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How Do We Build Resilient Communities?
As people still recovering in the Gulf Coast region of the US from the devasting hurricanes and flooding in 2005 can attest to - it is no longer enough to just take care of your organization. Each member of the community is dependent upon other members and the ability to survive a community or regional event will depend upon the resilience of the community as a whole.
So how do we build resilient communities? ICOR was fortunate to be able to attend the World Conference on Disaster Management (WCDM) in Toronto this month and to hear speakers sharing what they are doing to build resilient communities in their part of the world.
This month's newsletter includes presentations from WCDM as well as research, articles, and links on this subject.
In January, ICOR held a panel discussion hosted by Brooklyn Polytechnic University on the subject of organizational resilience. To download a text or MP3 copy of the discussion link here or go to ICOR 's Library at http://www.theicor.org/pages/podcast.html
In June, David Paulison, administrator for FEMA, spoke at the National Conference on Community Preparedness on "Partnerships and Collaboration Through Citizen Corps." His comments focused on the importance that personal preparedness has in responding to a community disaster. To read his comments link here or go to http://www.fema.gov/txt/about/paulison/speeches/061107.txt
If you know of a resource that should be included in ICOR's library that can be shared, please send your suggestions to lynnda@theicor.org.
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Building Resilient Communities One Organization at a Time
By Lynnda Nelson, President of ICOR and Jim Nelson, President of Business Continuity Services, Inc. jnelson@BusinessContinuitySvcs.com
A resilient organization is one that is able to achieve its core objectives in the face of adversity. Based upon the latest research and by exploring the elements of a resilient community and ten disciplines of the Resiliency Standard, we identify the elements necessary for developing a resilient organization - whether public, private, or government.
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This presentation shows the linkages between urban planning and disaster planning. Communities across the world are trying to encourage and manage growth. However, decades of work in sound community management can be wiped out by a single disaster. This presentation discusses how emergency managers and urban planners can work collaboratively toward more disaster-resilient communities.
Assuring the Reliability of Critical Infrastructures: The Government - Private Sector Partnership...Is it Working?
Stuart Brindley, Independent Electricity System Operator
In recent years, all critical infrastructures have initiated programs to promote the reliable provision of services in the face of emerging threats and risks. This presentation examines how the efforts of the private sector and government are being coordinated in the US and Canada, reflects on the successes that have been achieved and highlights what obstacles need to be overcome.
For the complete presentation link here. To read an article published in Frontline Security Magazine (www.frontline-global.com) on the same subject, link here. (please call 1.866.765.8321 to get your copy)
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Resilience Management: A Framework for Evaluating and Improving Organizational Resilence By Erica Seville, PhD, University of Canterbury, New Zealand
erica.seville@canterbury.ac.nz www.resorgs.org.nz
Resilience Management brings together the concepts of risk management, business continuity planning, and emergency management into a single holistic framework. This presentation explains several tools and techniques, including the use of generic consequence scenarios, vulnerability matices, and the design of workshops for improving situation awareness and building adaptive capacity within an organization.
What makes a 'Resilient Organisation'? This is the topic of a six year research programme underway in New Zealand to develop strategies for both evaluating and improving the resilience of real organisations. The research team are now looking for international case-study organisations to be involved in this project.
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Creating Community Partnerships
Gerri King, PhD Social Psychologist & Organizational Consultant, Human Dynamics Associates, Inc. gerri@gerriking.com and www.gerriking.com
It is never too early to identify a community's individual and collective resources and create a protocol that works for and serves everyone. This presentation is based on the premise that all parties must commit to preserving the community, protecting people and property, and maintaining continuity.
For the complete presentation link here. For an article on the same subject, link here. (please contact 866.765.8321 to receive a copy.) |
Mobilizing Corporate Resources to Disasters: Toward a Program for Action
William Raisch, Matt Statler & Peter Burgi, The International Center for Enterprise Preparedness, New York University. www.nyu.edu/intercep and intercep@nyu.edu
In recent years, we've seen how disasters - both natural and man-made - can overwhelm even the wealthiest governments and the best-funded humanitarian aid organizations. The business sector, with its substantial resources and logistical capabilities, has the opportunity to play a major role in alleviating suffering and mitigating the effects of disasters.
This whitepaper outlines work being done by InterCEP to develop a clear program for action in advance of a catastrophe, companies, governments and aid organizations can work together to mobilize private-sector resources when and where they are needed most when disaster strikes.
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Managing Volunteers After a Disaster
Faye Stone, Deputy Executive Director Office of the Governor, North Carolina faye.stone@ncmail.net
If there is a disaster, volunteers will appear! Do you have a plan for managing them? Do you have the resources? Will these volunteers become a disaster within a disaster? "Are you feeling the heat" about volunteers? Learn about the challenges and solutions for successful disaster volunteer management.
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Deveoping an Emergency Response Community Kathryn Brinsfield. MD Boston EMS brinsfield@bostonems.org
Boston EMS has taken a mult-faceted approach to building a more resilient emergency response community. This has resulted in a more cohesive and effective response by private and public sector stakeholders. This presentation shares the techniques and strategies to planners at all levels in building this type of community.
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Why Your Partners May Be Your Biggest Liability (Supply Chain Resilience)
If relationships with your organization's partners are disrupted, so is your organization's continuity. Through case studies, this presentation explores types of business partners, risks and continuity opportunities. Use the tools this presentation provides to identify your own partners; then learn how to strengthen those relationships and reduce the risks of failure.
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The International Consortium for Organizational Resilience (ICOR) was founded to respond to the growing market need for a single avenue of access to the many offerings of education and credentialing expertise that is easily accessible and usable worldwide.
We are a not-for-profit education and credentialing organization that provides professional development, certification, thought-leadership, and the latest in research and industry trends.
ICOR provides the solution to organizational resilience - throughout the world.
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Sincerely,
Lynnda Nelson, President
The International Consortium for Organizational Resilience
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