The quest to answer the longstanding question of how safe is safe enough has led to an
evolution of design philosophies. The traditional philosophy has been based on ensuring …

The ability to generate programmable vertically aligned 1D nanoscale substrate topography
has spurred advances in five fields of cellular nanotechnology: nanoelectrode-based …

Communities living in the Chittagong Hill Districts (CHD) of Bangladesh recurrently observe
landslide disasters during the monsoon season (June–September). CHD is primarily …

Abstract From Afghanistan to Zimbabwe, we see evidence of an ever tighter coupling
between natural hazard-related disasters (“disasters”) and violent social conflict (“conflict”) …

Involuntary displacement from conflict and other causes leads to clustering of refugees and
internally displaced people, often in long-term settlements. Within refugee-hosting countries …

Rainfall-induced landslides seriously threaten hilly environments, leading local authorities to
implement various mitigation measures to decrease disaster risk. However, there is a …

Globally, disasters from natural and anthropogenic hazards or humanitarian crises can
reverse development gains and weaken resilience. In recent years, some countries have …

Abstract The Forcibly Displaced Myanmar Nationals (FDMN), historically known as
'Rohingya'who fled the 2017 ethnic atrocities and genocide in the Northern Rakhine State of …

Southeast Asia has the weakest normative frameworks for refugee protection of any region
in the world apart from the Middle East. Only two out of ten member states of the Association …

Despite the significance of health and the threats natural disasters pose to public health and
the well-being of the affected communities, comprehensive research that explores critical …