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Inclement weather response demands attention

everbridge

By  Brian Toolan , Everbridge VP Global Public Safety Despite technological advances, proactive steps remain to strengthen resilience and keep people safe Advances in inclement weather and communications technology are everywhere. The power of the possible in emergency alerting and disaster management is awe-inspiring.

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Using Budget Principles to Prepare for Future Pandemics and Other Disasters

National Center for Disaster Prepardness

In my role leading the National Center for Disaster Preparedness at Columbia University’s Climate School, as well as through other positions, I have dedicated my career to fostering the impact of disaster research in the fields of policy and practice. Finally, we need to look at our human resources in disaster resilience.

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Executive Action Alone Won’t Save Us from Climate Change

National Center for Disaster Prepardness

Although stopping short of declaring an emergency, he issued three executive orders expanding offshore wind, expanding heat emergency assistance for low-income households, and infusing FEMA’s Building Resilient Infrastructure and Communities grant program with $2.3