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Theme : resilience
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They Will Come
The Californian Governor's Office of Emergency Services has a paper on post disaster volunteers and local governments. It's called They Will Come. Worth reading. CHAPTER ONE: CONSIDER THE OPTIONSCHAPTER TWO: PREPARE FOR CONVERGENT (SPONTANEOUS) VOLUNTEERSCHAPTER THREE: DISASTER VOLUNTEER PROGRAMSCHAPTER FOUR: STATE OF CALIFORNIA DISASTER SERVICE WORKER VOLUNTEER PROGRAMCHAPTER FIVE: COORDINATE WITH OTHER AGENCIES
from : charlieedwards
27th August 2008
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Defining community resilience
Where local civic leaders, citizens, and families are educated regarding threats and are empowered to mitigate their own risk, where they are practiced in responding to events, where they have social networks to fall back upon, and where they have familiarity with local public health and medical systems, there will be community resilience that will significantly attenuate the requirement for additional assistance. Homeland Security Presidential Directive 21 (HSPD-21):National...
from : charlieedwards
27th August 2008
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PANIC!
One of the most fascinating books I have been reading as part of Resilient Nation is The Unthinkable an in-depth look at the psychology of disaster response. This morning I woke up to Radio 4's Today Programme where Ed (or was it Jonathan) was interviewing one of the passengers of a Ryanair flight that had descended rapidly after losing cabin pressure and had been diverted to Limoges. The incident must have been scary for the passengers. What I found so interesting, listening to...
from : charlieedwards
26th August 2008
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What do you tell the public?
One major difference between the US approach to resilient communities and what the UK Government is doing here centres on personal responsibility. While both FEMA and CCS make explicit the importance of individuals and communities being prepared for emergencies, so that first responders can treat those most in need in the event of an emergency, the similarity stops there. The Government suggests that the National Risk Register is a resource that 'is intended to encourage public debate on...
from : charlieedwards
20th August 2008
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The Dark Side of Mother Nature
Interesting piece in the Harvard Medical School's 'HealthBEAT' newsletter - entitled 'Be prepared for Mother Nature's dark side' - suggesting what to do in the event of natural disasters. They suggest 3 steps:
from : michaelharvey
18th August 2008
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The National Risk Register
The National Risk Register (NRR), published today by the Cabinet Office, marks the latest initiative as part of the Government’s overhaul of the UK national security architecture – a process started with the publication of the National Security Strategy (NSS) in March. Unlike the classified cross-departmental National Risk Assessment (NRA), which Government has kept classified for years, the NRR represents the first publicly available risk assessment from the heart of Whitehall. It...
from : michaelharvey
8th August 2008
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Floodsim
One of the 92 recommendations from the review into the 2007 floods was that the Government and the insurance industry should work together to deliver a public education programme setting out the benefits of insurance in the context of flooding. One insurance company has spent a fortune developing Floodsim, a simulation designed to put the public in control of flood policy decisions and spending in the UK. It's quite good fun. Sure, it's good PR for the insurance company but it's an excellent approach to public education - which is a key plank in building resilience. I'm talking to some experts on resilience tomorrow so will let you know what they think but in the meantime see how you do.
from : charlieedwards
6th August 2008
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Putting resilience into context
Interesting piece in the journal Science about the importance of viewing 'resilience' as a concept within the wider social and economic spheres in which it exists. Clealry a simple point, but one that is all too often taken for granted in the literature.
from : michaelharvey
31st July 2008
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Are we leaving communities behind?
Last week I gave a presentation on the Self-resilient society in Melbourne. The talk was hosted by ANZSOG and the Victorian State Services Authority. You can listen to the talk here.
from : charlieedwards
30th July 2008
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Self-resilient Society
Hopefully, all things being equal, we will be publishing a short draft paper on the self resilient society in September. Watch this space.
from : charlieedwards
30th July 2008
