Just because a critical failure hasn’t happened yet doesn’t mean it won’t happen in the future. The question becomes: If it ...

Although getting out of your station and addressing immediate risks are the basis of a CRR program—and something certainly is better than nothing—a solid CRR program that produces beneficial results ...

While the Occupational Safety and Health Administration's (OSHA) first standards for employers in 1971 were revolutionary for their time, they have since fallen by the wayside with the introduction of ...

When viewed as a cultural and operational framework and integrated into the foundation of an organization, integrated risk reduction (IRR) creates opportunities to build public and political trust. It ...

Disaster risk reduction should be embedded in policymaking, especially industrial and spatial planning, to prevent economic ...

Risk governance is key to establishing social resilience. It is the system of institutions, mechanisms, policy and legal frameworks used to guide, coordinate and oversee disaster risk reduction and ...

Armando Suarez Del Real promoted to Assistant Chief of Community Risk Reduction at West Allis Fire Department.

Operating at the interface between the natural and social sciences, education, culture and communication, UNESCO seeks to strengthen the resilience of societies - through capacity building, knowledge ...

Together with the World Health Organization Sasakawa Health Prize and the UN Environment Programme Sasakawa Environment Prize, the United Nations Sasakawa Award for Disaster Risk Reduction is one of ...