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

A climate-resilient hurricane shelter, able to withstand category five-level disasters and flagged as a global best practice, ...

Lieutenant General Harpal Singh assesses Sikkim's infrastructure recovery post-2023 GLOF, emphasizing road restoration and ...

Lt Gen Harpal Singh inspected Sikkim's post-GLOF road infrastructure recovery. The visit emphasized civil-military synergy in restoring flood-damaged roads, ensuring connectivity, and implementing ...

Resilience to disasters is not optional — it is essential to public safety, national security, economic prosperity and ...

WASHINGTON, DC, March 8, 2024 — The World Bank's Board of Executive Directors approved today a new project to enhance disaster and climate-resilient infrastructure and services in Costa Rica. By ...

WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has announced the termination of its Building Resilient Infrastructure and Communities (BRIC) program, a grant initiative designed to ...

With the increasing frequency and severity of natural disasters due to climate change, it's a good time for businesses and governments to rethink their infrastructure strategies to ensure continuity ...

In March, storms in Wells, Maine, caused massive flooding, damaging roads and structures. Maine has declared eight major disasters in the last two years. Gov. Janet Mills has appointed a 24-member ...

KATHMANDU, Nepal (AP) — Floods that damaged hydropower dams in Nepal and destroyed the main bridge connecting the country to China show the vulnerability of infrastructure and need for smart ...

New Delhi: Courses, modules and skill development programmes on disaster resilience need to become part of higher education, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Saturday at a two-day conference, ...

On February 26, 2025, the residents of Dockside Condominiums in Charleston, S.C. were given a mandatory evacuation notice and just 48 hours to get out of their building. Engineering inspections had ...