Why women need to be at the heart of disaster response: Lessons from Odisha Super Cyclone
Women are not only the most affected during and after disasters but also often act as first responders
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If this is world's best in photojournalism, then it is shocking. Make no mistakes. Most of the photographs, featured at the Annual World Press …
Hurricane Fiona’s legacy: How studying storm impacts can help us better prepare for future events
Studies tell us that relying solely on historical data for protecting our coastal communities can lead to a significant underestimation of …
Thailand’s new early warning technology to protect 70 million from disasters
The country suffered economic loss due to natural disasters from 2009-2018 to the tune of $46,055,161
Centre announces Rs 940 crore, but Tamil Nadu yet to learn from disasters
As floods in Tamil Nadu cause a financial dent and Chennai is declared a disaster zone, a look at the rescue efforts and what’s missing in …
Nairobi Declaration set to fast track disaster risk reduction work
Sendai Framework aims to substantially reduce disaster risk and losses in lives and livelihoods
India releases first ever national disaster management plan
The plan spells out the roles of all tiers of the government, including panchayats and urban local bodies
Lok Sabha discusses losses due to natural calamities since 2012
Only 59 per cent of the funds allocated for relief operations were actually released in 2015 as compared to 77 per cent in 2012
Hurricane Matthew is just the latest unnatural disaster to strike Haiti
At least 1,000 people perished when Hurricane Matthew battered Haiti last week, destroying houses and displacing tens of thousands
SC directs Centre to formulate a national plan for disaster management
As per Section 11 of the Disaster Management Act, 2005, a national plan is to be drawn up by the National Executive Committee
International Disaster Risk Reduction Day: Why being prepared is key to overcoming 21st century challenges
The COVID-19 pandemic has made it abundantly clear that it is not enough for authorities to prepare for single disasters
Natural disasters in South-West Pacific caused close to $9 billion in economic damage in 2022: WMO
Nearly 98% of the economic loss has been due to floods; losses associated with flooding were more than 4 times the average over the past 20 years
Climate-related disasters leave behind trauma and worse mental health. Housing uncertainty is a major reason why
With natural disasters intensifying, governments must find ways to offer flexible housing support
Rebuilding lives and livelihoods in Karnataka’s Kodagu
The district received unprecedented rain last year, followed by landslides in nearly 40 villages; nine months later, lives of the affected …
Stumbling blocks
The Gujarat earthquake struck at the very foundation of urban India. The disaster highlighted the haphazard manner in which the country's towns …
Slovenia floods: Damage caused by ‘worst-ever natural disaster’ due to poor spatial planning, research shows
Government adopts changes to Natural Disaster Recovery Act to expedite relief, remedial actions
Bhopal must never be forgotten, indeed must be fixed
Bhopal gas tragedy exposed how systems of corporate liability remain grossly inadequate in a world that uses high-risk technology
35 years of Bhopal Gas Tragedy: I waited for 20 years, but nobody studied autopsy samples
D K Satpathy, former head of the Medico-legal Institute of Madhya Pradesh, had preserved hundreds of autopsy samples of gas victims, but none of …
Global Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction 2022: Challenges in building resilience & way forward
Global Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction 2022 held in Bali in May 2022 offered solutions
2022 too short, too far: A year of disasters
Down To Earth recaps the primary environment, health and developmental news from 2022
Deaths foretold
The loss of life in the super cyclone that hit the Orissa coast last year was not an 'act of God'. Had the emergency plans been in place, the …
Sick berth
The Bhopal Memorial Hospital and Research Centre has done little for the long-term treatment of gas victims
A decade later, most of Fukushima remains contaminated
This is even after $28 billion has been spent to decontaminate and 30 million workers have cleared 17 million tonnes of nuclear waste till March 2019
COVID-19: Lessons from past epidemics, natural disasters
India has a robust legal framework for disaster management, yet there are gaps in response and preparedness to fight COVID-19 outbreak
Nigeria floods: Expert insights into why they’re so devastating and what to do about them
Over 1.4 million people have been displaced, 500 died, thousands injured in floods in Nigeria