The term “Tech for Good” has popped up in national and international conversations. It often exists to counter to complaints and attention drawn to the technology community’s role in a variety of ...

Policymakers, disaster risk leaders, technologists, and global experts came together on 16 February at Bharat Mandapam, New ...

Sujit Mohanty says artificial intelligence can minimise disaster losses but requires legal frameworks and grassroots adoption ...

Disaster risk management is the application of disaster risk reduction policies and strategies to prevent new disaster risk, reduce existing disaster risk and manage residual risk, contributing to the ...

The United Nations system, coordinated by the United Nations Office for Disaster Reduction, has guidelines for nations and municipalities to manage natural hazard risk. Foremost among these, in many ...

A collaborative program launched between APRU and Tohoku University to nurture future leaders in advanced disaster risk reduction research HONG KONG--(BUSINESS WIRE)--In 2023, 21% more natural ...

Natural and man-made disasters have significant social, economic, and environmental impact. In 2015, the United Nations formally recognised, through the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction ...

Addressing a session at the AI Impact Summit, United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR) Chief Intergovernmental Interagency cooperation and Partnerships Branch Sujit Mohanty said India ...

Recognizing its vulnerability to natural hazards, El Salvador has strengthened its policy and institutional framework for disaster risk management by including disaster risk reduction among its policy ...

An aerial view of the destruction left by Typhoon Yolanda. Credit: Russell Watkins/Department for International Development Four years have passed since Typhoon Yolanda (Typhoon Haiyan) devastated the ...

The World Bank Group works with the government of India on implementation of its National Disaster Management Plan, with assessing risks and incorporating disaster risk information into development ...