Governance

A team funded by the National Science Foundation (USA) is returning to Haiti this week to investigate the cause of the earthquake. 'The government needs scientifically informed advice to decide what to do now and in the future when they start thinking about rebuilding,' the team lead...

Considering the experience and lessons learned from Haiti and applying it to the East African Rift System, containing some of the most densely populated areas on the African continent, experts proposed low-tech and cost-effective means of reducing vulnerability to earthquakes...

This book describes innovative findings of integrated river basin management with specific emphasis on flood risk reduction. It also presents the method and application of the participatory GIS and remote sensing for disaster risk assessment, which is one

An editorial by Neal Keny-Guyer, CEO of Mercy Corps asking the question 'How many lives would have been spared [in Haiti] if proven disaster risk reduction measures had been enacted?' Haitians need to be empowered so as to advocate for protection against future hazards, he adds...

The UN General Assembly adopted a consensus on Friday requesting the United Nations to increase support for strengthening the Caribbean nation's disaster-preparedness capacity and integrating disaster risk reduction into its development strategies and programmes...

'Kenya and other African states do not have to experience earthquakes or tropical cyclones before they take appropriate measures to reduce disaster risk. They ought to regard disaster assessment and management as a form of insurance and thereby incorporate it into their development plans'...

An important shift occured in the disaster management structure of Turkey in 2009. A new department entitled 'Disaster and Emergency Management Presidency' (DEMP), under the Prime Ministry was established 17 December 2009. Turkey is prone to major types of disasters...

‘We believe parliamentarians have a responsibility in stimulating the creation of climate resilient and low carbon development within their countries’ they stated...