National Research Center for Integrated Natural Disaster Management (CIGIDEN) has the following research output in the current window (1 November 2024 - 31 October 2025) of the Nature Index. Click on ...

QUESTION: With hurricane season upon us, how should one prepare for a disruption of business due to a storm or other natural disaster? ANSWER: While Hurricane Florence is fresh in our minds, it is ...

In logistics strategy, there is a constant tension between responsiveness and efficiency. This dynamic tension becomes even more visible in times of crisis — when logistics moves from the boardroom to ...

Editor’s note: In the wake of the devastating floods that have swept through Texas—claiming lives, displacing thousands and overwhelming local infrastructure—the urgency of disaster preparedness has ...

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 ...

Natural disasters pose a significant threat to human lives, infrastructure and economies. When they strike, they cause immense devastation, often leaving communities grappling with the aftermath for ...

A disaster supply kit,or go bag is a collection of basic items that your household may need in the event of a natural disaster or emergency.This would include food,water,a flashlight,and other items.

In the aftermath of the March 2011 Tohoku earthquake, tsunami and nuclear power disaster (known as 3.11), Japan’s overwhelmed bureaucrats realised that disaster management planning had to change. In a ...

Union home minister Amit Shah on Monday announced that the central government will conduct inter-state disaster management mock drills annually. The announcement was made at the relief commissioners ...

Caretaker Chief Minister of Gilgit-Baltistan Yaar Muhammad has directed Gilgit-Baltistan Disaster Management Authority to formulate a comprehensive strategy for timely rescue, relief, and ...