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Towards a Taxonomy of Disasters

Emergency Planning

A more up-to-date rationale might state that "there is nothing more natural than human propensity to cause disasters." For example, business continuity management has a slightly different set of priorities which induces it to change the emphasis among triggering factors (Elliott et al. For example, work by Marulana et al.

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Unlocking Climate Change Resilience Through Critical Event Management and Public Warning

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trillion in global economic losses,” according to a report conducted by the UN Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR). There has also been a rise in geophysical events including earthquakes and tsunamis which have killed more people than any of the other natural hazards under review in this report.