The 19th World Conference on Disaster Management wrapped today in Toronto, Canada after a robust two-and-a-half-day program that covered the full spectrum of disaster management issues. The focus this ...

CACI International Inc. will continue to provide management support and other services to the Defense Department’s Center for Excellence in Disaster Management and Humanitarian Assistance under a five ...

Undergraduate students in FIU's Academy for International Disaster Preparedness (AIDP) participated in a simulation hosted by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) at Homestead Air Reserve ...

USAID supported response efforts after the La Soufriere volcano erupted on Saint Vincent island on April 9, 2021 resulting in widespread ashfall and evacuations. (Photo: The University of the West ...

Brian Tomaszewski PhD is a geographic information scientist with research interests in the domains of geographic information science and technology, geographic visualization, spatial thinking, ...

“As one of the largest public universities in the country and Top 15 in innovation, FIU is dedicated to the continuous improvement of disaster responses within our communities locally and globally,” ...

Southeast Asia is one of the world’s most natural disaster-prone regions. The United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific estimates that natural disasters drain the region ...

Climate change and environmental degradation are worsening the impacts of disasters on vulnerable people – making it vital that environmental and humanitarian organizations work more closely together, ...

PESHAWAR, Sept 7: University of Peshawar Vice-chancellor Dr Azmat Hayat Khan has said that seeing the growing need for trained and skilled manpower at times of calamities, disaster preparedness and ...

With an increase in back-to-back hurricanes, historic wildfires and unprecedented flooding, preparing the next generation of disaster management professionals to respond in times of crisis is vital ...