Project Impact, a short-lived federal initiative that worked to create disaster-resistant communities, showed that teamwork by different government levels and the private and nonprofit sectors can do ...

From floods and forest fires to earthquakes—the frequency and intensity of natural disasters is increasing. This also means ...

This Christmas Day marks 21 years since the terrifying Indian Ocean tsunami. As we remember the hundreds of thousands of ...

Sri Lanka yesterday marked a major step toward modernising its disaster management capabilities with the launch of the GeoAI for Disaster Resilience initiative at the Taj Samudra Hotel, Colombo. ..

Strategic partnership mobilizes microgrids for communities in critical need Shared vision aims to disseminate first-of-its-kind disaster response solutions BOSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Schneider Electric, ...

The approval marks a significant expansion of the National Disaster Mitigation Fund (NDMF), launched by the Modi Government in 2021 to build a disaster-resilient society.

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Science and Technology Directorate (S&T), in partnership with NATO Science for Peace and Security Programme, concluded a four-year project with a final ...

The conservative blueprint for a second Trump administration calls for weakening the government’s response to disasters by slashing public rebuilding money and dissolving federal flood insurance. That ...

NEW DELHI, July 16, 2015 - The Government of India, the Government of Andhra Pradesh and the World Bank today signed a $250 million credit agreement for the Andhra Pradesh Disaster Recovery Project to ...

Project NOAH (Nationwide Operational Assessment of Hazards) over the weekend committed to ensuring the full and accountable ...

Planning: The education ministry and Paro dzongkhag administration recently endorsed the first and model disaster management and contingency plans. The Disaster Management Act requires all ministries ...

The project is expected to benefit over 13 million people. WASHINGTON, June 17, 2015 ─ The World Bank today approved a US $250 million credit for the Andhra Pradesh Disaster Recovery Project to ...