New study provides future storm surges projections for European coasts
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- Published: Thursday, 31 March 2016 07:35
Organizations located in some coastal areas of Europe face increasing threats from storm surges, confirms a new scientific study.
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People and resilience part three
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- Published: Thursday, 10 March 2016 11:05
In the final article in a short series, Paul Kudray explains why doing nothing is not an option when it comes to managing the issue of ‘people and resilience’.
Addressing water-related resilience issues
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- Published: Tuesday, 08 March 2016 09:02
100 Resilient Cities has released a new handbook of resilience tactics for managing water-related risks to cities and infrastructure.
Wildfire risks to European businesses from wildland-urban interfaces mapped
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- Published: Wednesday, 23 March 2016 11:16
An international research team led by the University of Leicester have mapped the risks from wildfires close to cities across Europe, highlighting the countries most at risk of catastrophic fire damage.
The 2016 Edinburgh Community Resilience Week
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- Published: Thursday, 10 March 2016 08:20
The 2016 Edinburgh Community Resilience Week will take place from 12th to 14th April. The event aims to further enhance community resilience and promote understanding between key sectors and organizations within Edinburgh and across Scotland.
People and resilience part two
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- Published: Friday, 04 March 2016 09:11
In the second article in a three-part series exploring ‘people and resilience’, Paul Kudray looks at a common misconception: that when disaster strikes employees will automatically rally round and play their part in helping the organization recover.
US Integrated Public Alert and Warning System Legislation passes the House
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- Published: Wednesday, 23 March 2016 11:00
On Monday, March 21, the US House passed S.1180, the Integrated Public Alert and Warning System (IPAWS) Modernization Act of 2015, a bipartisan bill introduced by Sen. Ron Johnson (R-Wis.) and Sen. Claire McCaskill (D-Mo.).
Roundup of February’s natural disasters around the world
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- Published: Wednesday, 09 March 2016 10:11
Impact Forecasting has published its Global Catastrophe Recap, which evaluates the impact of the natural disaster events that took place worldwide in February 2016.
ENISA reports on Europe’s telecommunications infrastructure resilience
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- Published: Wednesday, 02 March 2016 12:40
A recent ENISA report has looked at resilience and security in the EU telecoms sector, focusing in particular on the mandatory incident reporting scheme.
