Insurance professionals are among the few people who understand how devastating a natural disaster can be. It’s simply a matter of course in the industry. Insurance professionals have frequent, ...

LSU Health New Orleans-led research reports that the key to improving community resiliency following disasters is a dynamic partnership between community-based organizations and public health agencies ...

DHAKA/KURIGRAM, Bangladesh, Oct 18 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - I n northern Bangladesh, where annual monsoon floods on the Brahmaputra River often ravage crops and homes, farmers are limiting ...

Traverse Analytics helps Indigenous communities, fire departments, municipalities, and corporations understand complex extreme weather event data through their digital literacy platform. Their team ...

This is your first of three free stories this month. Become a free or sustaining member to read unlimited articles, webinars and ebooks. In the days after a disaster, one of the most urgent challenges ...

International pre-arranged financing (PAF) for disasters reached a record US$9.4 billion in 2024, marking a significant milestone in global efforts to prepare for and respond to crises before they ...

Elizabeth Zimmerman is the former FEMA associate administrator and deputy associate administrator for response and recovery from 2009 to 2017, where she led the response and recovery operations of 938 ...

It is crucial to identify the actual beneficiaries for pre-disaster cash support to reduce the loss and damage from natural calamities like floods, said speakers at a roundtable yesterday. They also ...

MANILA, Philippines—Government disaster managers, especially those in local government, are expected to conduct pre-disaster risk assessments in their areas and design appropriate responses according ...

Homolata Borah is a Research Associate, Disaster Research Programme and is with the Center for the Study Regional Development, Jawaharlal Nehru University. She is actively involved in the research ...