Electrical engineers and hazardous waste experts join emergency rosters. Power mapping becomes as important as hazard mapping in emergency prevention and response. #fragilecities shows up...
The gradual expansion by a small number of humanitarian agencies beyond their traditional remits of war and natural disaster towards tackling the consequences of large-scale...
• Civil-military coordination in health aid problematic
• More rules of engagement needed
• Haiti, Afghanistan highlight weaknesses
• “Politico-health” facilities potentially dangerous
In southwestern Bangladesh, recent large-scale water-logging - stagnant flood water that fails to recede - threatens agriculture and public health for years to come. It...
The recent conviction in Italy of seismologists on manslaughter charges, based on their failure to warn residents about a 2009 earthquake, could have serious repercussions...
The more medical successes there are, the more it costs to find the next one, prompting donors to demand more from researchers carrying out large-scale...
The latest chapter in our Heroes of HIV film series follows former prisoner Jean Julux Alusma as he works to increase awareness and understanding of...
A new paddy-pledging programme in Thailand that has already pushed up the cost of rice globally will go into effect on 7 October, amid uncertainty and scepticism.
A new disaster risk index launched by the UN University Institute for Environment and Human Security in Bonn could help donors and aid organizations better...
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