This report presents the World Bank Group's experience in climate and disaster resilient development and contends that it ...

Water is one of the most destructive sources on the planet—natural or manmade. Oftentimes, the construction industry has to ...

Recent natural disasters including Hurricanes Helene and Milton, California wildfires, and widespread flash flooding in Texas and elsewhere have been so destructive and lethal as to stimulate interest ...

"Last year, leading into Hurricane Helene and Milton at the peak of hurricane season, FEMA was already basically at no staff available," said Chris Currie.

Europe's largest local authority has delayed the introduction of a vital income management system (IMS) amid confirmation ...

TOLEDO, Ohio — A conservative nonprofit has filed a federal complaint against the University of Toledo, alleging that several of the school’s scholarships unlawfully discriminate based on race and ...

There has been no shortage of half-baked and ill-conceived policymaking in the last 11 years. The latest in this series of planned misadventures is the Great Nicobar mega-infrastructure project. The ...

Senior Congress leader and former Environment Minister Jairam Ramesh has sharply criticized the Modi government for pushing ahead with the controversial ₹72,000-crore Great Nicobar mega infrastructure ...

Lucknow, September 13: Under the leadership of Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, the Uttar Pradesh government has initiated concrete steps towards “Viksit UP @2047.” The CM has set the goal that in the ...

Damascus, SANA-Minister of Emergency and Disaster Management, Raed al-Saleh, discussed with Akihiro Tsugi, Chargé d’Affaires of the Japanese Embassy in Damascus, and the accompanying delegation, ways ...

September is National Preparedness Month, which aims to raise awareness about the importance of preparing for emergencies. The American College of Healthcare Executives advises healthcare executives ...

As Mount Fuji looms tranquilly over Tokyo’s skyline, city officials are racing to prepare for a disaster that has not struck in more than three centuries – but could happen “at any time”. For the ...