When natural disasters strike, geospatial information technology can effectively support relief efforts. However, the impacts of these events could be minimized and considerable losses of life and ...
The countries of the Central American region and the Dominican Republic are highly vulnerable and exposed to all types of natural hazards, which have intensified due to the effects of climate change.
By combining decentralised preparedness under the Disaster Management Act with innovative financing instruments, the state ...
Charlie Lapetina, former high school intern at World Bank interviews Naomi Cooney, Senior Financial Officer Disaster Risk Management Expert, World Bank Treasury “Join now.” The blue button on the ...
Latin American and Caribbean countries encounter disasters each year, ranging from localized tragedies to region-wide catastrophes. These disasters are large, rapid-onset incidents, and they include ...
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 ...
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 ...
Far from simply a source of unstructured online content, disaster management in the digital age can be supported by careful ...
How Do Non-Human Identities Impact Disaster Recovery and Cybersecurity? When considering disaster recovery and cybersecurity ...
The IAEA has an important mandate and is engaged in a broad array of activities on issues of disaster risk reduction as this relates to the many peaceful applications of atomic energy, said IAEA Legal ...