DRR Community Voices

The L'Aquila earthquake was the first Italian seismic disaster in almost a century to have an epicentre close to a major concentration of population (in fact, it was 3.4 km from the city's geographical centre).

Since 1986 a lot has happened: the focus has shifted from the management of disasters to the more proactive management of risks - in a multi-hazard, multi-stakeholder and fully integrated fashion.

Mineral processing leaves a significant quantity of residue that is dominated by tailings, which are mixtures of finely ground rock and fluid effluents.

When I was still a teenager – summer brave, full of sport, hot and bold – I hitchhiked from Lithuania to Armenia and back again. Outbound via the

Disasters are increasing, both in terms of frequency and severity. In 2017 alone, disasters claimed over 10,000 people, injured millions and caused

Urban planning must take center stage to move from a ‘prohibitory’ towards a more ‘regulated’ form of growth.

The coverage of disasters in the media

The OECD’s recent report “Assessing the Real Cost of Disasters” found that more and more OECD countries gather disaster loss data for major disasters, but the damages from extensive risk – such as regional droughts or floods – often go unreported.

Tomorrow is the International Day for Disaster Risk Reduction 2018 and the theme this year is focused on Target C of the Sendai Framework, reducing