Recovery Diva

MAY 7, 2022

Book Review: The Invention of Disaster: Power of Knowledge in Discourses of Hazard and Vulnerability. The book is part of Routledge Studies in Hazards, Disaster Risk and Climate Change. is a disaster risk management specialist, currently working for the Pacific Disaster Center (PDC Global). Series Editor: Ilan Kelman.

Risk Reduction 113

Risk Reduction Hazard Natural Hazard Vulnerability 113

National Fire Protection Association

SEPTEMBER 8, 2023

Ready, a national public service campaign, has earmarked September as National Preparedness Month and urges those of us tasked with protecting people and property from fire, electrical, and related hazards, to work together, help educate, and empower the public to prepare for, respond to, and mitigate emergencies before they become tragedies.

All-Hazards 105

All-Hazards Hazard Emergency Planning Risk Reduction 105

National Center for Disaster Prepardness

DECEMBER 18, 2023

million three-year grant from the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s (FEMA) National Training and Education Division (NTED) entitled “ Training Solutions: Enhancing Tribal Nations’ Readiness and Resilience “ NCDP will partner with the National Tribal Emergency Management Council on the creation and delivery of new trainings.

Disaster Preparedness 122

Disaster Preparedness Resilience Risk Reduction Capacity 122

National Fire Protection Association

SEPTEMBER 9, 2022

Ready, a national public service campaign, has earmarked September as National Preparedness Month and urges those of us tasked with protecting people and property from fire, electrical, and related hazards, to work together, help educate, and empower the public to prepare for, respond to, and mitigate emergencies before they become tragedies.

Hazard 77

Hazard Emergency Planning Risk Reduction Pandemic 77

Emergency Planning

AUGUST 22, 2019

I am the founding editor of the International Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction (IJDRR), which began publishing in August 2012 with just four papers. The reason for mentioning this example is part of my response to an article that appeared in Times Higher Education (THE 2019). Reference THE 2019.

Publishing 130

Publishing All-Hazards Risk Reduction Education 130

Emergency Planning

MAY 27, 2019

It has been suggested that his lack of formal education catalysed his ability to observe objectively: he has no knowledge of Latin or Greek and hence could not read the classic texts of orthodox learning. Resilience and disaster risk reduction: an etymological journey. Natural Hazards and Earth System Sciences 13(11): 2707-2716.

Natural Hazard 130

Natural Hazard Risk Reduction All-Hazards Hazard 130

Emergency Planning

MARCH 23, 2022

Safety’ refers to protection against major hazards such as storms, floods and industrial explosions. Emergency planning and management should be fully professionalised, with educational and training requirements, professional associations, credit for experience, a career path and an employment structure at all levels, from national to local.

Resilience 244

Resilience All-Hazards Emergency Planning Hazard 244