MANILA, Philippines — The Office of Civil Defense (OCD) is set to launch a seven-point resilience agenda and an infrastructure development plan aimed at strengthening the country’s disaster ...

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The Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee (IIT Roorkee) and Deakin University, Australia, have successfully concluded the ...

As Jamaica continues its recovery from the impact of Hurricane Melissa, the National Environment and Planning Agency (NEPA) will use its observance of World Town Planning Day on November 8 to focus ...

Joint symposium with the Embassy of Nepal in Thailand highlights practical technologies and opportunities to strengthen disaster preparedness across Asia.

The Federal Government on Tuesday reiterated its resolve towards ensuring effective implementation of the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Action Plan in Nigeria, stressing the urgent need to ...

As the destruction and costs from weather- and climate-related disasters in the U.S. continued to rise in 2025—the Los Angeles wildfires alone caused over $60 billion in damage, the most expensive ...

The Ministry of Economic Growth and Infrastructure Development is highlighting the importance of Geographic Information Systems (GIS) in strengthening Jamaica’s ability to prepare for and respond to ...

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