After spending months "planning for disaster" — the nomination of 10 art-house films — Bill Mechanic, a producer of the show, said they were pleasantly surprised by the mix.
Yet too many firms underinvest in planning for disaster because they don't think it will pay, at least within the short-term timeline by which many now operate, reckons Yossi Sheffi of MIT.
More resources should be allocated to these regions when planning for disaster preparedness, relief, and recovery, than the general population.
The way we plan for disasters now is top down and unrealistic.
But nor were there interviews with local councillors, whose budgets have been squeezed since 2010, severely undermining their ability to plan for disasters.
According to George Hender of the Financial Services Sector Coordinating Council, which helps American banks plan for disasters, "99% of the business interruption plans [of the financial industry] are based on telecommuting .Not for much longer, perhaps.
HARRY TABACK Bound Remembrances Harry Taback dedicated his professional life at Marsh & McLennan to helping companies plan for disasters, and his personal life to making sure his wife, Jean, and their three daughters had everything they needed.
The people who hold these jobs, often known as emergency managers, work on many levels with public agencies, volunteer organizations and businesses to plan for disasters and mitigate their impact.
With today's technology, it's easier than ever to prepare and plan for disasters.
