Elizabeth Zimmerman is the former FEMA associate administrator and deputy associate administrator for response and recovery from 2009 to 2017, where she led the response and recovery operations of 938 ...

This Christmas Day marks 21 years since the terrifying Indian Ocean tsunami. As we remember the hundreds of thousands of ...

The protocol prepared by Suchitwa Mission clarifies the roles and responsibilities of departments in waste management during disasters ...

Insurance professionals are among the few people who understand how devastating a natural disaster can be. It’s simply a matter of course in the industry. Insurance professionals have frequent, ...

International pre-arranged financing (PAF) for disasters reached a record US$9.4 billion in 2024, marking a significant ...

[Photo: An aerial view of a house in Gilchrist, Texas, that survived the destruction of Hurricane Ike in September 2008. Courtesy of Jocelyn Augustino/FEMA.] Natural disasters are becoming more ...

CALAPAN CITY, Oriental Mindoro (PIA) — The Office of Civil Defense (OCD) has convened the members of the Regional Disaster Risk Reduction and Management (DRRM) Council and local DRRM officers in ...

Bohol PDRRM Officer Anthony Damalerio says the provincial government plans to use a proposed P50 million Disaster Assistance ...

The World Bank Group works with the government of India on implementation of its National Disaster Management Plan, with assessing risks and incorporating disaster risk information into development ...

The disaster revealed important shortcomings in Haiti's overall national disaster risk management system. After the January 2010 earthquake, reducing vulnerability, improving emergency preparedness ...

MANILA, Philippines — President Marcos has signed into law measures seeking to ensure early preparations for disasters, institutionalizing a career progression system for public school teachers and ...