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Progress in the Development of Globally Accessible Early Warning Systems: The Gender Dimension of Disaster Risk Reduction

This year’s International Day for Disaster Risk Reduction, which was observed on 13 October 2022, focused on the objective to “Substantially increase the availability of and access to multi-hazard ...
HelpAge International

Assessment of disaster management planning, policies and responses in Thailand

This study aims to support the Thai government review of Thailand’s policy on disaster management and emergency response. It also presents profiles of disaster management stakeholders and documents ...
Pattaya Mail

Pattaya joins major government initiative to build faster and stronger disaster response systems

Pattaya City, led by Mayor Poramet Ngampichet, has joined eight other government agencies on May 8 in signing a major Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) aimed at strengthening disaster prevention and ...
The Conversation

Disaster season looms, but the senate inquiry has failed to empower communities

This week, a Senate committee examining Australia’s disaster resilience tabled its long-awaited report in parliament. The 151-page report makes ten recommendations. These concern funding arrangements, ...

'This policy is reactionary, not proactive': Councillor challenges eThekwini's disaster management framework

Dr Jonathan Annipen critiques eThekwini's disaster management policy, urging for proactive measures and interdepartmental ...
Homeland Security Today

Cadmus Awarded $5.9 Million Contract to Support USAID Disaster Management

USAID supported response efforts after the La Soufriere volcano erupted on Saint Vincent island on April 9, 2021 resulting in widespread ashfall and evacuations. (Photo: The University of the West ...