More than 100 million people in Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Member States have been affected by disasters since 2000. Disaster risk financing and insurance can help ASEAN Member ...
When we talk about disasters, we often default to the language of nature. We describe storms as "unprecedented," floods as ...
El Salvador is exposed to a variety of natural hazards and is located in one of the most seismically active regions in the world. The annual average loss from earthquakes is nearly $176 million or 0.7 ...
This year’s International Day for Disaster Risk Reduction, which was observed on 13 October 2022, focused on the objective to “Substantially increase the availability of and access to multi-hazard ...
September is National Preparedness Month, which aims to raise awareness about the importance of preparing for emergencies. The American College of Healthcare Executives advises healthcare executives ...
Acting Chief Executive Officer of the Ghana Hydrological Authority (HYDRO), Dr Sylvester Darko, has called for a proactive, ...
Susann Baez Ullberg is Senior Analyst of the Centre for Crisis Management Research and Training at the Swedish Defence University, Stockholm, Sweden.Jeroen Warner is Associate Professor at Wageningen ...
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 ...
On 13 October, International Day for Disaster Reduction, HelpAge and the United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNISDR) issued a joint call for greater involvement of older people in ...
KUWAIT CITY, Oct 20: The State of Kuwait has embraced an integrated national approach to disaster and risk management, grounded in early preparedness, rapid response, and sustainable recovery, Chief ...
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