Inclusion

PLOS Currents Disasters, Edition 1, Aug 2015, doi: 10.1371/currents.dis.95f6b76789ce910bae08b6dc1f252c7d:

This study is part of larger initiative focused on enhancing resilience and preparedness among high risk populations. The purpose of the study was to

Building Resilience with Hunter and Eve is an animated series featuring a young fox (Hunter) and owl (Eve) who together learn how to be resilient and cope with disasters and emergencies. Each episode of this series focuses on one important skill (for

ADPC, the Resident Coordinator for UN in Bangladesh, and UN Women are conducting a three-day training workshop on Gender in Humanitarian Action and Disaster Risk Reduction in Bangladesh. The aim of the workshop is to develop a shared commitment among different stakeholders to mainstream gender considerations into disaster risk reduction and disaster response activities in the country...

The "2nd Global Forum on Emergency Telecommunications (GET-2016): SAVING LIVES" opens today in Kuwait and serves as an international platform to discuss international Emergency Telecommunication policy and disaster risk reduction topics. Information and Communications Technology (ICT) has a key role to play in implementing the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction.

This document summarises the current situation of migration, environment and climate change in Mauritius and the country’s policies addressing environmental migration. It recommends the following: (i) Mauritius should take action towards developing the

This paper analyses the ongoing land reform process in Kenya, and its potentials and shortcomings that contribute to the management of environmental migration, as well as mitigate pressures to migrate. This two-pronged approach is in line with Kenya’s

This report is based on the results of a global consultation carried out in 2015 as contribution to the World Humanitarian Summit and is intended to better identify the changes needed for a disability-inclusive humanitarian response.

According to the

When a earthquake shook Bangladesh on April 25 last year, grade-X student Nuri Yashfi Karim panicked and forgot how she was supposed to respond in such events, reports the Dhaka Tribune. Yashfi, who studies at a Mohammadpur school, has been reading about disaster management – since grade-III. But, neither she nor her classmates followed the instructions...