The countries of the Central American region and the Dominican Republic are highly vulnerable and exposed to all types of natural hazards, which have intensified due to the effects of climate change.

In Colombia, World Bank support helped extend social protection to approximately 340,000 households and supported the incorporation of disaster risk management into new construction, renovation, or ...

When disaster strikes, businesses face immediate and costly challenges: How do they keep operations running, protect their assets and recover quickly? While no company is immune to crises, those with ...

This Research Topic is Volume II of a series. The previous volumes can be found here: Natural Disaster Prediction Based on Experimental and Numerical ...

Susann Baez Ullberg is Senior Analyst of the Centre for Crisis Management Research and Training at the Swedish Defence University, Stockholm, Sweden.Jeroen Warner is Associate Professor at Wageningen ...

The West African country of Ghana—population approximately 34 million—is facing compounding challenges related to climate change. The resiliency of Ghana’s economy, the stability of its infrastructure ...

"Stop Disasters," an online video game developed by the United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR), teaches young people how to reduce risks linked to flooding, hurricanes and other ...

Risk management is the process of identifying, analyzing, and mitigating uncertainties and threats that can harm your company or organization. No business venture or organizational action can ...