<p>An investment of US$6 billion annually in disaster risk management would result in avoided losses of US$360 billion over the next 15 years says this fourth edition of the United Nations Global Assessment Report on Disaster Risk Reduction (GAR). </p>
A pressing problem facing coastal decision makers is the conversion of "high level" but plausible climate change assessments into an effective basis for climate change adaptation at the local scale. Here,
We investigate the use of landslide failure forecast models by exploiting near-real-time monitoring data. Starting from the inverse velocity theory, we analyze landslide surface displacements on different
The Moroccan Mediterranean coast is located in one of the area's most vulnerable to extreme weather events or tsunami hazards. The objective of this research is to reconstruct the historical extreme submersion-event
Super Typhoon Haiyan entered the Philippine Area of Responsibility (PAR) 7 November 2013, causing tremendous damage to infrastructure and loss of lives mainly due to the storm surge and strong winds. Storm
While disaster studies researchers usually view risk as a function of hazard, exposure, and vulnerability, few studies have systematically examined the relationships among the various physical and socioeconomic
ISLAMABAD - Pakistan Meteorological Department (PMD) has installed third generation earthquake monitoring instruments in the various cities. Official sources said that the monitoring instruments were
Many studies discuss the economic and technical aspects of flood warnings. Less attention has been given to the social and psychological patterns that affect alert services. In particular, the literature
KARACHI: As a preventive measure ahead of expected tropical cyclone, Karachi Metropolitan Corporation has set up special disaster management wards consisting of around 200 beds in four of its hospitals.
KOBE – The Hyogo International Association in Hyogo Prefecture has created a disaster preparation guidebook in nine languages, including Vietnamese and Spanish, for families that can’t speak Japanese.
