All Catastrophes articles – Page 14
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Online onlyLocal bodies fail to prepare for emergencies
Government is not doing enough to promote civil protection in the UK, said a broker survey
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Online onlyCap and trade a bitter pill for S&P500
An emissions trading scheme like the one already in place in Europe could pose a serious financial risk to some US companies, found a new report
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Online onlyAir France Jet goes missing
A commercial airliner carrying 228 people has gone missing over the Atlantic Ocean
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GuideA guide to the environmental liability directive
This twenty page in-depth guide examines the European Environmental Liability Directive. Now transposed into the legislation of most of the EU member states, the ELD has potential implications for many European companies.
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AnalysisA decent proposal
Success for extractive industries in resource rich, low-income countries relies on effectively engaging with the local community. But it is not always easy.
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Recession breeds human rights abuses
Growing insecurity threatens to trigger a global human rights crisis, warns Amnesty International
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Online onlyFeds foil New York terror plot
Four arrested in plot to bomb synagogue and shoot down military planes
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Online onlyInternal displacement at record high
Conflict and natural disasters forced 26m people to flee their homes in 2008
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AnalysisGlobal matters
Pandemics, internal displacement and storm surges loom large in 2009, according to a view from Maplecroft
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Crisis Survivor prepares for pandemic
The business continuity consultancy boosts its pandemic planning unit
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First swine flu casualty confirmed outside Mexico
A baby in the US has died of swine flu, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
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Online onlySwine flu could hit the UK economy hard
Businesses should prepare themselves for major staff disruptions, says the Business Continuity Institute
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Online onlyWHO raises alert on swine flu
The World Health Organisation has raised its pandemic alert following an outbreak of swine flu
