The latest resilience news from around the world
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This year’s US National Supply Chain Integrity Month will focus on raising awareness of the importance of supply chain resilience, with the theme of ‘Supply Chain Risk Management (SCRM) – The Recipe for Resilience’.
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The UK government recently released its Integrated Review Refresh 2023, which sets out four ways in which the UK will protect its core national interests. One of these looks to address the UK’s vulnerabilities through a focus on resilience. Robert Hall explores…
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The initial focus will be on the Nipah virus which can spread between animals and people. The virus has a high mortality rate and there are currently no approved vaccines or treatments.
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2022 was the second consecutive year in which insured losses from natural catastrophes exceeded the USD 100 billion mark. This reaffirms the trend of a 5 - 7 percent average annual increase in insured losses over the past three decades, according to Swiss Re’s latest sigma report.
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While operational risks are often the focus of business continuity and resilience, the failure of Silicon Valley Bank and Signature Bank have highlighted how important financial risks are to organizational resilience.
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AlertMedia has released findings from its second annual State of Employee Safety Report, which details employees’ perceptions of safety in the workplace.
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A partnership project between Fudan University and the University of Sydney, led by Chinese researchers and co-authored by Professor Michael Ward from the Sydney School of Veterinary Science, has developed a framework to help public health authorities detect and track viral outbreaks that may have human pandemic potential.
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Sea level rises this century may disproportionately affect certain Asian megacities as well as western tropical Pacific islands and the western Indian Ocean, according to new research that looks at the effects of natural sea level fluctuations on the projected rise due to climate change.
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Pentti Tofte explores the link between climate resilience and business continuity. He explains why effective preparation for changing climate risks requires the use of clear and detailed data and analytics.
- How do renewables affect the risk posed to the energy grid from solar storms and similar events?
- New Marsh McLennan report looks at ways to improve flood resilience
- UK Health Security Agency provides an update on the risk to human health from avian influenza
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