Crisis vs Emergency
Crisis and emergency are two words that typically refer to crucial, unstable or dangerous situations. A crisis can be simply defined as a decisive and unstable situation whereas an emergency is a situation that poses an immediate risk to life and property. The key difference between crisis and emergency is that an emergency requires immediate interventions and assistance whereas a crisis may or may not require intervention.

What is a Crisis    
A crisis is an event that leads to an unstable or crucial time. Crisis is defined by the American Heritage dictionary as “a crucial or decisive point or situation, especially a difficult or unstable situation involving an impending change” and by the Oxford dictionary as a “time of intense difficulty or danger”. Crises can also be described as negative changes that take place in the security, political, economical, environmental and societal situation of a country. Crises are always unexpected and cause an uncertainty. They also cause threats or obstructions to important goals.  Crises are often linked with the concept of stress  since they are unstable and sometimes hazardous events. Crisis can also refer to a traumatic change in a person’s life; for example, mid-life crisis.