Kathy Oldham

Kathy Oldham is Chief Resilience Officer, Greater Manchester Combined Authority (GMCA), UK

Click to view blogs by this author:

Click to view magazine articles by this author:

Kathy Oldham

Crisis Response Journal

Tweets by editorialcrj

News and Blogs

How bots shaped Covid-19 communication and misinformation

October 2024: A study explores how malicious bots influenced public perception and misinformation during the Covid-19 pandemic in Finland, highlighting the challenges they posed to health communication

Climate costs of US materials production amount to US$79 billion

October 2024: A study explores the hidden climate costs of commonly used materials in the US, highlighting the urgent need for policy changes that account for greenhouse gas emissions in market pricing

Is it time to consider a return to local civil defence planning in the UK?

October 2024: Philip Trendall emphasises the importance of planning for conflicts in emergency preparedness, contrasting the UK’s cautious approach with Sweden’s proactive civil defence strategy, which encourages collective resilience

Modern crises require cloud-based collaboration tools

October 2024: In the face of modern crises, the need for public safety agencies to have robust and flexible collaboration tools, which allow them to collaborate virtually, has never been more apparent, writes Nick Chorley

Many affected by climate change don’t understand climate justice

October 2024: A recent global study reveals that while people acknowledge the injustices faced by those most affected by climate change, they struggle to understand climate justice

Here’s how social media derails safety communications during hurricane season

October 2024: According to a study from Stevens Institute of Technology, safety messages become overshadowed by social media content while analysing content from the recent four hurricanes