When we talk about disasters, we often default to the language of nature. We describe storms as "unprecedented," floods as ...

The countries of the Central American region and the Dominican Republic are highly vulnerable and exposed to all types of natural hazards, which have intensified due to the effects of climate change.

In late 1981, the legendary urban design expert Allan B. Jacobs was walking along a road in Tangshan, China, visiting a new housing development when he noticed improvised, hand-made grates covering ...

Natural and man-made disasters threaten millions of people every year and cause billions of property damage. How much do we know about them? And how can we use that knowledge to save lives and money?

The Morocco Integrated Disaster Risk Management and Resilience Program has helped strengthen Morocco’s disaster and climate resilience by promoting the development of a national Disaster Risk ...

Professor Lee Miles received funding from the UK's Global Research Challenges Fund (GCRF) under the auspices of Driving African Capacity-Building in Disaster Management (AFRICAB) Research Project, ...

ULAANBAATAR: On January 14, the government approved the newly developed "National Plan for Prevention and Rescue of ...

In this undated photo provided Saturday, Sept. 12, 2020, by the North Korean government, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un inspects a construction site in Taechong-ri, North Korea, in a recovery effort ...

With the arrival of 2026, India’s disaster management system stands more capable, more anticipatory and better integrated ...

ISWA manual shows that disasters and conflicts in West Asia generate vast amounts of hazardous and mixed waste that, if poorly managed, quickly become a second crisis threatening health, the ...