We are so proud that Mohammed Haider, one of our current MSc students has recently been invited to deliver a presentation about the challenges of governance and cross-cutting issues in disaster management to senior advisors at Al-Nahrain Center for Strategic Studies - Iraq.
Whilst Russia’s military is fully occupied in Ukraine, psychological warfare is being used to pressure Moldova. Russian state outlets and proxies have increased the pressure using everything in the Kremlin’s playbook of classic information manipulation🇲🇩🌐.glenbarrconsultancy
Our amazing MSc students, busy developing disaster management policies and plans for the fictitious country of St James. A full day's exercise at the end of a packed first week of study!
Oman after Tropical Cyclone Shaheen passed through yesterday. Filmed by a very good friend and colleague, it shows the power and impact of the subsequent flash flooding perfectly. Best wishes to all those responding and recovering 🇴🇲#Shaheen
This morning Prof Lee Miles is participating in a panel discussion at the #SNES Spring Conference considering the European Union role in Crises and a return to normal post pandemic.
Alert level is now RED. Vessel dispatched to the Leeward side of the island to move residents in the red zone who are in harm's way. #svgeruption2021#movements#
Richard Gordon (Director BUDMC) and Professor Lee Miles recently joined a number of experts in being interviewed by Padraig Floyd (Award Winning Financial Journalist) on addressing common Business Continuity Failings. You can read the article here: raconteur.net/business-strat…
A busy week for all the BUDMC team. Dr Karen Reddin is delivering our Public Health, Preparedness, Resilience and Response unit to Masters students. This time last year it was the first unit to be delivered online in response to the #COVID19 out break in the UK.
This week is our MSc Disaster Management unit Humanitarian Operations and External Assistance led by BUDMC Director Richard Gordon. We are lucky to have some brilliant external speakers on this unit, all experts in their fields.
Today launches the @bournemouthuni@GCRF project looking at a National Strategy on Disaster Journalism in Sierra Leone with @BU_DMC colleagues Prof Lee Miles and Dr Chris Baker-Beall working with colleagues from the Faculty of Media & Communication @einarthorsen@Chindu