WHO Declares Monkeypox a Global Emergency
The World Health Organisation has declared the global monkeypox outbreak a ‘public health emergency of international concern’ (PHEIC), one step…
Sasakawa Award-2022 Winners Promote Inclusion and Protection of Vulnerable People
Three individuals – Myriam Urzúa Venegas, Rajib Shaw and Glenn Suerte Felipe Banaguas – and three organizations – the Pacific…
Over 80% Emergency Response Infrastructures at Risk if a Quake Hits Uttarakhand
A seismic vulnerability assessment study of nearly 67% fire and emergency service building in the state, 60% police buildings and…
Around 4.9 Million Indians Displaced due to Natural Disaster
According to the United Nations Refugee Agency (UNHCR), close to 50 lakh Indians were displaced in 2021 due to climate…
Desertification: ‘Droughts Reduced India’s GDP by up to 5% in 20 Years’
The frequency and duration of drought is increasing at an alarming rate across the world since the onset of the…
Japanese Encephalitis Claims Several Lives in Assam
Mosquito-borne disease Japanese Encephalitis has claimed 44 lives across Assam till July 27, according to the state branch of the…
Editorial Know Disaster May – June 2022
Dear Readers, Greetings! Floods bring the most recurrent natural calamity. India faces floods almost every year, in varying degrees of…
Children’s Corner
Children are our future. It is, therefore, crucial that they are included in decision-making, designing and implementing policies, plans, and standards, as…
Clumsy Floodplains: Responsive Land Policy for Extreme Floods
By Thomas Hartmann Adopting an innovative interdisciplinary approach, this book examines how society can manage the use of the floodplains…
The Resilience Machine
Edited By Jim Bohland, Simin Davoudi, Jennifer L. Lawrence Bringing together authors from multiple disciplines and different parts of the…
Heatwave as a Consequence of Global Warming: Challenges and Strategisation
Lt General Ravindra Pratap Sahi Lieutenant General RP Sahi, AVSM is the Vice Chairman of the Uttar Pradesh Disaster Management Authority…
Avoiding Adverse Impacts of Heat Waves in India
M. Bhaskara Rao Abhinav Walia Prof. M. Bhaskara Rao is a Senior Consultant of Disaster Management at Puducherry Disaster Management…