Healthy ecosystems are nature’s barrier to hurricane damage
Why Disaster Preparedness Cannot Wait The world has been planning for the future in the mistaken belief that it will resemble the past. But as COVID-19 coincides with cyclones in … Continue reading
Pandemic is yet another hurdle for resilient millennials and Gen Z
Hurricanes Are Getting Stronger, Just as Climate Scientists Predicted Rising seas, longer droughts, more devastating wildfires … many are the grim predictions that climate scientists have been warning may come … Continue reading
Being Resilient Is A Critical Skill
Developing resilience is an important tool to help you deal with coronavirus and the surge in cases We’re all exhausted and pushed to the limit by months of social distancing, … Continue reading
Belonging can spur resilience during a crisis, study says
347 risk analysts were asked: “What are the most likely risks for the world over the next year and a half?” The World Economic Forum interviewed 347 risk analysts about … Continue reading
Build your network to boost resilience in times of change
Build your network to boost resilience in times of change The world is changing so fast. It’s as if the ground is shifting and the wave is building and either … Continue reading
The power of emotional listening: To help leaders build emotional resilience during difficult times
Achieve Infrastructure Resilience During the Coronavirus Outbreak Business and IT leaders alike find it difficult to prepare a proportionate response to business continuity challenges like the coronavirus (COVID-19). Travel restrictions … Continue reading
Resilience Hubs Can Help Communities Thrive—and Better Weather Disasters
Climate Change Is Now Driving Investments in Flood Resilience After a flood event, companies need to take into account both the short-term imperatives to get up and running quickly and … Continue reading
How prepared is your business for recession resilience?
The Relevance Of Resilience During Disasters Resilience has been broadly defined as the capacity to adapt successfully to threats or disturbances. The concept has been adapted and applied to … Continue reading
The Politicization of Disaster Relief
Big livestock: A long road ahead to a resilient, water-secure future The U.S. meat industry is in the midst of extraordinary turmoil as more and more processing plant workers become … Continue reading
Expert: ‘Shovel-ready’ projects ignore important aspects of community resilience
How resilience helped this former refugee become an award-winning researcher Determination is Alfred Mupenzi’s defining characteristic. Born in a Ugandan settlement camp to Rwandan refugees, he was an orphan by … Continue reading
Blockchain through the Whole Supply Chain: Traceability Builds Business Resilience
Prepare for the Next Disaster With a Financial Recovery Kit So far, 2020 has been a year of disruption for many Americans. Finances and lives have been upended by … Continue reading
Resilience Lessons From Individuals Who Have Overcome Big Obstacles
Narratives of Hope, Solidarity and Resilience We can connect and build bridges with each other as humans when we overcome our stereotypes, assumptions and judgments. How can creative and … Continue reading
Unemployment By Design: Building Resilience In A World Disrupted
Report: Nature among best defences from natural disasters A new report shows the best protections from natural disasters could come from nature itself. “The Protective Value of Nature” report from … Continue reading
The relevance of resilience during disasters
Unconstitutional lockdown judgment is a lesson for Africa’s disaster management But there’s a lesson to draw here which can assist other African countries, as our situation is neither unique … Continue reading
How to foster national resilience during a crisis
Tokyo will probably face a massive earthquake in the next 30 years I’ve experienced a few of these alerts in the past few years — and thankfully it’s always been … Continue reading
Past stressful experiences do not create resilience to future trauma, new study finds
What type of person resists evacuation orders? Two tropical storms have already made landfall in the U.S. this year, and the tropics are forecast to remain active for the rest … Continue reading
Reputation resilience: A leadership imperative for the post-Covid world
How 2020 could get so much worse The hard-working staff here at Spoiler Alerts detailed some reasons for optimism Monday amid a year of catastrophe. There are tentative signs … Continue reading
Organisational resilience: how to build tenacity and innovation for the long run
Lessons from the UAE in how to build resilience during a pandemic A number of measures have appeared in recent months seeking to define good leadership in the era of … Continue reading
Covid-19 Resilience Survey 2: Two-thirds of insurance staff are not keen to return to the office
15 Things Therapists Do When They’re Worried About The Future We turn to therapists to help us navigate life and the difficult situations that come up. And although they may … Continue reading
Resilience the Most Significant Lesson From Pandemic
Monocultural Resilience At the end of the ongoing global melodrama’s first quarter, it seems reasonable to predict that this will be a two-act play with the final curtain coming … Continue reading
The Biggest Psychological Experiment in History Is Running Now
The Authentic Leader’s Role In Organizational Resilience And Citizenship Like most leadership coaches, I begin each client session with a check-in, inquiring how things have been since our last meeting. … Continue reading
The next pandemic is coming – and sooner than we think, thanks to changes to the environment
The next pandemic is coming – and sooner than we think, thanks to changes to the environment As a researcher who studies communicable diseases, Simon Reid has plenty to ponder … Continue reading
Building Kids’ Resilience through Play Is More Crucial Than Ever
We’re Only 3 Days Into Hurricane Season, And It’s Already a Record-Breaker Just two days into the 2020 Atlantic hurricane season, Tropical Storm Cristobal was churning in the Gulf of … Continue reading
Good Business Processes Are Key to Resilience During Disruption
How Permaculture can Build Resilience and Meet Basic Needs During a Pandemic As COVID-19 spreads, people are showing a growing interest in permaculture principles and techniques to heal their lives, … Continue reading
Want to Build Better Resiliency? Try These Easy Mental Shifts
The Italian Chinatown that can teach us about resilience In mid-February, when the supposed first coronavirus patient was registered in Lombardy, Prato had already been the subject of public debate … Continue reading
The Importance of Leadership Resilience
5 Ways Leaders Can Recharge Business’ Stress Resilience Battery “Please take the day to relax and enjoy time with your families, and above all, please keep in mind that, as … Continue reading
Pandemics are here to stay. Here’s how to prepare for the next one.
New challenges of disaster management in Iran After the earthquake hit Tabas in 1978 with Mw7.4, Manjil in 1990 with Mw7.3 and Bam in 2003 with Mw6.5, some discussions have … Continue reading
From Survive To Thrive: 3 Mindset Shifts That Matter
From Survive To Thrive: 3 Mindset Shifts That Matter It seems that now, a few months into this crisis, we are experiencing a global shift. The panic and chaos of … Continue reading
A busy hurricane season and the coronavirus pandemic ‘is a cataclysmic scenario’
How the Dutch government uses data to predict the weather and prepare for natural disasters Have you ever wondered what’s behind the weather forecast TV reports? Or who is … Continue reading
10 Things Resilient People Do Every Day
Cyber resilience in a pandemic The COVID-19 pandemic has created an economic, financial and industrial wrecking ball, causing plummeting stock markets, mass job losses, company budget cuts and temporary closures … Continue reading
