Disaster after disaster: Do we have enough raw materials to build back better?

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

Building Resilience, Uplifting Communities in South Asia

In Pakistan, the Sindh Flood Emergency Rehabilitation Project (SFERP) has improved flood protection for 2.3 million people (almost half of whom are women) after the devastating 2022 floods; repaired ...
Syrian Arab News Agency

Syria, Libya discuss cooperation in disaster and emergency management

Syrian Minister of Emergency and Disaster Management Raed al-Saleh met on Monday with the Libyan Ambassador to Syria, Walid ...
National Academies of Sciences%2c Engineering%2c and Medicine

Supporting the Capacity of Indigenous American and Tribal Communities to Prepare for, Respond to, and Recover from Disasters and Public Health Emergencies: A Workshop

A planning committee of the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine will organize a public workshop to explore opportunities to support the capacity of Indigenous American and Tribal ...
Vientiane Times

Govt pledges to strengthen response to natural disasters

Govt pledges to strengthen response to natural disasters. The government on Monday reaffirmed its commitment to disaster risk management as the country marked National Disaster Ma ...