The urgency and importance to address Disaster Risk Management (DRM) holistically was further highlighted in the aftermath of the unprecedented 2010 floods, which affected over 20 million people and ...

The World Bank Group works with the government of India on implementation of its National Disaster Management Plan, with assessing risks and incorporating disaster risk information into development ...

Known as the Philippine Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Act of 2010, RA 10121 seeks to strengthen the Philippine disaster risk reduction and management system through the adoption of the ...

The State government is looking to put in place a ₹140-crore disaster risk management tool with the help of the United States Trade and Development Agency (USTDA) to reduce the damage caused by ...

Over a week after Myanmar’s catastrophic earthquake, casualty numbers are still climbing. Meanwhile, across India, mild ...

“The National Disaster Management Agency (Nadma) is currently having engagements to review Directive No. 20 while also gradually introducing a disaster risk reduction policy. “If there is a ...