From floods and forest fires to earthquakes—the frequency and intensity of natural disasters is increasing. This also means ...

Since the 2005 Pakistan earthquake, which led to nearly 73,000 deaths and caused damages to over 570,000 houses, the Bank has been supporting the Government of Pakistan to shift from a response-based ...

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Science and Technology Directorate (S&T), in partnership with NATO Science for Peace and Security Programme, concluded a four-year project with a final ...

Results During project implementation (2012–2020), the Disaster Risk Management and Reconstruction Project achieved the following key outcomes: Improving disaster response capacity Two key ministries ...