Blog

ICPEM's blog is a platform for sharing fresh perspectives, insights, and discussions on civil protection and emergency management. It features thought-provoking articles that challenge current thinking, highlight innovative practices, and explore emerging trends. The blog provides an opportunity for members and experts to contribute their ideas, promote knowledge exchange, and raise awareness of key issues in the field. Regular contributions from professionals and award winners offer valuable content to enhance understanding and drive progress in emergency management practices globally.

Emergency Planning

Expect the Unexpected

On 28 June 1914, Archduke Franz Ferdinand and his wife were assassinated in Sarajevo by a group organized by the Black Hand, a Serbian...

MollieMathurin

2 min read

Sun Forecasts: Solar Flares, Geomagnetic Storms, and Radio Black-Outs

When we look at forecasts to plan or consider continuity and emergency management arrangements not all of us think of space weather.

MollieMathurin

4 min read

Improving Extreme Weather Preparedness and Resilience: Emergency Planning Through a 'Whole-of-Society' Approach – Part 1

olicy Foresight webinar on Improving Extreme Weather Preparedness and Resilience: Emergency Planning Through a 'Whole-of-Society' Approach.

Stephanie Buller

9 min read

Second National Conference on Societal Resilience: Part 1

On the first day of the conference, we explored two critical themes critical to resilient societies: Leadership and stronger partnerships.

Stephanie Buller

6 min read

Second National Conference on Societal Resilience: Part 2

Day two covered the themes of whole of society collaboration, VCSE partnership, the future of resilience and the next steps.

Stephanie Buller

8 min read

UK Alliance for Disaster Research Conference Day 2 Part 2: The final afternoon, a sector moving from strength to strength to deliver impact (4/4)

Part 4 of 4: A comprehensive overview of the event to provide insight to those who weren't able to attend.

Stephanie Buller

8 min read

UK Alliance for Disaster Research Conference: Day 2 Part 1 - building on the progress so far (3/4)

Part 3 of 4: An overview of the conference for those that weren't able to attend.

Stephanie Buller

5 min read

UK Alliance for Disaster Research Conference - Day 1 Part 2 (2/4)

Part 2 of 4: A comprehensive overview of the event to enable those who weren’t able to attend to get the benefit of learnings.

Stephanie Buller

4 min read

UK Alliance for Disaster Research Conference - Day 1 Part 1 (1/4)

Part 1 of 4: A comprehensive overview of the event to enable those who weren’t able to attend to feel like they, too, were in the room.

Stephanie Buller

5 min read

Personal Preparedness and Disasters

A general consensus is that in order to survive, individuals will require some degree of self-sufficiency for a period of at least 72...

MollieMathurin

3 min read

Factors in Recruiting and Retaining Emergency Managers in an Era of Disasters and Pandemics

The US emergency management profession is under increasing mental health stressors. Beverley Griffiths explores newly published research.

Beverley Griffiths

4 min read

The United Kingdom's National Risk Register - 2023 Edition

At the time of writing this, the UK Government has just released the 2023 edition of the National Risk Register (NRR, HM Government...

Professor David Alexander

4 min read

NCSR conference one week on, my final reflections

Timely, topical and critically relevant. As many of us will be aware the 2023 IPCC ARG 6 synthesis report for climate change came out...

Stephanie Buller

4 min read

Global Developments in Disaster Science and Considerations for Communication

A brilliant report, on recent developments in disaster science by UNDRR (United Nation’s Office for Disaster Risk Reduction) which...

Stephanie Buller

2 min read

National Consortium for Societal Resilience [UK+] - Part 7

how can the national ambition be delivered locally - Day 2 Round tables discussion facilitated by Marcus Bowen Notes from the session:...

Stephanie Buller

2 min read

National Consortium for Societal Resilience [UK+] - Part 2

Societal Resilience: A view from DLUHC - Colin Payne This was a very timely and topical insight into what is being done at the national...

Stephanie Buller

2 min read

National Consortium for Societal Resilience [UK+] - Part 1

Chair's Welcome A fantastic opening by Prof. Duncan Shaw and wonderful to see such an enormous collective collaboration, to address the...

Stephanie Buller

1 min read

Reflections from my Armchair

Having spent most of my professional life dealing with preparation and contingency planning for dramatic events and disasters as well as...

Dr. Ken Hines

6 min read