This contributing paper examines access to emergency and related information during the COVID-19 pandemic as a crucial human security issue. Access to information is often a barrier for persons with...
Abstract The INFORM Risk Index is a global indicator-based disaster risk assessment tool which supports humanitarian crisis management decisions. In this article, we present an extension of the index...
Introduction The concept of vulnerability has been used since the early days of disaster research and endorses the idea that disasters do not necessarily follow from specific events but depend on...
Summary At the outset, this study affirms that disasters provide opportunities: for some, this can mean positive societal change; for others, it is the ideal time for profit, resource extraction, and...
Abstract It is often taken as a given that community-based disaster risk reduction (CBDRR) serves as a mechanism for the inclusion of local knowledge (LK) in disaster risk reduction (DRR). In this...
Introduction For the global community, the coming years present an unprecedented opportunity to achieve the twin goals of sustainability and resilience. This commitment has been reaffirmed by the...
Abstract The COVID-19 pandemic has drastically impacted all walks of life. Although, the impact of COVID-19 in terms of estimated number of cases & deaths based on anecdotal data is available, the...
Authors Raghav Pant, Environmental Change Institute, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK (Corresponding Author) Lena I. Fuldauer, School of Geography and Environment, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK Xi...
By Tim Frazier, Erik Wood, and Eirini Maria Pitta Abstract Disasters create a window of opportunity for societies to transform themselves. An increase in the frequency and intensity of disasters...
Introduction The first United Nations World Geospatial Information Congress (UNWGIC) convened in November of 2018 in Deqing, Zhejiang Province, China to discuss the importance and transformative role...