CRHNet Symposium Announcement https://crhnet.ca/events-2/2023-sym/ Welcome from Jodi Manz-Henezi, President, CRHNet This year has proven to be particularly challenging for Disaster and Emergency Management Professionals, and the coming months promise to be equally difficult as many in our community work through long recovery processes across the country. On behalf of CRHNet, we would like

This 3rd edition by Dr. David Etkins, was written because there was no text that specifically addressed the topic of emergency management ethics; thus, it fills a gap. It is also an important topic. He is hoping that you will not find this a dry, boring read. Many if not most academic books and textbooks

Here is a set of nine webinar talks on various aspects of DEM ethics done in collaboration with the Copenhagen Centre for Disaster Research (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5YoondLHU0x7bSlGkE6xdg/videos). The videos are typically about an hour long and well worth watching. These webinars are part of a larger project that will eventually result in a model for DEM that

Code of Ethics and Professional Standards of Conduct for Emergency Management Professionals”. This code is the result of a collaborative project organized by the FEMA Ethics Working Group (https://training.fema.gov/hiedu/specialinterest/eemsig.aspx). The working group was comprised of a diverse group of academics and professionals, all of whom donated large amounts of their time to this project. The code

Narratives of Disaster: Sensemaking in Crisis Part 1: Historical Disasters Part 2: Contemporary Disasters By Dr's Peter Timmerman and David Etkin , York University Storytelling as a way of understanding the world around us, both literally and metaphorically, is a powerful tool. Disasters come in many shapes, sizes and forms, but have in common the