of scheduled audits. Internal auditing can also enhance the organization’s control environment by analyzing efficiency and operational effectiveness. For example, are your controls serving their intended purpose?

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Bridging the Great OT/IT Divide for the Auto Industry

Pure Storage

Once established, this common data platform opens the door to a host of other benefits, such as simplification, coordination, streamlined processes, risk reduction, and faster time to market. Staff can be alerted when a machine is due for maintenance based on its use.