Jul 25, 2019
Water pollution and Service Delivery issues have long plagued South Africa for multiple reasons. We'll talk to Dr. Roman Tandlich of Rhodes University, Grahamstown, South Africa who will outline his studies in Disaster Risk Reduction and Public Health Implications; a paper presented at the TIEMS Conference in Manila,...
Jul 18, 2019
Terrorism isn't just about the guns, firefights and explosions we see on the news channels. An often overlooked terrorism threat is Agricultural Terrorism (agro-terrorism). We'll speak with Emergency Management subject matter expert and registered nurse, Dee Grimm who will speak to us about the threat of Agro-Terrorism....
Jul 11, 2019
Along with Organizational Resiliency, Community Resiliency is a hot topic in today's Business Continuity / Disaster Planning world. For this episode we talk to Professor Geoff A. Wilson from the University Of Plymouth, UK. Prof. Wilson is also the author of 'Community Resilience and Environmental Transitions', which...
Jul 04, 2019
Social Media can help us in many ways but it can also cause us harm if we don't pay close attention to what information is being presented by the various social media platforms. This week, we talk with Lt. Glen Mills who is a specialist in monitoring social media for situational awareness and is a Lieutenant with the...
Preparing for the Unexpected is about how people, organizations and communities plan, prepare, test, communicate and respond to sudden unplanned events such as natural and manmade disasters and crises. The show is for everyone who wants an understanding of how plans are created for individuals, organizations and communities and for anyone who wants to know what they can do in their own lives to help protect themselves from unexpected events. There is a myth that disasters happen to others but in reality, they happen to everyone. It's just a matter of when and how well-prepared you are. The greater the level of awareness, communication and knowledge, the quicker one bounces back from adversity. The overall aim of Preparing for the Unexpected is to reduce the suffering, effects and impacts caused as a result of disasters and unexpected life events by increasing knowledge and awareness of Operational Resilience, Business Contingency, Disaster Planning, Crisis Management, and related activities.