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Is your community disaster ready? Let us help you get ready! Developing a community emergency management plan will build the capacity and capability of your community to prepare for, respond to, and recover from disasters. Message us for more information or click the links below ⬇️ Program information: https://lnkd.in/gi2kgVie Program flyer: https://lnkd.in/gZ3m3WNX #resilientcommunity #resilience #communityemergencymanagementplanning #communityled #disasterresilience #capacitybuilding #communitycapacitybuilding #disasterready #disasterrecovery #communityplanning

Congratulations to CNN’s Bridget Johnson on her first article out of a series on America’s disaster preparedness. “Serino: People often talk about breaking down silos. I actually think you don’t want to break down silos. I grew up in Boston but a colleague of mine, Dr. Lenny Marcus, the director of NPLI, grew up in the Midwest and noted that silos serve an important purpose: If you knock down a silo, all the grain and things that are stored inside will make a mess. Look at these as disparate entities in disaster planning and response as “cylinders of excellence,” and rather look to see how we can connect these cylinders of excellence during times of crisis, during times of chaos. You have to do that ahead of time. We must take the opportunity to build those relationships long ahead of time. As some of us have been saying for 25 years, you don’t want to exchange business cards at the scene of a disaster. But it’s more than exchanging business cards — it’s actually about how you develop relationships with people and keep them up ahead of time, during blue-sky days.” 5 Minutes to Chaos - A Podcast #emergencymanagement #crisismanagement #rolodexmanagement

The keynote address at #uema2024 delivered outstanding insights, offering a deep dive into the experiences of emergency management professionals who responded to the #lahainafire. Their firsthand accounts not only shed light on the challenges faced during the initial response but also provided valuable lessons for the ongoing recovery efforts. This exchange of knowledge underscores the critical importance of preparedness and collaboration in effectively managing and recovering from disasters. #emergencymanagement

A few days away from my post on the dangers of political polarization, misinformation, and disinformation in increasing the risks of natural hazards and disasters 👉 https://lnkd.in/dhp_miGz I read this fresh great piece by Heather Graci for the Behavioral Scientist. During my time at the University of Pennsylvania, I became interested in the role of behavioral science in enhancing our understanding of psychology and behavior to prevent and manage natural disasters effectively. I had the privilege of exploring the topic under the guidance of Dr. Barbara Mellers for her Judgement & Decisions course at the Penn MBDS My interest came from observing my mother's work and close parental figures like Dr. Hernán Santacruz and Dr. Cecilia Escudero as first responders in several of Colombia's greatest natural disasters, such as the Armero and Eje Cafetero earthquakes. 😤 It Is incredible how this topic still lacks attention from policy planners and implementers, as sadly has been proven in the current Colombian corruption scandals of the Risk Magamente Unit Unidad Nacional para la Gestión del Riesgo de Desastres (UNGRD) Taking a science-based approach to adjust the institutional design and organizational aspects of these institutions may save lives and billions of dollars from corruption. Heather Graci's article does an excellent job of touching on the key aspects, authors, and resources of a topic that will become one of the most important of our era given the climate, housing, refugee #policrisis as the next peace, security, and human rights menace. 🤔 I still wonder how after all that is happening it is so marginal in the Bsci literature Finally, my central takeaway is the importance of #socialinfraestructures not only to deal with the aftermath, but to put them in place to prevent, facilitate management and implementation strategies, and increase the probability of recovery. Lina M. Moros Mauricio Cárdenas David Escobar Arango Juan Camilo Cardenas Jaime Bermúdez Sara Ferrer Olivella Jaime Alejandro Urrego Jairo Matallana Mareike Schomerus Maciej Dachowski Martin Waehlisch 🌐🕊️ Joshua Martin Miguel Silva Moyano Juan Esteban Uribe Vásquez Wilson López-López Hernando Santamaría-García

FEMA and DHS's Center for Faith-Based and Neighborhood Partnerships released "Engaging Faith-Based and Community Organizations: Planning Considerations for Emergency Managers." This guide, updated since its original release in 2018, provides best practices for engaging and maintaining relationships with faith-based and community-based organizations to support disaster preparedness, response, and recovery. It spotlights the pivotal role that non-governmental organizations play in influencing the community and reaching underserved populations. Review the full guide here: https://lnkd.in/eKX2FMFE. CONSTANT looks forward to applying these principles within our work. #EmergencyManagement #WholeCommunity

When you do a word search for "children" as part of your community disaster plan, how many times does the word come up? It's an easy way to verify if children have been included in your planning. #PrepTheKids https://lnkd.in/gesacX2T