Private Sector Resource Catalog 3.0
The Department of Homeland Security has just completed an update of its Private Sector Resource Catalog, making it even easier for businesses to find everything they need to keep their organizations safe from terrorism, cyber crimes, and natural disasters. This list of brochures, exercises, and training courses has something for businesses of every size.
BrainPOP Natural Hazards
BrainPOP is meant for children, but with videos as fun and engaging as these, you might find it useful too. Kids (or you) can learn about hurricane formation, flood mitigation, and the different kinds of seismic waves. Or explore a bit further and find related topics such as erosion, climate change, and the earth’s atmosphere. You can access the grade-appropriate movies, activities, and quizzes through a free trial, but eventually you’ll need a subscription.
PROVIA
The Programme of Research on Climate Change Vulnerability, Impacts and Adaptation, or PROVIA, is a UN initiative to give world leaders credible science on climate change and offer international direction on climate change research. A growing network of scientists, practitioners, and decision makers around the world are supporting PROVIA. The website offers an online communication portal and descriptions of relevant conferences; resources and publications will be available soon.
DisasterBookstore.com
If you’re mourning the loss of all those great books that went away when the Public Entity Risk Institute reorganized, don’t shed another tear. DisasterBookstore.com just opened, so you may experience some hiccups, but be patient and you’ll soon be ordering from PERI’s wide-ranging collection of disaster risk tomes.
Ready Georgia Mobile App
You can have preparedness in your pocket with the Ready Georgia mobile app. Whether on iPhone or Android, you can get real-time alerts, information on how to prepare for impending threats, and data on past disasters. Got some downtime in the disaster department? The app also lets you make a preparedness plan or create a supply checklist. Sure, this app is for Georgia, but check it out so you can beg your state to create one like it.
Proceedings of the Third Session of the Global Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction
The UN International Strategy for Disaster Reduction has released the proceedings of its most recent Global Platform meeting. While DR was able to give you a glimpse of what happened in May, the proceedings give a full account of the sessions, roundtables, and events of the platform, which is held every two years in Geneva, Switzerland. Charters, statements, and other ancillary materials are also included.