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Emergency Management
This project highlights the range of themes that affect community resilience, as well as the multi-agency co-operation and resilient communications needed to respond to emergencies.
Current projects focus on two main areas:
Inter-Operability in Major Incidents
This programme researches and analyses inter-operability amongst UK emergency responders during large-scale, multi-agency operations. The programme focuses on the technology, processes and cultural aspects that enable or inhibit inter-operability.
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- Combined Effect: A New Approach to Resilience
- Communications Inter-Operability in a Crisis 2: Human Factors and Organisational Processes
Inter-Institutional Flood Risk Management Group
Jennifer Cole represents RUSI on a cross-sector group looking at the impact of flooding on the built environment. The other partner institutions are ICE, CIWEM, RIBA, RICS, RTPI and the Landscape Institute.
The project also examines the following related issues:
- Resilient communications
- Multi-agency inter-operability (inc. Command and Control)
- Community resilience
- Cyber Security
- CRBN resilience and response
- Role of the media in emergencies
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7/7 Inquest: Be Careful of Demanding the Impossible
Commentary: 2 Nov 2010
The current press coverage of the 7/7 Inquest has undermined real progress made by the emergency services since July 2005. We must guard against expecting the impossible of our emergency services and concentrate instead on how they can be maintained amid impending cuts.
The current press coverage of the 7/7 Inquest has undermined real progress made by the emergency services since July 2005. We must guard against expecting the impossible of our emergency services and concentrate instead on how they can be maintained amid impending cuts.
National Crises and the Utility of Naval Power: The Haiti Case Study
Commentary: 16 Feb 2010
With the recent publication of a Ministry of Defence (MoD) Green Paper and an upcoming Strategic Defence Review (SDR), the debate over future UK defence reform has been fierce. The international response to the Haitian disaster has proven to be a case study in how important high-end naval assets can be to a wide range of UK national interests.
With the recent publication of a Ministry of Defence (MoD) Green Paper and an upcoming Strategic Defence Review (SDR), the debate over future UK defence reform has been fierce. The international response to the Haitian disaster has proven to be a case study in how important high-end naval assets can be to a wide range of UK national interests.
Haiti's emergency response: an early assessment
Commentary: 28 Jan 2010
The emergency response to the Haitian earthquake has been notable for the sheer scale of military foreign aid coming from a diverse range of countries. Now the challenge is to co-ordinate that effort with an almost non-existent Haitian government, and a UN force who has suffered losses.
The emergency response to the Haitian earthquake has been notable for the sheer scale of military foreign aid coming from a diverse range of countries. Now the challenge is to co-ordinate that effort with an almost non-existent Haitian government, and a UN force who has suffered losses.
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Flood Resilience, Response and Recovery
News: 3 Aug 2011
A new Lloyd's report in co-operation with RUSI examines how insurers and key stakeholders can work together to improve flood resilience, response and recovery.
A new Lloyd's report in co-operation with RUSI examines how insurers and key stakeholders can work together to improve flood resilience, response and recovery.
RUSI and Serco publish White Paper
News: 12 Dec 2010
RUSI is pleased to announce the publication of this White Paper, which presents 'the case for a capability and consequence-based approach to resilience and emergency planning.'
RUSI is pleased to announce the publication of this White Paper, which presents 'the case for a capability and consequence-based approach to resilience and emergency planning.'
Emergency Management: Basic Educational Principles for an Evolving Global Profession
Articles: 18 Dec 2009 by Robert McCreight with a Response by Eve Coles
Despite the growth in emergency management professionals, Robert McCrieght contends that consensus is lacking on the corpus of skills and expertise required for qualification in the field. Eve Coles of the Education Standards Group responds.
Despite the growth in emergency management professionals, Robert McCrieght contends that consensus is lacking on the corpus of skills and expertise required for qualification in the field. Eve Coles of the Education Standards Group responds.
Interoperability in Flooding Response
Articles: 18 Dec 2009 by Paul Honeghan
The shared risk of events such as storm surges has prompted joint training exercises between British, Dutch and other international emergency services.
The shared risk of events such as storm surges has prompted joint training exercises between British, Dutch and other international emergency services.
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