Republic Act No. 10121 or the Philippine Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Act of 2010 (DRRM Act) is a new law which transforms the Philippines' disaster management system from disaster relief and response towards disaster risk reduction (DRR).
(g) "Contingency Planning" — a management process that analyzes specific potential events or emerging situations that might threaten society or the environment and establishes arrangements in advance to enable timely, effective and appropriate responses to such events and situations.
In essence, a disaster recovery plan is a specialized subset of a contingency plan focused on the recovery of IT and data systems, while a contingency plan is more comprehensive, addressing a variety of potential disruptions and outlining broader response strategies.
Under the “contingency planning standard” of the HIPAA Security Rule, psychologists must develop a plan to address how they will respond to a loss of electronic information in the event of a disaster or emergency.
Contingency planning means preparing an organization to be ready to respond effectively in the event of an emergency. It is an important part of the IFRC's work supporting National Society preparedness. Time spent in contingency planning equals time saved when a disaster strikes.
The NDRRMP covers four thematic areas, namely, (1) Disaster Prevention and Mitigation; (2) Disaster Preparedness; (3) Disaster Response; and (4) Disaster Rehabilitation and Recovery, which correspond to the structure of the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC).
A management process that analyses disaster risks and establishes arrangements in advance to enable timely, effective and appropriate responses.
Annotation: Disaster risk assessments include: the identification of hazards; a review of the technical characteristics of hazards such as their location, intensity, frequency and probability; the analysis of exposure and vulnerability, including the physical, social, health, environmental and economic dimensions; and ...