Resilience building or Risk transfer - that is the question.

Modern public policy approaches to disaster management have leant to developing resilient communities.
This is well and good provided there is adequate enabling through awareness strategies and warning arrangements. If not, then vulnerability is increased and risk is merely transferred.

How will the new British initiative pan out?

http://www.cabinetoffice.gov.uk/ukresilience/communityresilience.aspx

http://www.cabinetoffice.gov.uk/ukresilience/communityresilience/workprogramme.aspx