Recovery Diva

MAY 7, 2022

Book Review: The Invention of Disaster: Power of Knowledge in Discourses of Hazard and Vulnerability. is a disaster risk management specialist, currently working for the Pacific Disaster Center (PDC Global). is a disaster risk management specialist, currently working for the Pacific Disaster Center (PDC Global).

Risk Reduction 113

Risk Reduction Hazard Natural Hazard Vulnerability 113

Emergency Planning

AUGUST 31, 2021

Governments have not woken up to the fact that it is now a significantly more intense phenomenon than it was in previous decades. Governments tend to plan for past disasters, not future ones. By and large, governments do not want to know about disaster risk reduction. They will continue to do so.

Risk Reduction 171

Risk Reduction Government Vulnerability Emergency Planning 171

Recovery Diva

NOVEMBER 22, 2021

Helpful anecdotes are inserted throughout, balancing critical assessments where organizations and countries have not used available methods of risk assessment, and as a result, “…acting individually and through collective bodies, succeed neither in effective policy nor practice in reducing vulnerability of the built environment.” [p.

Risk Reduction 100

Risk Reduction All-Hazards Natural Hazard Hazard 100

Emergency Planning

MAY 6, 2024

National elections in the United Kingdom are likely to bring a change in the political complexion of the government. Increasing dependency on critical infrastructure makes the country ever more vulnerable to proliferating technological failure, whether it is caused by cyber attack, sabotage or natural forces.

All-Hazards 130

All-Hazards Hazard Risk Reduction Emergency Response 130

National Center for Disaster Prepardness

DECEMBER 18, 2023

NCDP studies the readiness of governmental and non-governmental systems, the complexities of population recovery, the power of community engagement, and the risks of human vulnerability. NCDP is committed to understanding the prevention and most effective response strategies for large-scale disasters.

Disaster Preparedness 122

Disaster Preparedness Resilience Risk Reduction Capacity 122

CCEM Strategies

JANUARY 10, 2024

For example: Risk assessments and emergency and business continuity plans now need to consider Indigenous knowledge, climate change, cultural safety, and impacts on vulnerable persons, animals, places or things. In alignment with UNDRIP and B.C.’s

Management 64

Management Capacity Strategic Risk Reduction 64

CCEM Strategies

APRIL 13, 2023

With many coastal communities in British Columbia vulnerable to impacts from a destructive tsunami, it’s vital you know how to prepare and react to a tsunami alert. British Columbia’s coastal areas have the highest risk of tsunamis in Canada and it’s no coincidence that BC is also the province at most risk for a major earthquake.

Alert 52

Alert Risk Reduction Media Authorization 52