The term “Tech for Good” has popped up in national and international conversations. It often exists to counter to complaints and attention drawn to the technology community’s role in a variety of ...

The United Nations system, coordinated by the United Nations Office for Disaster Reduction, has guidelines for nations and municipalities to manage natural hazard risk. Foremost among these, in many ...

A new World Bank study warns that landslides kill thousands each year but remain underreported due to fragmented and ...

Disaster risk management is the application of disaster risk reduction policies and strategies to prevent new disaster risk, reduce existing disaster risk and manage residual risk, contributing to the ...

Harnessing the collective capabilities of APRU universities for interdisciplinary research in disaster management, students attended talks by the professors from different universities and ...

Dale Dominey-Howes receives funding from the Australian Research Council, the Global Resilience Partnership and State and Federal disaster management sources. A growing body of post-disaster research ...

Recognizing that disaster risk management (DRM) plays a pivotal role in the country’s sustainable development, the Government of Armenia was one of the first countries in the region, to initiate a ...

Sujit Mohanty says artificial intelligence can minimise disaster losses but requires legal frameworks and grassroots adoption ...

Natural disaster risk is increasing rapidly. While annual figures can vary, comparing ten-year averages paint a stark picture: between 2005 and 2014, disaster risks caused an average of 10 times more ...

Natural and man-made disasters have significant social, economic, and environmental impact. In 2015, the United Nations formally recognised, through the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction ...

It was led by Xaba, Deputy Mayor Zandile Myeni and senior representatives from provincial departments and disaster agencies.

Governor Mamintal A. Adiong Jr. leads the groundbreaking ceremony for the new Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office (PDRRMO) Operations Center at the New Capitol Complex in Marawi ...