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Book Review: Case Studies in Disaster Recovery

Recovery Diva

Keywords: disaster recovery, adaptation, innovation, resiliency, case studies, Reviewer : Irmak Renda-Tanali, D.Sc. Each chapter is written by (a) a different author(s). The discussions are based on many years of practical experience and/or research conducted by the authors. Section I is about early recovery.

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A Proposed Strategy to Advocate for Improved Civil Protection in the United Kingdom

Emergency Planning

The lessons of the Covid-19 pandemic, alas largely negative, show that a good civilian system designed to protect the public against major hazards and threats can save thousands of lives and billions in losses and wasted expenditure. For years, local authorities have been starved of funds and resources. that are pertinent to the field.

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ENSURING CANADA’S CRITICAL INFRASTRUCTURE SYSTEM IS READY AND RESILIENT

CCEM Strategies

Ensuring Canada’s Critical Infrastructure system is ready and resilient Can you imagine what would happen if an incident such as a natural disaster compromised our transportation, food or even energy Critical Infrastructure (CI) systems? In November 2021, British Columbians didn’t have to. And they also know how to work with CI teams.

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Book Review: Justice, Equity, and Emergency Management

Recovery Diva

Review by Donald Watson, co-author with Michele Adams of Design for Flooding: Resilience to Climate Change (Wiley 2011). More than twenty authors are represented in this timely book, edited by Alessandra Jerolleman and William L. He has since served in over thirty nations worldwide as consultant for United Nations, U.S.

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Operational Resilience in 2023: What Can We Expect?

Fusion Risk Management

I visited many organizations throughout 2022 and observed varying maturity levels in programs on their journey to addressing regulatory and policy requirements related to Operational Resilience. In 2023, we will continue to see more non-financial services companies adopt operational resilience concepts and frameworks.

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Book Review: Constructing Risk

Recovery Diva

Reviewed by Donald Watson, editor of the website theOARSlist.com , Organizations Addressing Resilience and Sustainability, editor of Time-Saver Standards for Urban Design (McGraw-Hill 2001), and co-author with Michele Adams of Design for Flooding: Resilience to Climate Change (Wiley 2011).

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CANADA’S CRITICAL INFRASTRUCTURE – READINESS & RESILIENCY

CCEM Strategies

Provincial, as well as Local Authorities, are aware of the owners and operators of CI in their territory. This is accomplished through the development, maintenance and testing of internal emergency management programs that are monitored and enforced by government authorities.