Storms that battered Australia's east coast recently are a harbinger of things to come and a stark reminder of the need for a national effort to monitor the growing threat from climate change, University of New South Wales (UNSW) coastal researchers warn.
The US State Department has released ‘Country Reports On Terrorism 2015’ which summarises terrorist activity around the world and looks at how the terror risk is developing.
Three years after its launch, 100 Resilient Cities has reached its initial goal of helping 100 cities worldwide build resilience to the growing social, economic, and physical challenges of the 21st century.
FEMA has released its annual National Preparedness Report which aims to provide US stakeholders with ‘practical insights into preparedness to support decisions about program priorities, resource allocations, and community actions’.
On May 28th, the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) signed a loan agreement with the Government of the Republic of El Salvador to provide a Japanese ODA loan of up to five billion yen for natural disaster recovery.
ASIS International has published a new security book, Active Shooter: A Handbook on Prevention, 2nd Ed, by Dr. Joshua Sinai, Ph.D. Its intended audience includes security managers, human resource managers/staff, facility managers, and public safety instructors/trainers.
Companies that fail to plan for business scenarios in a low-carbon economy risk decline or even bankruptcy, according to a submission to the Task Force on Climate-Related Financial Disclosures
NOAA’s Climate Prediction Center is forecasting that the 2016 Atlantic hurricane season, which runs from June 1st through to November 30th, will most likely be near-normal, but warns that forecast uncertainty in the climate signals that influence the formation of Atlantic storms make predicting this season particularly difficult.
Growing threats of terrorism, natural disasters and increasing instances of social unrest have made physical security one of the biggest concerns for corporate India, according to a survey by PwC India and ASIS.
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