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Displaying 15 of about 31 resultsThe Insurance Institute for Business & Home Safety (IBHS) has developed a new streamlined business continuity program for small businesses that may not have the time or resources to create an extensive plan to recover from business interruptions. IBHS is a leading national expert on preparing for, and repairing, rebuilding, and recovering from catas…
This report's purpose is to provide an overview of the hazard risks facing the nation, identify the common links between technological and natural hazard risk reduction, review the U.S. Government’s current efforts to increase the nation’s disaster resiliency through research and implementation of new tools and technologies, and identify issues and oppo…
More than 400 professionals from 48 countries attended this meeting to identify lessons learned with regard to the preparedness for and response to two of the most devastating hurricanes of the last decades: Georges and Mitch. The recommendations in this document were drafted in 20 working group sessions that were coordinated by one or several of the co…
This brief describes the complex challenges faced by South Asian countries and outlines key priorities for governments to rebuild better from the current pandemic crisis. Countries in South Asia, before COVID-19, were already battling critical socioeconomic vulnerabilities and a deluge of extreme weather events brought about by a changing climate.…
This report highlights some of infrastructure solutions for Small Island Developing States (SIDS) to face compound challenges better. It calls for a holistic understanding of infrastructure systems, and argues for an urgent need to make evidence-based decisions. With limited resources and mounting needs, it is crucial that investment in…
As countries continue to meet the immediate needs of the COVID-19 pandemic, the crisis is forcing policymakers to consider the unavoidable trade-offs between saving lives and preserving jobs and livelihoods. Throughout Asia-Pacific, governments are considering options for restarting their economic engines and putting people back to work, includ…
This research article models how a hypothetical hurricane evacuation from four counties in southeast Florida would affect COVID‐19 case levels. The authors find that hurricane evacuation increases the total number of COVID‐19 cases in both origin and destination locations; however, if transmission rates in destination counties can be kept from rising du…
The GEOGLAM Crop Monitor for Early Warning (CM4EW) is an international and transparent multi-source, consensus assessment of the crop growing conditions, status, and agro-climatic conditions that are likely to impact global production. The CM4EW reports on climate hazards, such as drought, flood, and extreme weather, as well as pests and crop diseases,…
This report will attempt to catalogue and briefly discuss the immediate medical and long-term health effects of a natural disaster. Other topics such as the disruption of a community’s critical infrastructure, vulnerable groups within populations, and common misconceptions in disaster response will also be reviewed. Finally, mitigation and loss reductio…
This Journal publishes research papers addressing: (i) theoretical and methodological issues in disaster risk science, emergency response technology and risk management; (ii) disaster risk governance policies and regulations; and (iii) case studies and comparative research internationally on responses to major disasters. Its primary aim is to create an…
This groundbreaking study looks into the threats likely to confront southern African communities over the next decade. It identifies regional and global factors, including disaster risk reduction, that may impact the lives and livelihoods of southern Africans and, as importantly, the available capacities to address these challenges. It sees the paradigm…
The usefulness of drafting a Crisis Preparedness Plan (CPP) is now undisputed. This document aims to offer a practical tool for planning appropriate measures to be adopted by a hospital and/or more generally a health facility in order to be better prepared to face a critical situation. The tool is the result of concerted contributions of various experts…
This booklet is a practical, and easy to comprehend, assistance manual for citizens to be prepared for emergency situations.
This document is a Russian contribution to the implementation of IDNDR programmes.
Climate change, disasters, pandemics, and demographic changes will increase pressures on already strained health systems. To strengthen the resilience of health systems to shocks and pressures, this note outlines five principles and priority areas for action.
Foundations: Building the capacity of health systems to effectively manage routine demands i…
This article describes the ways that an energy organization, the regional transmission operator PJM, is preparing for hurricanes during the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic. PJM is using a combination of technological and organizational processes to prepare for hurricanes during the pandemic.
Activities include the development of a third co…