The Solomon Islands is highly vulnerable to a range of natural hazards, including tropical cyclones, earthquakes, tsunamis ...

This one week course is designed for people with existing or anticipated responsibilities for disaster management. The course will cover rapid and slow onset natural disasters, human made disasters ...

"Myanmar just can't afford another disaster." People across the country are affected by "widespread violence", and the health system has "been decimated by conflict, overwhelmed by outbreaks of ...

As foreign funding decreases, Nepal may have the opportunity to redefine its development priorities and focus on its own needs rather than the agendas of foreign donors. Disaster preparedness in ...

That's nearly double the average of 55. The President of the United States can declare a major disaster anytime an event surpasses the ability of a state or local government to respond.

CLIMATEWIRE | State officials were urged Wednesday to prepare for the possible abolition of the Federal Emergency Management Agency ... told state and local disaster agencies to start planning ...

The Ilocos Region plays a vital role in national disaster response, using communication-driven coordination to improve emergency management. When a disaster strikes, the nearest safe region is ...

In a catastrophic disaster, every second counts and accountability ... We need a 21st-century crisis management system built not on slogans or hope, but on readiness, coordination and command.

As former Federal Emergency Management Agency administrators, we agree that reforming disaster recovery is the right approach: keep the parts of the system that are working and fix what’s broken ...

the Iloilo provincial government has officially inaugurated a Disaster Risk Reduction and Management (DRRM) Inter-Agency Resilience Hub in Carles town, serving as one of the critical centers for ...

It's also no news that the electric pick-up truck has design flaws, from frames snapping to the strange light positioning and an inability to handle snow. The car isn't even road legal in many ...