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What do you think of when you hear ‘water issues’? You may think of water supply, sanitation or even food security.

Water issues in fact vary from

When the world’s governments meet in Cancun this week, they will reaffirm their commitment to protecting their citizens from disasters.

Most will

Would you rather lie on the sand at the beach, or steal it? In Mauritius, some people chose the latter. For the small island state, illegal beach sand

Indonesia is an archipelago country which experiences various catastrophes. Over the years, the casualty rate and the cost of natural disasters have

As an international humanitarian organisation committed to eradicating extreme poverty, disaster risk reduction (DRR) and resilience are both central

Recently, Brock Long was nominated to take the helm as the new director of the United States' Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA). The authors

Biological hazards are increasingly recognized as health emergencies, with Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenzas, Ebola and Zika viruses among the many

A new report explores how cities can increase their resilience and resource efficiency – but highlights possible tensions between these two

Asia-Pacific, the world’s most disaster-prone region, is home to an estimated 650 million people with disabilities. People with disabilities are four

Urban centres can be among the world's most healthy places to live and work – but many are among the least. How healthy they are is powerfully