Disaster management agencies invest differing levels of resources into guiding communities
to get ready for a range of hazards, and are increasingly turning to community engagement …

Disaster impacts can be significantly reduced with disaster preparedness. Knowledge
management is one of the building blocks of disaster preparedness. This paper …

Abstract Background Community advisory boards (CABs) have expanded beyond high-
income countries (HICs) and play an increasing role in low-and middle-income country …

Background Earthquakes are one of the most destructive natural disasters in which many
people are injured, disabled, or died. Iran has only 1% of the world's population, but the …

Any major natural disaster, such as an earthquake, is accompanied by an urgent need for
various types of resources in the disaster-affected region, which primarily includes medical …

This article presents the results of a qualitative study of household earthquake and
community-level preparedness in Serbia and its relationship to various demographic factors …

Earthquake as a health risk affects human health all around the world. Iran is located in an
earthquake-prone area; however, Iranian people do not demonstrate appropriate …

There is growing recognition within the Australian emergency management sector of the
need to engage communities core partners, where they are considered equals in risk …

The presentation considers the findings from a recent study on the efficacy of the national
emergency education program in Israel. Jointly operated by the Israeli Home Front …

The COVID-19 pandemic cast doubts on governments' traditional crisis responses and
sparked a surge in citizen-led, participatory, bottom-up responses. Iran's experience is worth …