Posts Tagged ‘contingency planning’
Decision-making in a crisis: Understanding the brain
Simple techniques can help people to make better decisions at times of crisis and could benefit from integration into contingency planning, according to one expert.
Read MoreInstitutions are poorly prepared for “high-impact, low-probability events”
In the event of a major natural catastrophe or terrorist attack, the UK economy would suffer severe economic damage – bordering on total collapse – in as little as a week
Read MoreEditor’s view: Report highlights need for imaginative assessment of risk and consequences
“HILP events” may sound like jargon or academic speak, but it encapsulates an important security concept: in addition to planning for the ordinary, you must also take account of the extraordinary. In its report, Preparing for High-impact, Low-probability Events: Lessons from Eyjafjallajökull, Chatham House has issued a timely reminder of the dangers of complacency. Those…
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