article thumbnail

The 2019 Global Assessment Report (GAR)

Emergency Planning

UNDRR has a recurrent initiative for assessing the state of disaster preparedness around the world, and this results in a document, the Global Assessment Report (GAR), which is issued biennially to coincide with the UN's Global Platform on DRR. Disaster Planning and Emergency Management, 18 July 2017. The 'should ratio'.

article thumbnail

Hazardous Conditions: Mitigation Planning and Pandemics

National Center for Disaster Prepardness

Many states categorize pandemics as having a low probability of occurring when compared to other natural hazards, but the current pandemic has shown the long term devastating social and economic consequences. You can check the status of your state or local hazard mitigation plan here.

Hazard 64