Bangladesh is currently a role model for development worldwide, yet it remains the most vulnerable country globally. Without knowledge of disaster management and risk reduction, any kind of ...

UGC has instructed higher education institutions to introduce a 2-credit disaster management skill course for the ...

By combining decentralised preparedness under the Disaster Management Act with innovative financing instruments, the state ...

This study is led by researcher Yi Huang and Yongqi Xia (School of Internet of Things, Nanjing University of Posts and Telecommunications), researcher Xueying Zhang and Yehua Sheng (Key Laboratory of ...

UNESCO has long-standing experience in harnessing the potential of science, technology and innovation to better understand natural hazards, and to strengthen the resilience of communities. UNESCO has ...

As India celebrates its 77th Republic Day, it also marks 25 years since the devastating Bhuj earthquake. What exactly is an ...

Dam safety and resilience is an increasing area of concern worldwide. Some of the notable issues, in developing countries particularly, are pertaining to sustainable operation and management of dams, ...

Honduran and Colombian authorities participated in an exchange of knowledge and experience about incorporating disaster risk management and environmental considerations into broad development and ...

Increasingly global and continental policy frameworks such as the Africa Plan of Action and the Sendai Framework have promoted the importance of Indigenous and local knowledge and advocated for an ...

Natural disasters such as floods, cyclones, heatwaves, or droughts create vulnerabilities in ecosystems and human life. A hazard does not increase the risk of harm equally for everyone nor does ...