In mid-August 2014, three days of torrential monsoon rainfall led to the widespread Karnali floods in Western Nepal.The floods killed 222 people and...

It doesn’t rain often in the desert, but when it does, the danger can be extreme. A Zurich study reviews what can be learned from devastating floods...

Extreme flooding from Hurricane Harvey (~100 km3, ~80 million acre feet, maf of rainfall) in Houston, Texas, US co-located with depleted aquifers...

This case study from communities in Nepal shows that it’s possible for even those with limited resources to better equip themselves to face flood...

Disasters have much in common besides the devastation of lives and property they leave behind. They all teach some of the same hard lessons, whether...

Pilot projects in India and Bangladesh demonstrate that index-based weather insurance products, developed using satellite technology, can reduce the...

This publication is a compilation of good practices and lessons learned on early warning systems at different scales. Covered are natural hazards...

Disasters pose a growing threat to sustainable development. Disaster risk management efforts have largely failed to arrest the underlying drivers of...

Cities today face an unprecedented risk of natural hazards compounded by serious governance challenges. How can cities ensure that in building...