Policy
Policy and framework development
National, sector or institutional frameworks.
- Resilience and emergency management policy
- Framework design and review
- Localizing international frameworks to the regional context
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Senior counsel on resilience policy and governance
Advice to boards, ministries and regulators on resilience policy, institutional preparedness and coordination across organizations.
The challenge
Resilience is a leadership and governance question
At the most senior level, resilience is about policy, governance and coordination: how institutions set expectations, oversee readiness and work together when an event crosses organizational boundaries.
REDS provides senior counsel grounded in more than 25 years of practice, teaching and research in crisis, risk and emergency management across the GCC and MENA.
What we deliver
Advice at policy and institutional level
Institutions
Institutional preparedness
Readiness of public bodies and regulated sectors.
- Regulatory readiness reviews
- Institutional preparedness programmes
- Executive exercises for senior officials
Coordination
Inter-agency coordination
How organizations work together in a major event.
- Coordination arrangements and interfaces
- Multi-agency exercises
- Support for regional programmes
Outcomes
What changes for you
- Policy and frameworks grounded in practice and evidence
- Clear expectations for the organizations you oversee
- Stronger coordination across agencies and sectors
- Senior, independent counsel when it matters
How we work
A typical engagement
- ListenConfidential discussion of the challenge and context
- FrameOptions, evidence and recommendations for leadership
- DesignPolicy, framework or programme development
- SupportOngoing advice during implementation
Related advisory
Resilience works as one system
- 01Emergency ManagementFrameworks, plans and command structures built around real hazards and real decisions.
- 02Crisis Management & LeadershipDecision rights, escalation and crisis communication for leadership teams under pressure.
- 03Business ContinuityImpact analysis, recovery strategies and ISO 22301-aligned continuity programmes.
- 04Organizational ResilienceConnecting emergency, crisis and continuity arrangements into one governed system.
- 05Risk & ResilienceUnderstanding hazards, dependencies and critical functions, and prioritizing what matters.
- 06Preparedness & AssuranceEvidence-based readiness assessment and exercises that test whether plans work under pressure.
Start the conversation
What resilience question is on your leadership agenda?
Request a confidential executive briefing with a senior REDS advisor.