A hybrid federal-state partnership could yield more efficient and effective disaster governance without sacrificing equity ...

NDMA, an apex body for disaster management in India, has issued new guidelines on Disaster Victim Identification to bridge gaps in disaster handling. What are the key recommendations? In Beyond the ...

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 ...

When it is your job to write a conclusion for a disaster management plan for your company, begin by summarizing the plan. Using a bulleted list or another visually appealing method, plot out the main ...

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, ...

In November 2007, the state of Tabasco suffered its worst flood in the past 50 years. A week of heavy rains and storms inundated the oil-rich state and more than one million people - approximately 50% ...

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

Through HelpAge’s disaster risk reduction (DRR) work with communities and older people’s associations, we have found that older people often hold very valuable knowledge. On International Day of ...