NDMA, an apex body for disaster management in India, has issued new guidelines on Disaster Victim Identification to bridge gaps in disaster handling. What are the key recommendations? In Beyond the ...

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As India celebrates its 77th Republic Day, it also marks 25 years since the devastating Bhuj earthquake. What exactly is an ...

Susann Baez Ullberg is Senior Analyst of the Centre for Crisis Management Research and Training at the Swedish Defence University, Stockholm, Sweden.Jeroen Warner is Associate Professor at Wageningen ...

By combining decentralised preparedness under the Disaster Management Act with innovative financing instruments, the state ...

With an increase in back-to-back hurricanes, historic wildfires and unprecedented flooding, preparing the next generation of disaster management professionals to respond in times of crisis is vital ...

UGC has instructed higher education institutions to introduce a 2-credit disaster management skill course for the ...

Despite the rapid economic and technological advances made by countries in Asia and the Pacific, people living in the region are almost five times more likely to have their lives and assets destroyed ...

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Frequent floods and heatwaves are reshaping Tripura’s disaster risk landscape, highlighting the urgent need for preparedness.