A new report by the Global Facility for Disaster Reduction and Recovery (GFDRR) presents a tool for conducting an initial broad-based assessment of the resilience of a country’s health system to ...

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 we talk about disasters, we often default to the language of nature. We describe storms as "unprecedented," floods as ...

Japan, despite having high exposure to various risks, has developed highly effective disaster reduction practices. These policy-driven strategies focus on community involvement and continuous ...

Disaster and risk are threats to World Heritage sites. The increasing impact of disasters in Africa and their growing complexity is a great concern for site managers, heritage professionals, and ...

For community risk reduction (CRR) to effect long-term change, tragic events must be perceived as a continuous threat to all, not simply random acts of misfortune that happen to others. CRR in today’s ...