DHAKA/KURIGRAM, Bangladesh, Oct 18 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - I n northern Bangladesh, where annual monsoon floods on the Brahmaputra River often ravage crops and homes, farmers are limiting ...

Elizabeth Zimmerman is the former FEMA associate administrator and deputy associate administrator for response and recovery from 2009 to 2017, where she led the response and recovery operations of 938 ...

This is your first of three free stories this month. Become a free or sustaining member to read unlimited articles, webinars and ebooks. In the days after a disaster, one of the most urgent challenges ...

Traverse Analytics helps Indigenous communities, fire departments, municipalities, and corporations understand complex extreme weather event data through their digital literacy platform. Their team ...

International pre-arranged financing (PAF) for disasters reached a record US$9.4 billion in 2024, marking a significant milestone in global efforts to prepare for and respond to crises before they ...

A disaster can be caused by natural or man-made reasons, resulting in environmental degradation, the destruction of public and private property, and the loss of precious lives. Natural disasters ...

One year ago, Congress transformed the field of emergency management with the passage of the Disaster Recovery Reform Act (DRRA) of 2018. These important reforms to federal disaster programs ...

We examine the extent to which pre-disaster planning and post-disaster aid can help firms to recover from a natural disaster event. Using detailed plant-level data covering the areas affected by the ...

It is crucial to identify the actual beneficiaries for pre-disaster cash support to reduce the loss and damage from natural calamities like floods, said speakers at a roundtable yesterday. They also ...

Homolata Borah is a Research Associate, Disaster Research Programme and is with the Center for the Study Regional Development, Jawaharlal Nehru University. She is actively involved in the research ...