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A Proposed Strategy to Advocate for Improved Civil Protection in the United Kingdom

Emergency Planning

At a lesser scale, sabotage, targeted assassination, cyber attacks and political interference through social media are increasingly capable of causing runaway chains of adverse consequences. In addition, more than 60 universities teach and research on topics (hazards, risks, disasters, safety, security, etc.)

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Are You Protecting Your Reputation With A Plan?

Bernstein Crisis Management

As someone who’s seen it first-hand many times, I’ll guarantee those with prior planning and preparedness spend less money, lose less customers, generate less negative media coverage, and generally get back to ‘business as usual’ much more quickly than those without. What’s putting reputations at risk.

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Covid-19: Elements of a Scenario

Emergency Planning

It is now more than ten years since there was a general push to induce countries to plan for pandemics (WHO 2005). US Homeland Security Council 2005, UK Government 2008), while in others it did not. It is important to ensure that emergency planning measures are balanced among society's and people's needs. Spinney, L.

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

Emergency Planning

In Haiti, a third of the population lacks secure access to food. Consider, for example, the role of the Internet and social media. As they lend a sense of immediacy and connection, social media have strengthened that relationship, and never more than in times of disaster. The intervening years have produced conflicting signals.

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7 Skills Leaders Must Master for Effective Response to Critical Events

everbridge

Crisis emergencies are novel events – like terrorist attacks – that are nearly impossible to be aware of ahead of time, so prior planning is uncommon. The next skill leaders must develop is improvisation , the ability to quickly decide to change plans based on the information distilled through situational awareness.

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Unlocking Climate Change Resilience Through Critical Event Management and Public Warning

everbridge

from a range of sources including threat intelligence feeds, IT system intelligence, public safety information, weather status and forecast, social media information, and in the case of a physical threat, data from the location of the threat. As you audit your emergency plans, you are likely to have identified areas for improvement.

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Crisis Communications – A Dark Art?

Plan B Consulting

I have developed crisis management plans, emergency plans and business continuity plans at all levels, for a multitude of different organisations and industries. What I have not done is get into detail on producing media statements and devising a media strategy.