In December 1989, the United Nations declared Oct. 13 International Day for Disaster Risk Reduction. At the time, the aim was ...

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Traditional disasters with an acute phase and a relatively finite timeline for the immediate response are becoming a thing of the past. Emergency management and public health must now, instead, pivot ...

Head of Operations, National Emergency Management Agency, Kano Office, Nura Abdullahi, has called for increased investment in ...

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As the world marks the International Day for Disaster Risk Reduction on October 13, India faces a defining moment.

Extreme heat kills more people than nearly every other weather event combined. But does the government respond to these potentially lethal events as they do with hurricanes and floods? Not yet. A ...