23 Mar 2015
One year since the confirmed Ebola outbreak in Guinea, a lot of fear and stigma remain in communities affected by the disease. Some communities prevent responders from entering, mistakenly believing they are responsible for spreading the virus. Volun...
Tags: Awareness material, Video, Communicable Disease
21 Jul 2015
Twitter, a popular communications platform, is identified as contributing to improved mortality and morbidity outcomes resulting from the 2013 Hattiesburg, Mississippi EF-4 Tornado. This study describes the methodology by which Twitter was investigat...
Tags: Awareness material
03 Feb 2017
Using wetlands to minimize the damage from disasters Defined as land areas that are flooded with water, either seasonally or permanently, wetlands are a natural buffer against disasters. Along the coastline, wetlands act as a natural protective ...
Tags: Awareness material, Climate Change Adaptation, Urban Preparedness