The course brought together 13 participants, comprising students enrolled in the Joint Master's Programme in Geography of Environmental Risks and Human Security (offered by UNU-EHS and the University ...

NADMEX, Türkiye’s first and only Disaster Management Exhibition and Summit, is preparing to bring together all stakeholders of the sector ...

Globally, floods are the most frequent and damaging among natural hazards. Between 1998-2017, floods led to economic damages exceeding US$600 billion, affected more than 2 billion people, and resulted ...

More than two decades ago, the 2004 Indian Ocean Tsunami changed coastlines and communities across Southeast Asia. From ...

With an increase in back-to-back hurricanes, historic wildfires and unprecedented flooding, preparing the next generation of disaster management professionals to respond in times of crisis is vital ...

This Research Topic is Volume II of a series. The previous volumes can be found here: Natural Disaster Prediction Based on Experimental and Numerical ...

The disaster revealed important shortcomings in Haiti's overall national disaster risk management system. After the January 2010 earthquake, reducing vulnerability, improving emergency preparedness ...

Despite the rapid economic and technological advances made by countries in Asia and the Pacific, people living in the region are almost five times more likely to have their lives and assets destroyed ...

The initiative aimed to enhance safety awareness and equip participants with essential knowledge of disaster management and ...