Disaster Preparedness
Emergency management is the organization and management of the resources and responsibilities for dealing with all humanitarian aspects of emergencies (preparedness, response, mitigation, and recovery). The aim is to reduce the harmful effects of all hazards, including disasters. The World Health Organization defines an emergency as the state in which normal procedures are interrupted, and immediate measures (management) need to be taken to prevent it from becoming a disaster, which is even harder to recover from. Disaster management is a related term but should not be equated to emergency management.
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CWS: Church World Service · 23 October 2024 English
Imagine you’re living in an area reeling from the aftermath of a hurricane. You don’t have electricity or a way to contact loved ones. The food in your refrigerator has …
RAND Corporation · 17 October 2024 English
RAND Europe, with Athena Infonomics and glass.ai, conducted a study that characterised the current landscape of technology use in the sector and explored potential development pathways out to 2030, as …
RAND Corporation · 17 October 2024 English
RAND Europe, with Athena Infonomics and glass.ai, conducted a study that characterised the current landscape of technology use in the sector and explored potential development pathways out to 2030, as …
ORF: Observer Research Foundation · 17 October 2024 English
Editors’ Note The quest for resilient and equitable cities has never been more urgent than in this era marked by rapid technological advancements and increasing urbanisation. ORF’s latest volume in …
early warning systems and coordinated disaster preparedness across agencies. Virtual twinsa can …
RAND Corporation · 17 October 2024 English
RAND Europe, with Athena Infonomics and glass.ai, conducted a study that characterised the current landscape of technology use in the sector and explored potential development pathways out to 2030, as …
World Bank Group · 17 October 2024 English
Reducing the impact of climate change on poor and vulnerable households is essential for hastening poverty reduction. In thinking about policies that do this, it is useful to apply the …
relief efforts but not for investments in disaster preparedness. Recent work by Hallegatte et al. (2023) …
EPRS: European Parliamentary Research Service · 17 October 2024 English
This study examines how Cohesion Policy can support climate adaptation, regional resilience and sustainable businesses in the EU. It identifies regional and sectoral adaptation needs, maps relevant EU policy instruments …
20 • Resilient infrastructure and disaster preparedness: Infrastructure in both coastal areas and … drainage systems, and the implementation of disaster preparedness and early warning systems to reduce the … infrastructure, and development of community-based disaster preparedness programmes are key measures for managing … strengthen cooperation between EU countries on disaster preparedness and response. 3.3. Cohesion Policy instruments …
