In the 1970's, California (U.S.) resources were severely taxed by major wildfire outbreaks. These incidents required the cooperation of multiple agencies that did not usually work together. Many ...

[Photo: An aerial view of a house in Gilchrist, Texas, that survived the destruction of Hurricane Ike in September 2008. Courtesy of Jocelyn Augustino/FEMA.] Natural disasters are becoming more ...

The World Bank Group works with the government of India on implementation of its National Disaster Management Plan, with assessing risks and incorporating disaster risk information into development ...

Emergency Management (EM) Practitioners and Academicians have been investigating key elements to professionalize and standardize the EM career field for over twenty years. This paper presents findings ...

The Disaster Management (Amendment) Bill, 2024, which was introduced in the Lok Sabha in August 2024, amends the Disaster Management Act, 2005, which has been India’s primary piece of legislation in ...

Graduate qualifications normally involve study in a different area to your first undergraduate qualification. Some are stepping stones to postgraduate-level study. Emergency management (also known as ...