Case study: Coordination improved response time and increased concentration during emergency, volunteers report

The “Well Prepared National Societies” (WPNS) assessment and analysis helps the National Societies to assess their preparedness status and identify areas for improvement. WPNS also provides National Societies with practical indicators for their o...

As the global costs of disasters continue to rise, a new global framework for disaster risk reduction was negotiated at a high-level conference in Sendai, Japan in March 2015. Newfound global attention to the topic increased the difficulty of negotia...

This research is carried out by Dr. Rajashree Kotharkar1, Sagar Rajopadhye1, Sanyukta Shaw1   with funding support from the Global Disaster Preparedness Center. The frequency and intensity of climate change phenomena such as heatwaves are increasin...