There is an endless narrative on why mining is bad. Having been in the industry for over 40 years now, I know this for a fact: responsible mining brings more good than bad. The Department of ...

BOGOTA — A 6.3 magnitude earthquake struck central Colombia early Sunday, authorities said. No casualties were immediately reported.

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In 2015, governments around the world agreed on a new global framework to reduce the impact of disasters. Ten years on, it's ...

The Karnataka government will soon issue a notification on the formation of a dedicated Urban Disaster Management Authority (UDMA) for the Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) limits ...

Anticipated outcomes include the development of a clear roadmap to enhance insurance as a tool in disaster risk management in Nigeria. By the end of the workshop, participants are expected to ...

Representatives from the member agencies of the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC) and World Bank Country Director Zafer Mustafaoglu were also present. Meticulously ...

Suphachol Suphachalasai, Barry Maher, Danielle N Minnett, and Junko Mochizuki. "Bangladesh: Disaster Risk Financing", High-Level Summary Technical Assistance Reports ...

In the 24th Gawad Kalasag Seal and Special Awards for Excellence in Disaster Risk Reduction and Management and Humanitarian Assistance in December 2024, the President called on concerned agencies “to ...

Clients need to be made aware of disaster risk during, before and immediately after an event, but there is a time when communicating risk is the most effective, a speaker said during the recent Ca ...

Academics have criticised the ‘shared responsibility’ framing for its ambiguity on the division of responsibilities, and for the tension between the placement of governments at the centre of disaster ...