Resiliency Building. Preparedness, Response, Recovery, Revitalization. Sierra Leone. Ebola Crisis

FYI…

Resiliency building within the emergency management arena requires the involvement of all stakeholders:  pubic officials and agencies, nonprofit, faith-based, all private sector members, entrepreneurs are involved in rebuilding and revitalization efforts of any community from the U.S., Europe, and other communities throughout the world. 

Within your community what activities do corporations play in community engagement normal, and during disasters?

Continued relationship building does not end during a crisis, but increases the relationship of those affected during, and after the crisis.

The Social Progress Index (SPI), http://www.socialprogressimperative.org/data/spi suffices as a functional measurement tool for social progress that could be utilized by all stakeholders for review and discussion on community resiliency building.

We at BEMA will be focusing in on those private sector contributions before, during, and after the Ebola crisis for the revitalization of those nations affected.

International Stakeholder (Category:  Mining.  Diamond Industry)

           

1.     http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2014-12-11/ebola-s-spread-in-sierra-leone-puts-diamond-mines-at-risk

2.     http://www.thisissierraleone.com/the-curse-of-diamond-mining-in-sierra-leone/

                        The Curse of Diamond Mining in Sierra Leone

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African Continent. Seawater Greenhouse Project.

FYI....
        Potential use for all coastline nations on the continent.

Seawater greenhouses to bring life to the desert

Date:

July 14, 2015

Source:

Aston University

Summary:

Greenhouses that will use seawater to grow crops in one of the hottest and driest places on earth will be designed by researchers at Aston University working with industry partners as part of an international project.

The installations are to be erected in specially selected sites across the Horn of Africa, a region where temperatures regularly breach 40°C, water is scarce and food insecurity is very high. Due to the climate, conventional agriculture has been severely marginalised and the situation is worsening.

The project aims to overcome the region's inhospitable conditions to help farmers drastically increase their crop yields, providing them with a consistent, sustainable income. Currently in Somalia, only 1.5% of the country's land is cultivated and average annual crop yields per hectare are just 0.5 tons -- compared to 700 tons per hectare in commercial greenhouses.

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..................................Once installed, the innovative greenhouses will pump seawater from the sea using solar energy and convert it into freshwater for irrigation via the desalination process.

FREE..... July 20, 2015 Pandemic and Ebola Safety for Ancillary Volunteers and Workers Online Course

This training was developed with our partners Rutgers University and The National Institute for Environmental Health Sciences. 

The course consists of the follow topics: 
• About Pandemics 
• Ebola Checklist for Preparedness 
• Ancillary Support Roles in Response to Ebola 
• Safety and Precautionary Measures 
• Use of Personal Protective Gear 
• What to if…. 

This is a four hour training with three breaks

Details at: http://worldcarescenter.wiziq.com/online-class/2944681-pandemic-and-ebola-safety-for-ancillary-volunteers-and-workers

FREE Webinar Series.. Public Health Accreditation Process

Are you interested in learning all about Public Health Accreditation? 

The National Partnership for Action, the National Indian Health Board and Association of State and Territorial Health Officials are co-hosting a two-part webinar series on Public Health Accreditation.

      Primary Audience: 
              Tribal Public Health Departments (all Public Health stakeholders welcome)

      Webinar Series Learning Objectives
             Participants will learn about:

• The basics of the public health accreditation process - Accreditation Primer Webinar
• The prerequisites and domains of public health accreditation - Accreditation Immersion Webinar
• Challenges that tribes experience with public health accreditation - Accreditation Immersion Webinar

Webinar #1: Accreditation Primer: The What, Who, When, How of Public Health      Accreditation DATE: Wednesday, July 29, 2015 TIME: 3:00 p.m. – 4:30 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time SPEAKERS: Robin Wilcox, M.P.A., Chief Program Officer, Public Health Accreditation Board Robert Foley, M.Ed., Deputy Director of Public Health Programs and Policy and Temporary Acting Department Director, National Indian Health Board Lorrie Shepard, R.N., Community Outreach Director, Forest County Potawatomi Community Register here: Accreditation Primer

Webinar #2: Accreditation Immersion: Understanding the Nuts & Bolts of Public Health Accreditation Standards & Measures  DATE: Monday, August 31, 2015 TIME: 3:00 p.m. – 4:30 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time SPEAKERS: Robin Wilcox, M.P.A., Chief Program Officer, Public Health Accreditation Board Robert Foley, M.Ed., Deputy Director of Public Health Programs and Policy and Temporary Acting Department Director, National Indian Health Board Cathy Abramson, Tribal Council Member, Sault Ste. Marie, Tribe of Chippewa Indians Register here: Accreditation Immersion

Situation Awareness. EU Sub-Saharan Africa Funding. Resiliency Building

Situation Awareness list.

1.      MAJOR EU BOOST FOR DISASTER RISK MANAGEMENT IN AFRICA

14 July 2015, ADDIS ABABA – Details of an €80 million package of support from the European Union to disaster risk management across sub-Saharan Africa over the next five years, were unveiled today at the Financing for Development Conference.

Margareta Wahlström, the head of the UN Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNISDR), said: “This is a strategic long-term investment in building resilience in Africa. It will help to reduce mortality and economic losses by improving preparedness, early warning systems and putting in place systems for understanding how disaster losses are generated in order to avoid them in the future.”

Roberto Ridolfi, Director for Sustainable Growth and Development in Europeaid, said: "Resilience has many facets. Natural and climate related hazards dominate the disaster profile of Sub Saharan African. A holistic approach to building disaster resilience and to secure development gains in Africa, based on accurate risk information and improved decision support systems, is therefore necessary – and with this programme we will make an important contribution to achieve this goal."

The programme “Building Disaster Resilience to Natural Hazards in Sub-Saharan African Regions, Countries and Communities”, an initiative of the African, Caribbean and Pacific Group of States, will be financed by the European Union within the frame of the 10th European Development Fund...........

2.      Africa disaster reduction fund is major new step

ADDIS ABABA, 14 July 2015 – An €80-million package of funds from the European Union to support disaster risk management across Sub-Saharan Africa was unveiled today at the 3rd International Conference on Financing for Development, winning praise for its potential impact... 

Read more at: http://www.unisdr.org/archive/45134

Submit Promising Practices Proposals by Monday, July 27, 2015;

ADA National Network/FEMA Webinar Series: Emergency Management and Preparedness-Inclusion of Persons with Disabilities The following is provided by the Pacific ADA Center Email not displaying correctly? View it in your browser.

Reminder: Request for Proposals for Promising Practices Presentation Dear Colleagues, Reminder and Deadline Extension: Submit Promising Practices Proposals by Monday, July 27 The Office of Disability Integration & Coordination (ODIC) at the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) and the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) National Network, led by the Pacific ADA Center, are seeking proposals for webinar presentations for issues and promising practices in emergency management inclusive of people with disabilities and others with access and functional needs that will begin in the Fall 2015. The webinars will provide an exciting opportunity for emergency managers, people with disabilities and others with access and functional needs, first responders, planners, community organizations, and other community partners to exchange knowledge and information on promising practices in inclusive emergency preparedness for the whole community. Topics have related to emergency preparedness and disaster response, recovery and mitigation as well as accessibility and reasonable accommodation issues under the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, the ADA and other relevant laws. We now invite individuals and organizations across the country to describe inclusive emergency management practices. Reviewers from FEMA ODIC and the Pacific ADA Center (on behalf of the ADA National Network) will select practices that have promise for national dissemination. These promising practices will be presented in monthly webinars sponsored by the two organizations. We encourage proposals that highlight inclusive practices in emergency management, response and recovery, mitigation, as well as practices for integrating people with disabilities in emergency preparation issues. Please note that we have extended the deadline to close of business, Monday, July 27, 2015. If you are interested in submitting a proposal, please fill out the attached form and return by July 27, 2015. Please submit your application by fax at 540-504-2830 or by email to Jacob.Rodrigueznoble@fema.dhs.gov. Webinars will be selected by September 29, 2015. Together we can achieve preparedness inclusive of the whole community. Sincerely, Lewis Kraus, Deputy Director Center on Disability at the Public Health Institute 555 12th Street, Suite 215 Oakland, CA 94607 510-285-5615 Voice 510-285-5614 Fax Marcie Roth, Director Office of Disability Integration and Coordination DHS/Federal Emergency Management Agency 500 C Street SW, Washington, DC 20472

FREE Business Preparedness Webinars. July 14, 2015

FYI...
        Small, medium, and large companies....

• Have you planned for the recovery of your business in a disaster?
• Have you considered contingencies in finance, emergency funding, staff individual and family recovery for long-term business outage?

• Do your vendors, suppliers, and service entities have contingency plans?
• Considered contingencies for how long your business will take to recover?

BEMA

Please find below information on two free business preparedness webinars July 14, 2015

The first is being hosted by the organization Business Forward and features FEMA's Private Sector Division Director Rob Glenn. Business Forward has graciously agreed to allow us to extend an invitation to our private sector e-bulletin subscribers.

The second is the monthly SBA/Ability "Prepare My Business" webinar.
Please find information on both webinars below:

Business Forward Webinar -
It’s hurricane, thunderstorm, and tornado season. Is your business prepared?

Join a webinar on what businesses can do to prepare for and mitigate the effects of these and other natural disasters with Rob Glenn, Director of the Private Sector Division at FEMA’s Office of External Affairs. He'll discuss everything from disaster insurance to evacuation plans. 

Rob brings decades of experience to the discussion. Before joining FEMA, he worked as a preparedness and emergency management expert at Booz Allen Hamilton, served as the Homeland Security Advisor and Homeland Security Director for the State of Ohio, served as a member of the National Emergency Managers Association (NEMA) Private Sector Committee, and founded Resilient Standard Ltd., an organization that helps companies prepare for emergencies. 

     Here are the details for the call:

              WHAT:   Disaster Preparedness for Businesses An interactive webinar

   WITH:   Robert C. Glenn, Director, Private Sector Division, FEMA

WHEN:    Tuesday, July 14, 2015 1:00 p.m. ET / 10:00 a.m. PT

                               WHERE:         You will receive a custom phone number and passcode when you register.

At Business Forward, we help business leaders brief Washington about the policy issues that matter most. This is your chance to speak directly with FEMA about what your business can do to plan for potential natural disasters.
Here's the link to register: http://www.businessfwd.org/blog/webinar-with-femas-robert-glenn
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SBA/Agility Webinar: What Are the Top Five Disaster Risks to Small Businesses?

For some reason, the building where you run your business was hit with a power outage, and you’re forced to shut down for several days. Your customers wonder why your doors are closed, and they decide to spend their money elsewhere. It’s even worse if you run a business like a florist shop or a restaurant, because you’ll lose much of your expensive inventory thanks to the power outage.

Small business losses more often are the result of small, isolated incidents. Assessing your company’s risks, and becoming more aware of those hidden threats, is one of the first steps in creating an effective business continuity plan.
Join Agility Recovery and the U.S. Small Business Administration on Tuesday, July 14, at 2 p.m. EDT for an online discussion on the top five small business disaster risks, and how to protect your assets before a crisis hits.

The SBA has partnered with Agility Recovery to offer disaster preparedness strategies through its “PrepareMyBusiness” website. 

Visit www.preparemybusiness.org to access past webinars.

The SBA provides disaster recovery assistance in the form of low-interest loans to homeowners, renters, private nonprofits and businesses of all sizes. To learn more, visit www.sba.gov/disaster.

WHAT:          “The Top Five Risks for Business Disasters in America”– Disaster preparedness tips from Agility Recovery, followed by a Q&A session.

                      WHEN:          Tuesday, July 14, 2015 – 2 to 3 p.m. EDT

                       HOW:             Space is limited. Register at http://agil.me/sbatop5