Human activity is contributing to an increasing number of disasters across the world, a new UN report warns. The number of disaster events is projected to reach 560 a year by 2030.
Natural catastrophes in 2021 resulted in a total global economic loss of USD 270 billion and insured losses of USD 111 billion, according to Swiss Re Institute. This continues the long-term trend of insured losses increasing by an average of 5-7 percent annually worldwide.
In a joint statement published recently, US CISA and the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) say that they are aware of possible threats to US and international satellite communications (SATCOM) networks.
The Global Resilience Federation (GRF) has released its Operational Resilience Framework for public comment. The framework is aligned with various NIST and ISO standards.
The risk landscape has evolved considerably over the last few years, indicating a need for organizations to move away from rigid, event-based plans to a more holistic, agile, ‘resilience management’ approach that equips effective response and recovery when disruption occurs.
Evolving Resilience Strategies is BC Management’s latest research report. In this article Cheyene Marling highlights the key findings from a global survey for the report, which was carried out in Q4 2021 to understand the current trends in resilience management.
Colorado State University (CSU) has issued its initial forecast for the 2022 Atlantic hurricane season, with predictions for an above normal season being made.
A flood hydrology roadmap released by the UK Environment Agency sets out a 25- year vision to help scientists and practitioners better predict future flood events and improve flood resilience across the UK.
Sungard Availability Services has published a new report looking at the current trends and challenges to business resilience. In ‘The state of business resilience: How to thrive in a pandemic world’ Sungard AS looks at the 2022 challenges most likely to disrupt businesses
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