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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.
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UK Resilience Lessons Digest 5 – Learning to Manage Lessons: Webinar Summary and SpeakerReview
Event Overview This webinar, held by the UK Cabinet Office’s Emergency Planning College, focused on 'Learning to Manage Lessons ,' Issue...
Stephanie Buller
5 min read
Harnessing Early Warning Systems: A Game-Changer for Disaster and Pandemic Response
An effective response to extreme events is challenging given the uncertainty associated with the hazard. Early warning is a powerful tool...
MollieMathurin
1 min read
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
#UKADR2024 Day 2 Part 3
Feedback from all learning lab sessions and final reflections and insights from the event as a whole in terms of what we learned.
Stephanie Buller
11 min read
#UKADR2024 Day 2 Part 2
The final afternoon of the #UKADR2024 Conference was the part I was most looking forward to.
Stephanie Buller
6 min read
#UKADR2024 Day 2 Part 1
The second day of the #UKADR2024 Conference began with a brilliant keynote presentation by Adnan Khan, Chief Economist FCDO, LSE.
Stephanie Buller
6 min read
#UKADR2024 Day 1 Part 2
The second half of the first day at the UKADR Conference 2024 featured oral presentations and flash talks in thematic breakout sessions ...
Stephanie Buller
7 min read
#UKADR2024 Day 1 part 1
This is the second UKADR conference I've attended, and it has been an excellent networking and knowledge-sharing platform.
Stephanie Buller
7 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
Improving Extreme Weather Preparedness and Resilience: Emergency Planning Through a 'Whole-of-Society' Approach – PART 2
This portion of the event focused on the need to move upstream of risk and consider the whole society approach in a broader context.
Stephanie Buller
8 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
Overview of the Local Resilience, Emergency Preparedness, and Response Conference - November 2023
A candid and comprehensive overview of the Local Resilience, Emergency Preparedness, and Response Conference.
Stephanie Buller
13 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
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