Youth Involvement in Disaster Akeyo‚ S. 1 The Caribbean Disaster Emergency Management Agency (CDEMA) Youth Involvement in Disaster Management Presentation Paper for the Youth Session at The 5th Annual Caribbean Conference on Comprehensive Disaster Management At the Rose Hall Resort and Spa in Montego Bay‚ Jamaica By Stephen O. Akeyo‚ MA‚ MSA‚ Ph.D. Student Indiana University‚ Indiana- USA December 9‚ 2010. Running Head: Youth Involvement in Disaster Outline I. II. III. IV
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The Four Fundamental Theories of Disasters The Four Fundamental Theories of Disasters Over the course of human history mankind has viewed natural disasters with a wide range of theories as to their causes and meanings. As we have come to learn more about our world through science and observation‚ we have changed our perspective as well as our methods for coping with and avoiding disasters. Over time‚ researchers have identified four fundamental theories of disasters that humans have held‚ or still
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Responsibilities: Determine and announce crisis situations (Declares the emergency/crisis state of affairs) Activate the DRP Supervise response and recovery efforts Confirm restoration of normal business operation and finalize the disaster recovery processes Role: Legal (Counsel can be both internal and external) Responsibilities: Address legal and regulatory issues Ensure regulation compliance for mitigation efforts Ensure laws and regulations are followed during
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Disaster Management in Pakistan On 26th October this year‚ thirty six trapped Chilean mine workers were rescued by drilling a deep hole into the mine. A month later‚ twenty nine mine workers in Newzeland died after remaining trapped for days in a mine. Poor disaster management cost precious lives. In Pakistan‚ too‚ Disaster management is not up to the mark. Be it the devastating earthquake‚ the catastrophic floods‚ the outbreak of fires or the aftermath of bomb blasts‚ the management was
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BP Disaster at Sea In 2010 the nation was dealt the worst oil spill in the history of the USA‚ the BP oil rig Deep water horizon in the Gulf of Mexico. This major catastrophe destroyed some people‚ millions of aquatic wildlife‚ birds and the reputation of BP all in one fatal event. What caused this mind blowing disaster to happen? We will take a look
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1. Disaster Recovery Plan Due in Week Three: For your selected scenario‚ describe the key elements of the Disaster Recovery Plan to be used in case of a disaster and the plan for testing the DRP. 1.1. Risk Assessment 1.1.1. Critical business processes List the mission-critical business systems and services that must be protected by the DRP. Online services must be protected to ensure that both employees and customers will be able to access the programs and information to continue running the
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Introduction "Common natural disasters area a leading cause of data loss " says Bud Stoddard‚ AmeriVault President and CEO. Events such as the 8.3 earthquake that struck Hokkaido Japan September 25‚ 2003‚ and the firestorm in San Diego just weeks ago are just two examples of how natural disasters are devastating millions of unprepared businesses around the world. These are not the only events that must be considered‚ however. The terrorist attacks against the US on 9/11/01 and the biggest blackout
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1. Mariner Bugs Out (1962) Cost: $18.5 million Disaster: The Mariner 1 rocket with a space probe headed for Venus diverted from its intended flight path shortly after launch. Mission Control destroyed the rocket 293 seconds after liftoff. Cause: A programmer incorrectly transcribed a handwritten formula into computer code‚ missing a single superscript bar. Without the smoothing function indicated by the bar‚ the software treated normal variations of velocity as if they were serious‚ causing
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Disaster Recovery Plan The majority of the administrative elements and many of the academic programs are heavily dependent and integrated with data processing to the extent that continued operation without data processing would require extensive alteration in methods of doing business. In the event that data processing services are interrupted for any extensive period of time‚ it is necessary that the University have a plan for continuing operations and reestablishing automated data processing.
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Associate Level Material Appendix D Disaster Recovery Plan Student Name: Christopher Waller University of Phoenix IT/244 Intro to IT Security Instructor’s Name: Romel Llarena Date: April 15‚ 2012 Disaster Recovery Plan Due in Week Three: For your selected scenario‚ describe the key elements of the Disaster Recovery Plan to be used in case of a disaster and the plan for testing the DRP. 1 Risk Assessment 1 Critical business processes
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