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This study was aimed at investigating the current challenges prevailing in relation to multi-agency collaboration during disaster management and at the strategies that should be implemented in order to overcome such challenges. The study was based on a

This handbook provides an overview of natural hazards, climate change susceptibility, disaster management and response in Sri Lanka. It provides an analysis of government disaster plans and policies and community preparedness.

Sri Lanka has faced many

This week's Manchester Briefing is co-written by Greater Manchester Police and explores public leadership to create public value recovery and renewal – including the role of local community policing, partnerships, and ‘consequentialist leadership’. The

This report discusses how monitoring the changes in coastlines is an important matter and has been the subject of great concern in recent years. The western and northwestern provincial coasts of Sri Lanka are economically significant and have a highly

The article proposes using a weighting method named the Point Bonitation Method, a popular interdisciplinary method, especially in tourism and socio-economic geography, for giving optional direction to further researching tsunami risk. This method

This report is the result of analytical work initiated to enhance social inclusion in disaster risk management (DRM) in South Asia for improved resilience outcomes for all. Five projects were chosen to pilot this approach, in select DRM focus areas, in

This brief reflects the interventions, feedback and recommendations from the 19 November 2020 virtual regional exchange under the title Managing Risk and Addressing Disaster Displacement: Challenges, Effective Practices and Solutions in the Asia-Pacific

This publication collects the efforts made by universities in the response and preparedness toward the COCVID-19 pandemic as well as other hazards such as earthquakes, fires, and anthropogenic hazards. This compilation includes 26 case studies from 13

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