Crisis Response Journal

News and Blogs

What medieval Italy can teach us about flood resilience

July 2025: Northern Italy faces climate-fuelled floods, worsened by human neglect, but resilience may lie in mediaeval methods of co-existing with water, not just fighting it, says Marco Panato

How digital innovation can align with a sustainable future

July 2025: A new global report shows carbon emissions are up by 150 per cent among top tech firms since 2020. The report urges companies to disclose AI’s environmental costs and accelerate renewable energy adoption

The Blue Light Show wraps up in London

June 2025: The two-day event has officially concluded at Olympia London, where emergency services professionals from across the UK came together to connect, collaborate, and share knowledge

Volume 20 Issue 2

This edition's comment warns against the disruptions of war, looking at the effect on global food networks, links to WWII, and climate and migration. It explores the response and recovery as well as the nature of human resilience

Volume 20 Issue 1

This edition's comment explores the theme of complex systems and complex problems with key lessons from disasters, a review of the USAID closure, learning from the past, women in the resilience sector and a search and rescue tool for earthquakes

Volume 19 Issue 4

This edition's comment celebrates 20 years of CRJ with an interview with Emily Hough, the founder, and Christine Jessup's reflection of the Journal. It explores the themes of cognitive warfare and mental health and trauma for practitioners