From floods and forest fires to earthquakes—the frequency and intensity of natural disasters is increasing. This also means ...

Project Impact, a short-lived federal initiative that worked to create disaster-resistant communities, showed that teamwork by different government levels and the private and nonprofit sectors can do ...

Strategic partnership mobilizes microgrids for communities in critical need Shared vision aims to disseminate first-of-its-kind disaster response solutions BOSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Schneider Electric, ...

[Photo: An aerial view of a house in Gilchrist, Texas, that survived the destruction of Hurricane Ike in September 2008. Courtesy of Jocelyn Augustino/FEMA.] Natural disasters are becoming more ...

The Federal Government has commenced a $500m fundraising drive to strengthen the country’s preparedness for future flooding under the Global Flood Disaster Management Project. The initiative was ...

NEW DELHI, July 16, 2015 - The Government of India, the Government of Andhra Pradesh and the World Bank today signed a $250 million credit agreement for the Andhra Pradesh Disaster Recovery Project to ...

WASHINGTON, October 25, 2013 – A $250 million credit to the state of Uttarakhand in India was approved by the World Bank Board of Executive Directors today to help the state in its post disaster ...

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Science and Technology Directorate (S&T), in partnership with NATO Science for Peace and Security Programme, concluded a four-year project with a final ...

Planning: The education ministry and Paro dzongkhag administration recently endorsed the first and model disaster management and contingency plans. The Disaster Management Act requires all ministries ...