"Stop Disasters," an online video game developed by the United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR), teaches young people how to reduce risks linked to flooding, hurricanes and other ...

To further strengthen disaster response in Cebu Province, the Cebu provincial government established the Executive Committee (ExeCom) of the Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council ...

Disasters are tragedies. Yet they can serve as laboratories for understanding the physical and social factors governing them. Valuable information gathered during the hours, days, months, and years ...

Dhaka, May 14 -- Civil society leaders, humanitarian and lightning experts from different South Asian countries have stressed the critical need to protect human lives from lightning strikes.

Myton Gully, Jamaica Before → After . Once prone to heavy rainfall and flooding that devastated nearby communities, the upgraded crossing withstood Hurricane Melissa—safeguarding homes, livelihoods, ...

Cebu City officials have intensified efforts to address the worsening dry spell and the looming threat of a possible “Super El Niño,” with the City Council adopting a water security resolution and the ...

Japan, despite having high exposure to various risks, has developed highly effective disaster reduction practices. These policy-driven strategies focus on community involvement and continuous ...