Coronavirus and the resilience professional
COVID-19 continues to dominate headlines around the world with different countries taking varying measures to protect their citizens and reduce the spread and impact of the virus. Resilience professionals have a key role in advising on, planning and delivering the...
Flood Resilience Code of Practice
The devastating effects of flooding have been even more evident following the arrival of Storms Ciara and Dennis in recent weeks. As the country prepares itself for the impact of the rain forecast to continue falling in the UK over coming weeks, industry figures...
Greece Develops Disaster Plan for Volcanic Eruption
NEWS has emerged that Greece is preparing a disaster plan which would be put into action should Santorini’s volcano erupt following a 3,666 year dormant period. It has been reported that Greece’s General Secretariat for Civil Protection has prepared an 184-page...
Flood resilience campus proposals welcomed by EPS
Proposals for a flood resilience campus of “global significance" in Scunthorpe have been welcomed by the Emergency Planning Society. North Lincolnshire Council has provided a site off the A18 Mortal Ash Hill near Ashby Ville in Scunthorpe for the construction of...
Disaster simulation event helps next generation of resilience professionals prepare
A mass disaster simulation event has been helping prepare health profession students in Texas should the worst happen. EPS Chair Jacqui Semple praises the approach in helping the next generation of resilience professionals prepare. “Held at the Texas A&M...
West Midlands Branch Annual General Meeting
West Midlands Branch Annual General Meeting. Unfortunately the AGM has had to be postponed. We hope to have this re-arranged in the near future. @TheEPSWestMids
Flooding Resilience Group Launch – EPS Members Invited
A BRAND new Professional Working Group focusing on Flood Resilience is to be launched later this month.
Natural Hazards, Conflicts and Disasters in the Himalaya Conference
The UCL Humanitarian Institute is organising an evening conference on “Natural Hazards, Conflicts and Disasters in the Himalaya. Where now is the future?”
Turkish Earthquake
Emergency response efforts are continuing in Turkey in the aftermath of the devastating earthquake which hit three days ago, taking the lives of at least 36 people.
IAEA Hosts First Preparedness and Response Course
The IAEA (The International Atomic Energy Agency) has hosted its first course on preparedness and response to a nuclear or radiological emergency combined with other emergencies.