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Managing risk in a world with widespread instability and growing threats is a challenge all leaders face. Effective crisis management planning can be difficult: all factors, including training, monitoring, response to crisis, and more, must be included in a crisis management plan. As no two events are identical, no crisis management planning can anticipate or address every possible variable. The capability to respond to a crisis in a rapid and effective manner is essential to every organization. A crisis management team that is appropriately resourced to identify, analyze, prepare, monitor...

Watch as Dr. Gary Weber, Sr. Director for Food Safety and Contamination Prevention, talks about a few key elements that affect food safety: weather, cattle operations, produce field testing, processing, and prevention efforts.

A total 10 of drones targeted two major oil installations of the Aramco energy company, Abqaiq and Khurais, in the early hours of Sept. 14. It is important to note this is an evolving situation and the origins of the attacks have yet to be determined. US officials maintain that the drone attacks originated from southern Iran and that the reason the Saudi air defenses did not detect or stop the drones and missiles was that they were pointed southwards to stop attacks from Yemen. The Shi'a Al-Houthi rebel group in Yemen has regularly conducted drone and missile attacks against Saudi...

An increase in xenophobia in South Africa is driving violent protests. Listen as analysts discuss the situation and the effect on surrounding regions.

WorldAware is monitoring Super Typhoon Lekima and recommends the following. Review business contingency plans. Charge battery-powered devices and stockpile bottled water and non-perishable food in case power is lost. Consider evacuating low-lying coastal areas as the storm approaches; heed authorities' instructions in the event evacuations are ordered. Once the storm arrives, limit unnecessary driving in affected regions until it passes. Seek updated information on road conditions before driving. Use caution around streams, rivers, and other flood-prone areas. Plan accordingly for potential...

WorldAware is tracking Tropical Storm Danas in the East China Sea. Make allowances for localized travel delays and potential supply chain disruptions where severe weather is forecast. If possible, ensure that critical business operations can failover to business units outside of the storm zone as needed. Hurricanes, also called tropical cyclones or typhoons (depending on where in the world they occur), are low-pressure weather systems that most often form in the tropics. The warm, moisture-laden air of the tropics contains this energy, thus most hurricanes develop within 20 degrees of the...

A new WorldAware and GBTA report provides highlights from a GBTA survey of travel managers in the US and Canada. Over three-quarters of organizations have a travel program that includes a risk management solution. Yet less than half of these risk management solutions include meetings, events, and incentive data. Learn how you can close the gap with risk management of meeting and MICE travel. The study examines how companies approach the safety of: Meeting attendees Meeting, events, and incentive (MICE) travelers We examined trends in data collection, availability of safety resources, location...

WorldAware is monitoring weather conditions on the US Gulf Coast and will be alerting on possible flooding, the strength of the storm, and advice for your organization.

Access these holiday travel safety tips to ensure the well-being of you and your people.

Learn how organizations can help travelers manage chronic health conditions and provide the information necessary to do so.