The Pakistan Space and Upper Atmosphere Research Commission , on behalf of the government of Pakistan, is set to host the ...

Stronger school communities also need awareness, preparedness, well-being, and responsible behaviours. Integrating disaster ...

Protecting lives during disasters requires more than forecasting hazards. Experts increasingly point to a crucial missing ...

Fumihiko ImamuraEditorial Board MemberVice President, Tohoku University(In charge of Social Cooperation, Alumni Association, ...

On 29 June 2026, Accra was reminded of a truth we sometimes prefer to forget: disasters do not arrive as statistics. They ...

Is simply "knowing" about disaster prevention enough to save lives?As I participate in this year's Disaster Risk Reduction ...

The United Nations system, coordinated by the United Nations Office for Disaster Reduction, has guidelines for nations and municipalities to manage natural hazard risk. Foremost among these, in many ...

We’re launching the first Disaster Risk and Age Index at the Third UN World Conference on Disaster Risk Reduction in Sendai, 14-18 March. The Index ranks 190 countries across the world on the disaster ...

The event aimed to highlight the importance of disaster preparedness, public awareness and community participation in ...

The human and environmental cost of climate change is all around us, and on the rise. The UN reports about 90% of all disasters are weather-related, and that weather and climate are major drivers of ...

It is just over three years since United Nations Member States adopted the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction 2015-2030, the global plan to reduce disaster losses, which is pivotal to the ...