The head of the UN Office for Disaster Risk Reduction, Margareta Wahlström, has praised Geneva for its management of the exceptional floodwaters which have threatened the city in recent days
By Gary Hinson and Dejan Kosutic.
By 2050, most of the US coast can expect to see 30 or more days a year of floods up to two feet above high tide levels, says a new NOAA study.
Boards are failing to navigate the changing risk landscape effectively, resulting in significant loss of value, according to research from leading players in the business community. As a result, corporate risk leadership needs rethinking and boards should consider appointing an executive voice of risk.
The General Secretariat of the Organization of American States (OAS) and the Trend Micro have jointly presented a new report ‘Cyber Security and Critical Infrastructure in the Americas,’ which gathers the views of governments and security professionals
Vision Solutions Inc., has published its Seventh Annual State of Resilience Report. Entitled ‘The Future of IT: Migrations, Protection & Recovery Insights,’ the report looks at trends, opportunities and challenges.
The Honourable Steven Blaney, Canada’s Minister of Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness has launched a call for proposals for the National Disaster Mitigation Program (NDMP).
The Cabinet Office has published The National Risk Register (2015 edition), which provides a government assessment of the likelihood and potential impact of civil emergency risks that may directly affect the UK over the next five years.
Tripwire, Inc., has published the results of an extensive study conducted by Atomik Research on the security of the ‘Enterprise of Things’ in critical infrastructure industries.
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