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State of the Nation - a UK Perspective on Covid-19

Emergency Planning

Since the start of the crisis, I have constantly affirmed that the key to understanding the effects of this pandemic is the UK Government's failure to give adequate weight to emergency planning and management (Alexander 2020a, 2020b). Clarity, trust, welfare, care and equity are needed, now.

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Top 10 Resources to Help You Become a BCM Ninja 

MHA Consulting

of Homeland Security website has great general information on preparing for disasters. Preparedness Planning for Business. A great place to get an overview of the whole BC field, from Program Administration to Exercises to Risk Management and Mitigation. All you have to do is take the initiative and go get it.

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Unlocking Climate Change Resilience Through Critical Event Management and Public Warning

everbridge

Every severe weather emergency response generates valuable data that is used in the continuous improvement process for risk management. Analyzing data, identifying gaps, and using lessons learned to discover areas that can be improved during the next emergency is where the value of technology lies.

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Towards a Taxonomy of Disasters

Emergency Planning

Natural hazard impacts on industry and critical infrastructure: natech risk drivers and risk management performance indicators. International Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction , Article 101163 Marulanda, M.C., NATO Science for Peace and Security, Series E: Human and Societal Dynamics Vol. Krausmann, E.,

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Business Continuity 2025 – What Will Future Incidents Look Like?

Plan B Consulting

In the 1990s, we had lots of transport and natural disasters, so emergency planning came of age. When BC started, I know of a Scottish Local Authority which spent £100k on external consultants to develop their BC plans. I think cyber security is a little like car security used to be.

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Business Continuity 2025 – What Will Future Incidents Look Like?

Plan B Consulting

In the 1990s, we had lots of transport and natural disasters, so emergency planning came of age. When BC started, I know of a Scottish Local Authority which spent £100k on external consultants to develop their BC plans. I think cyber security is a little like car security used to be.