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A Resilience Charter

Emergency Planning

The purpose of this charter is to specify the responsibilities of the state and citizens in the field of resilience against disasters, crises and major public emergencies and incidents. The future of humanity will involve very significant challenges in order to create and maintain resilience. Preamble 1.1

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

Emergency Planning

National elections in the United Kingdom are likely to bring a change in the political complexion of the government. One of the UK's senior and most accomplished emergency planners recently remarked that "“our societal resilience is the lowest I have ever perceived”. The age of spontaneous voluntarism is well and truly over.

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Unlocking Climate Change Resilience Through Critical Event Management and Public Warning

everbridge

“Disaster risk is becoming systemic with one event overlapping and influencing another in ways that are testing our resilience to the limit,” Mizutori said. So, how can public and private sectors cultivate climate change resilience? WATCH NOW: ENTERPRISE RESILIENCE DURING A SEVERE WEATHER CRISIS.

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Ensuring Operational Resilience Amidst Geopolitical Events

Fusion Risk Management

In an increasingly interconnected world, organizations with a global presence face a unique set of challenges when it comes to maintaining resilience during geopolitical events. Crisis and Incident Response Geopolitical events often necessitate the activation of emergency response and crisis response plans.

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Business Continuity and ‘Emergency Response’

Plan B Consulting

This week Charlie looks at the relationship between business continuity and emergency response. Thrown into the mix is the new buzz word of the moment, resilience, and there is much debate on what it is and how it fits with business continuity. All we need to do is exercise them and keep them up to date.

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Business Continuity and ‘Emergency Response’

Plan B Consulting

This week Charlie looks at the relationship between business continuity and emergency response. Thrown into the mix is the new buzz word of the moment, resilience, and there is much debate on what it is and how it fits with business continuity. All we need to do is exercise them and keep them up to date.

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ENSURING CANADA’S CRITICAL INFRASTRUCTURE SYSTEM IS READY AND RESILIENT

CCEM Strategies

Ensuring Canada’s Critical Infrastructure system is ready and resilient Can you imagine what would happen if an incident such as a natural disaster compromised our transportation, food or even energy Critical Infrastructure (CI) systems? In November 2021, British Columbians didn’t have to.