International Day for Disaster Risk Reduction
October 11, 2006 is the United Nations’ International Day for Disaster Risk Reduction. While governments are bound by borders and jurisdictions, and businesses are bound by their service areas, disasters recognize no such arbitrary restrictions. The size and scope of a disaster can impact people, economies, political relationships and the ways goods and services are spread. A pandemic flu is a good example of a disaster that will quickly move across the globe – making universal solutions and shared resources absolutely vital.
Avoid the trap of thinking “inside the boundaries” and include people in your planning or resource sharing who will be part of your experience no matter where they are.
