Adapting disaster preparedness strategies to changing climate patterns in Saudi Arabia: A rapid review

ZA Mani, K Goniewicz - Sustainability, 2023 - mdpi.com
This rapid review critically evaluates the impact of climate change on Saudi Arabia,
elucidating its adaptive measures and the ensuing global ramifications. Using a structured …

Driving sustainable disaster risk reduction: A rapid review of the policies and strategies in Saudi Arabia

AM Al-Wathinani, DG Barten, M Borowska-Stefańska… - Sustainability, 2023 - mdpi.com
This article presents a comprehensive rapid review of the current disaster risk reduction
(DRR) efforts in Saudi Arabia, a country exposed to a variety of hazards such as extreme …

[HTML][HTML] Primary health care disaster preparedness: a review of the literature and the proposal of a new framework

A Lamberti-Castronuovo, M Valente… - International Journal of …, 2022 - Elsevier
With the publication of the Health Emergency and Disaster Risk Management (H-EDRM)
Framework in 2019, the World Health Organization (WHO) emphasized the need for disaster …

A hybrid novel framework for flood disaster risk control in developing countries based on smart prediction systems and prioritized scenarios

H Akbarian, M Gheibi, M Hajiaghaei-Keshteli… - Journal of environmental …, 2022 - Elsevier
Abstract A Decision Support System (DSS) is a highly efficient concept for managing
complex objects in nature or human-made phenomena. The main purpose of the present …

Assessment and influencing factors of urban residents' flood emergency preparedness capacity: An example from Jiaozuo City, China

D Liu, Z Yang, X Xu, S Wu, Y Wang - International Journal of Disaster Risk …, 2024 - Elsevier
Public flood emergency preparedness capacity (EPC) is a key factor to reduce casualties
and property losses in flood disasters. In this study, a flood EPC index of urban residents …

Navigating Interoperability in Disaster Management: Insights of Current Trends and Challenges in Saudi Arabia

ZA Mani, MAS Sultan, V Plummer… - International Journal of …, 2023 - Springer
In this rapid review, we critically scrutinize the disaster management infrastructure in Saudi
Arabia, illuminating pivotal issues of interoperability, global cooperation, established …

Bolstering health systems to cope with the impacts of climate change events: A review of the evidence on workforce planning, upskilling, and capacity building

Y Zurynski, G Fisher, S Wijekulasuriya… - … Journal of Health …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Background As global CO2 emissions continue to rise and the 'era of global boiling'takes
hold, the health workforce must cope with the challenge of providing care to increasing …

Willingness to work during public health emergencies: a systematic literature review

G Santinha, T Forte, A Gomes - Healthcare, 2022 - mdpi.com
The identification of the factors underlying the willingness or lack thereof to respond to public
health emergencies is paramount to informing more capable health services. The interest in …

Knowledge, attitudes, and practices associated with bioterrorism preparedness in healthcare workers: a systematic review

T Li, Y Zhang, L Yao, S Bai, N Li, S Ren - Frontiers in Public Health, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Introduction Bioterrorism is an important issue in the field of biosecurity, and effectively
dealing with bioterrorism has become an urgent task worldwide. Healthcare workers are …

Emergency medical providers' knowledge regarding disasters during mass gatherings in Saudi Arabia

A Al-Wathinani, AJ Hertelendy, AM Mobrad, R Alhazmi… - Sustainability, 2021 - mdpi.com
The Hajj is a recurring annual mass gathering event with over three million attendants taking
place at the same site for six days. During such events, major incidents and disasters can …