Purpose–Reality suggests that the whole world is currently facing an unprecedented scale
of natural disasters. Sri Lanka fell into this category after being one of the hardest hit …

Sri Lanka has a high incidence of natural hazards with hydrometeorological hazards being
the most prevalent. Despite the fact that structural measures such as flood walls and …

Disasters cause substantial damage around the world. This causes serious environmental
and economic burden on normal living conditions, reconstruction and general waste …

Women have been disproportionately affected by natural hazards due to many reasons.
Minimum representation of women in disaster decision-making has been identified as such …

Climate change vulnerability assessment is a technique used to identify vulnerable areas for
adaptation planning. This study focuses on develo** a conceptual framework to assess …

This paper introduces a framework for capacity development for disaster risk reduction in the
built environment. The framework was developed as a part of an ongoing research which …

The study aims to determine and describe the mitigation of flood disaster management in
Makassar City by the Regional Disaster Management Agency (BPBD) Makassar City. This …

Tujuan penelitian ini adalah untuk mengetahui pemahaman pengetahuan manajemen
bencana petugas BPBD beserta pihak yang terlibat di Kabupaten Tulungagung dalam …

Purpose–The purpose of this paper is to focus on the identification of the existing capacities
of post disaster C & D waste management in develo** countries, with a special emphasis …

There has been an increase in the number of natural disasters over the past few years. Sri
Lanka was particularly hard hit by the Indian Ocean tsunami of 26 December 2004, which …