Interest Story: Community first responders saving lives in the Philippines

More than 400,000 ha of land have been damaged by river floods in Nepal. Agro-forestry activities were implemented in those areas with the twin objectives of countering land degradation problems and meeting the demands of local people for fuelwood, f...

This video focuses on a case study from Bangladesh where people in the coastal village of Ghoserat, exposed to floods and storms, are starting to talk about the disaster risks they face. However they need education and financial resources to do more....

Article about a model developed in Japan to predict people’s movement patterns after disaster events. The model is based on a study of travel patterns after the Great East Japan Earthquake in 2011 based on GPS data from mobile phones users. The...