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• in Social Media
  Research Looks at the Role of Social Media in an Epidemic
  New research looks at the role social media can play in the understanding and mitigation of infectious diseases.
  by cmimanagers / on Nov 29, 2012

Latest blogosphere posts tagged “risk reduction”

 

• Investing in preparation for potential disasters is a “no brainer”, Elizabeth Longworth, Director of UNISDR

  
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  Analysis: Getting governments to cough up for DRR By John James Photo: Jason Gutierrez/IRIN Survivors pass through their devastated village in Mindanao, Philippines, following Typhoon Bopha (Dec 2012) HIGHLIGHTS Funding argument not yet won Disaster preparedness saves lives Donors putting more money into resilience ...
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• Resource: UNU-IAS TK and climate science toolkit

  
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  Traditional Knowledge and Climate Science Toolkit Williams, C; Galloway McLean, K; Raygorodetsky, G; Ramos-Castillo, A; and Barrett, B United Nations University , 2013 | ISBN: 978-92-808-4544-0 Indigenous communities have long, multi-generational histories of interaction with the environment that include coping ...
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• FEMA Releases Draft Environmental Impact Statement Addressing Hazardous Fire Risk Reduction Projects in East Bay Hills

  
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  FEMA Releases Draft Environmental Impact Statement Addressing Hazardous Fire Risk Reduction Projects in East Bay Hills Main Content Release date:  APRIL 25, 2013 OAKLAND, Calif. – The Department of Homeland Security’s Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) will today release a ...
  3 weeks ago

• ERP can help with risk management

  
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  Risk reduction is a concern for global companies, but some businesses may be compromising performance and productivity by hanging on to outdated security strategies , according to a recent report from CEB, a member-based advisory company. The report notes that modern work environments are usually collaborative, ...
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• Community Early Warning Systems in Nepal turning good ideas into practice

  
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  On a recent trip to Nepal I was introduced to Practical Action’s work on flood preparedness and in particular the development of Early Warning Systems to provide poor communities with advance warning of devastating floods. Poor people living in the Terai plains in Nepal are all too familiar with the danger posed by ...
  4 weeks ago

• 5 Tips To Reduce Product Liability Risks

  
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  5 Tips To Reduce Product Liability Risks Manage your risk. Business owners and manufacturers are responsible for the products they release into the market. They are responsible for any injuries, health problems, and damages caused by their products from the time of distribution until long after purchase by ...
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• Do Schools Make the Grade? Students Report on Colleges’/Universities’ Efforts to Address Campus Sexual Violence

  
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  In honor of Sexual Assault ACTIVISM Month, we have been sharing findings from our recently released research study, Moving Beyond Blue Lights and Buddy Systems: A National Study of Student Anti-Rape Activists . Last week we told you about what student activists were doing to combat rape on their campuses. Now we ...
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• Legal confusion on backflow preventers to increase basement flooding?

  
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  The Institute for Catastrophic Loss Reduction has issued a new report, Lot-side risk reduction through voluntary retrofit programs, code interpretation and by-laws . The report shows wide variations across Canada in how backflow prevention rules are interpreted, resulting in many new houses still being built ...
  4 weeks ago

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