09 Sep 2015
Over the past months, an ever-increasing number of people, the majority of whom are fleeing war, violence and persecution, have been risking their lives to cross the Mediterranean Sea and take other dangerous routes in search of safety in Europe. Eur...
Tags: Other type of resource, Report
29 Aug 2013
The Sendai Report argues that the practice of disaster risk management (DRM) is a defining characteristic of resilient societies, and should therefore be integrated– or ‘mainstreamed’–into all aspects of development. The report outlines how t...
Tags: Report
24 Feb 2016
This issue of Southasiadisasters.net focuses on the theme of ‘Child Centered Disaster Management Planning in India.’ As widespread poverty and climate change exacerbate the risk of disasters on children, it is time to embed corrective pol...
Tags: Other type of resource, Resilience and Disaster Risk Management, Urban Preparedness, Youth Disaster Preparedness