DRI International Glossary for Resilience: New Version Out Now!

DRI International is proud to announce the latest version of the International Glossary for Resilience! The glossary is designed as a language guide to improve communications and increase clarity across the business continuity, disaster recovery, and resilience community. “Our workgroup personally experienced evacuation from fires and floods this year, and, in fact, this glossary was finalized in the midst of catastrophic flooding in the state of Texas not far from the home of one of our committee members,” writes Andrea Abrams, MBCP and Glossary chair. “True to the nature of those called to the resilience industry, this group became stronger in the face of challenges and ran towards what we perceived as need for refreshed language for our rapidly evolving profession, springing into action to ensure this Glossary reached your hands.” Carefully curated by industry experts, the 2026 edition of the DRI International Glossary for Resilience features many changes, including:

• DRI is the source entity for its Glossary terms
• This 2026 edition includes new terms drawn from a workgroup representing the United Kingdom, Canada, and the United States
• Definitions are harmonized with the 2022 update of the DRI International Professional Practices and new/updated DRI courses

To access the glossary, please login to your DRI account or create one here. You can download the Glossary from the Resources section of your Dashboard.