The evaluation of simulated disasters (for example, exercises) and real responses are important activities. However, little attention has been paid...

The world is becoming a more dangerous place to live. According to the Centre for Research on the Epidemiology of Disasters (CRED), “average...

Efforts to Make Flood Resilient Communities, is a collection of stories and learnings from the Community Resilience Project which was implemented in...

This Handbook is designed primarily for local government leaders and policy makers. It seeks to support public policy and decision making so they can...

Floods affect more people globally than any other type of natural hazard, with over 734 million people affected by floods in the last ten years....

Bangladesh is widely recognized to be one of the most climate vulnerable countries in the world. Most of Bangladesh lies in the delta of three of...

Adaptation to and resilience against the impacts of climate change are urgent and growing priorities around the world as levels of greenhouse gases...

The Environment Agency in England is investing £2.5 billion with the aim of reducing flood risk to at least 300,000 homes by 2020/21. Several of the...

A temporary shelter for displaced people, using a timber frame, with GI sheets as the roofing material and plastic sheet for wall cladding.