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Building Resilient Communities in the Face of Extreme Heat

CCEM Strategies

This can create very hazardous conditions, especially for vulnerable populations. The majority of those who lost their lives were part of a vulnerable population - older adults with compromised health who lived alone. Identify and support vulnerable populations. Develop response plans.

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Increase Community Resilience for Extreme Cold Emergencies

CCEM Strategies

The impact of cold emergencies goes beyond discomfort. Especially vulnerable populations. In contrast, urban areas face their own set of challenges during cold emergencies. Understanding local risk profiles helps mitigate, prepare for, and respond to extreme cold emergencies.

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Covid-19: Elements of a Scenario

Emergency Planning

For example, civil aviation is particularly vulnerable. Thus, the vulnerability and fragility of people and society need to be seen in the light of socio-economic changes induced by the epidemic. It is important to ensure that emergency planning measures are balanced among society's and people's needs.

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Haiti: has there been progress in disaster reduction since the last big earthquake?

Emergency Planning

Fortunately, despite continual disruption of healthcare, the effect of Covid-19 has so far been limited (600 deaths in a population of 11.5 A changing situation The eminent anthropologist Anthony Oliver-Smith argued [vi] that in Haiti colonialism has left an enduring legacy of vulnerability to disasters.