Cameron has also asked the Algerian authorities to participate in a joint contingency planning exercise and to discuss how the two countries can share best practice on crisis response and resilience planning.
The UK has also invited Algeria to participate in a joint contingency planning exercise to share experience in responding to crisis situations.
The UK has also invited Algeria to participate in a joint contingency planning exercise to share experience in responding to crisis situations, in the wake of the gas plant hostage crisis in which up to six Britons died.
Key activities of the VISG include undertaking focused research on volcanic impacts, contributing to volcano contingency planning and exercising when requested, and running an annual seminar on current research.
UNICEF, the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) and the World Food Programme (WFP) expanded support to country preparedness – including for the El Niño phenomenon – through contingency planning, simulation exercises and trainings.
The regional office provided leadership to country offices, technical guidance through contingency planning, simulation exercises and strategic reflection leading up to and during the secession of South Sudan from the Sudan.
The lawmakers said Russia's annexation of Crimea this month should serve as a "wake-up call" to the North Atlantic Treaty Organization, and they argued that the alliance needs to "urgently conduct contingency planning and military exercises" to deter further aggression.
In recent months, American officials have worked visibly to bolster regional confidence through NATO contingency planning, Patriot missiles in Poland, military exercises in the Baltic and Black Seas, the creation of strategic consultative mechanisms and forward movement on the new missile defense architecture.
For example, in NZ, Maritime New Zealand - Nō te rere moana Aotearoa (the Crown entity for Maritime safety, regulation, and emergency response) prepared contingency plans and runs exercises following three tiers depending on the level of responsibility: Tier 1 - industry (ships and onshore/offshore oil transfer sites), Tier 2 – regional councils, and Tier 3 – Maritime New Zealand.
Contingency planning is also under way, including a national exercise to make sure the country is fully prepared.
"Contingency planning is also under way including a national exercise and wider resilience training to ensure the UK is fully prepared," she said.
