Ecosystems play a pivotal role as a frontline defense against hazards, acting as a shield to prevent disasters and mitigate their impacts on communities, critical infrastructure, and essential ...

The Department of Community Governments’ Directorate of Disaster and Emergency (BDDE), in partnership with Plan International, successfully concluded a one-week Community-Based Disaster Risk ...

Flood insurance is a safety net people hope never to need. But the net is full of holes, and hope is unreliable. When payments do come, they’re often too little and too late, especially for renters ...

The LAC Region is exposed to a wide variety of natural hazards. Over the last decade, LAC countries, in partnership with the World Bank and other development organizations, have gradually shifted the ...

A new report by the Global Facility for Disaster Reduction and Recovery (GFDRR) presents a tool for conducting an initial broad-based assessment of the resilience of a country’s health system to ...

Over 1,500 experts, officials, and academics from global sectors expected to attend Add as a preferred source on Google Abu Dhabi to lead Global Disaster Resilience Talks in 2026 WAM Abu Dhabi: The ...