By Lilia Yumagulova Time capsules are an ancient tradition that carry messages intended for future generations. For example, the Epic of Gilgamesh, one of humanity’s oldest recorded tales, starts with instructions of how to find a box of copper located …
By Emily Dicken, Director, Emergency Management – First Nations Health Authority We are in the midst of a profound shift of awareness, understanding, and action within the field of emergency management practice across Canada. Over the span of my 15-yea …
By Atyia Martin, PhD. Emergency management is often seen as a sexy career – the technology and equipment, the camaraderie, and fast-paced action of the response. It is easy to forget why we do this: To promote safer, less vulnerable communities with t …
By Rajib Shaw, Keio University, Japan In 2050, you are living in a different world. Thirty years ago, in the year 2020, we had a great pandemic called Coronavirus (COVID-19), which killed several hundreds of thousands, affecting millions of people glob …
By John Handmer, Senior Science Adviser at the International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis Covid-19 and what were at the time dramatic climate-related events of heat and fire established a new global risk landscape. The risks were dynamic, com …
By Ron Kuban, Ph.D., past president, Canadian Risk and Hazards Network (CRHNet) The evolution of Canada’s disaster preparedness will continue at an escalating pace. By 2050, I expect its practice to be as follows: The nature of risk will continue to in …
By Devin Naveau, Mattagami First Nation In the core of Emergency Management is the Medicine Wheel, which is an interconnected system of teachings relating to the cycle of life. It speaks for balance, harmony, and respect. Medicine wheel. An illustratio …
By David Etkin, Niru Agrawal, Ken McBey, Manpreet Jaiswal, and Aaida Mamuji, York University What will the profession of Emergency Management (EM) look like in the future? Certainly, we live in a world that is changing rapidly. Hazard, exposure, and vu …
