COPE: helping children and youth prepare for disasters

Author Martha Keswick creates books to help children and youth prepare for disasters.

Floods in South Africa: protecting people must include a focus on women and girls

When disastrous events like floods are combined with social inequities, their effects are much greater.

Alluvione: Girl power to combat floods in Indonesia

Disaster risk reduction: Avoiding the inevitable

We can’t rid Asia of natural disasters. But we can prepare for them

Building towards people-centric early warning systems in the Caribbean

With warning drums and river clean-ups, Indonesian women head off disasters

Women often suffer worst when floods or earthquakes hit - but given the right resources, they are well-placed to protect their communities

Connecting with the people beyond the computers: my experience in flood risk management in Buenos Aires

Weather forecasts are helping Zambian women farmers

Flood early warning systems from a gender lens

Percepción de riesgos en Cuba con enfoque de género

In Tajikistan, migrant wives lead preparedness and response

Australia: Researchers investigate the impacts of bushfires on the Blue Mountains LGBTI community

Rwanda: Preparing for disaster is key to development

Preparing for disasters and reducing risk in Azerbaijan

Improving prevention, response among top priorities, says Assembly President