Disaster preparedness and risk-reduction efforts can reduce the impact of natural events like floods, earthquakes, and tsunamis on the communities where they take place. In this study, researchers ...
When disasters strike - whether floods, earthquakes, forest fires, or cyclones - success in rescue and relief operations ...
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The World Bank Group, GFDRR recently launched a report titled “Understanding Risk in An Evolving World: Emerging Best Practices in Natural Disaster Risk Assessment” and a Policy Note titled ...
RALEIGH, N.C. (WTVD) -- Disaster recovery centers are now open in Central Carolina to help storm victims recover from the destruction left by Tropical Storm Chantal. The State assessments found ...
The Philippines needs to bolster its public-private partnerships and shift to a community-based approach in improving its ...
The Government of Armenia has recognized the importance of disaster risk management, highlighting that natural hazards threaten the country’s development. In this regard, the World Bank Group is ...