Over the past 50 years, scientific understanding of hazards and the potentially dangerous
physical events they precede has grown substantially. This knowledge covers natural, socio …

In the neo-liberal climate of reduced responsibility for the state, alongside global platforms
established to implement the Hyogo Framework for Action, a new arena opens for a …

Expert scientific knowledge is fast becoming an integral part of disaster management, and,
in the process, is changing the role of science for the reduction of disaster risks at the policy …

This article builds on previous work that has sought to link assemblage theory with the study
of disaster risk. Specifically, we propose that the existing idea of a 'disaster risk management …

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

Flash floods are one of the most damaging natural hazards in tropics. Seasonal and
extraordinary rainfall recurrently trigger flash floods in Costa Rica. Hurricane Otto was the …

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to advance the dialogue between the disaster risk
reduction (DRR) and adaptation community by investigating their differences, similarities …

The role of women in community-based disaster risk reduction efforts (CBDRR) is an area of
limited academic research and continues to be a thorny issue for policy and practice. This …

Peru has experienced a long history of disasters linked to the El Niño-Southern Oscillation
(ENSO), including during the global El Niño events of 1982–83 and 1997–98. This history …

Building sustainable and resilient societies is a multidimensional challenge that affects
achievement of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. In crises and disasters, civil …