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Alarm, the public risk management association has launched a new Risk Management Toolkit. Developed in association with Marsh, a global leader in insurance broking and risk management, the Toolkit builds on Alarm’s Core Competencies in Public Service Risk Management and has been designed to provide a ‘how to’ guide to the management of risk [...]
Japan: Large-Scale Floods and Earthquakes International Futures Programme Damages to economic assets resulting from natural disasters have soared in the past fifteen years, and climate change models forecast intensified exposure to extreme weather in many OECD countries. The occurrence of flooding in Europe for the period 1998-2006 more than doubled compared with 1990-1998, while in [...]
Since 2003, the OECD International Futures Program has aimed to contribute to the discussion of member countries on the major risks of the 21st century. The project on risk management policies focuses on the consistency, effectiveness and openness of risk management systems in OECD member countries, especially in terms of their ability to cope with [...]
In the previous issue of PRIMO magazine we introduce Byron Davies, President of UDiTE the strategic partner of PRIMO. Byron has taken a decision to change career from the public sector into founding his own strategic partnership consultancy that will work with private sector consortia and with public/private partnerships to bring together an approach to [...]
Written and researched by Galina Andreeva, Jake Ansell and Tina Harrison – October 2009 Politicians represent a diverse group, including government as well as opposition. In the UK there are a number of interacting bodies: Westminster Parliament, Scottish Parliament, Welsh Assembly, Northern Irish Assembly and Local Authorities. There are a number of institutions outside UK [...]
It was on the 1st of April 2005, in Strasbourg, that UDITE launched the initiative for a new approach of public risks. It was felt necessary that CEOs were better supported on the emerging risks within their cities and villages. A new management approach was needed. In our venue near Place Kléber in this beautiful [...]
By Jack Kruf, Founding President PRIMO Europe In 2009 it were the banks, in 2010 it are the countries, in 2011 it will be the municipalities. The global financial crisis eventually will fully hit our streets and neighbourhoods. Although, one week before the Dutch municipal elections there seems to be no real and focussed political [...]
“Fostering the international dialogue and exchange of information and best practices in risk, emergency and disaster management…” It sounds easy. Is it? How about different personalities, priorities, interests, semantics, terminology, jurisdictions, disciplines, cultures and language barriers? By Eelco Dykstra As a visiting professor of International Emergency Management first at the University of Kuopio in Finland [...]
By Josiane van Waesberghe Introduction When you look at Belgium on a map, it barely registers. Its small size belies a country with much sought after CEOs and, since the beginning of this year, an internationally acclaimed risk management approach for the public sector. Origins of the approach The approach as used by the Belgian [...]
Risk Survey; where to now? Monday 5 October PRIMO Europe organised a Roundtable, during the UDiTE AGM 2009 in Brussels, to discuss the Risk Survey PRIMO Europe conducted with Marsh. Key question during this Roundtable was “Where to now”? What should we do with the outcomes of the Risk Survey? Which actions should we take [...]
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