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Disaster displacement ranks among the biggest humanitarian challenges of the 21st century.

In 2016, new disaster related displacements stood at 24.2

Authors: Timothy Bouley, Catherine Machalaba (EcoHealth Alliance), Cristina Romanelli (UN Convention on Biological Diversity), Chadia Wannous (UN

Climate change is the biggest public health risk of the 21st century, and threatens to adversely affect many aspects of public and environmental

By C Sorensen, E. Calvello-Hynes, J Lemery

Global climate change is predicted to increase the frequency and impact of natural disasters and

How do we ensure that disaster preparedness messages reach all their intended audiences? How do we account for the needs of elderly people, children

In what ways can law support efforts of preventing, mitigating and preparing for disasters? To what extent does law succeed in ensuring the existence

The world’s coastlines face increasing risks from flooding and storm surge. Nature can reduce that risk. A new report reviews new and emerging

The Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction (SFDRR) highlights the need for collating human and economic disaster losses by the year 2020, using

Mindfulness is often summed up with the phrase “be here now”. We can all be mindful; it’s rooted in our consciousness, and it’s associated with greater emotional intelligence. Neuroscientists think that mindfulness can literally rewire our brains.

In the DRR sector, the limited concept of ‘best’ or ‘good’ practice seems to be or is becoming the dominating, and almost religiously adhered to dogma, at the expense of a more robust evidence-based approach.