The Himalayan region is a fragile high mountain landscape where the population
experiences acute vulnerability within a complex coupled human–natural system due to …

For decades sections of the academic community have been emphasizing that disasters are
not natural. Nevertheless, politicians, the media, various international organizations—and …

comprehensive review of the published evidence for management of a given condition
according to ESC Committee for Practice Guidelines (CPG) policy. A critical evaluation of …

Resilience has become a cornerstone for risk management and disaster reduction.
However, it has evolved extensively both etymologically and conceptually in time and across …

The climate change debate in South Asia is deeply embedded in the broader frameworks of
colonialism, technonationalist pride, national sovereignty, and distributive justice. The highly …

This theoretical contribution argues that the domination of Western knowledge in disaster
scholarship has allowed normative policies and practices of disaster risk reduction to be …

This monograph provides an overview of research into disasters from a historical
perspective, making two new contributions. First, it introduces the field of 'disaster studies' to …

The creation of a Transitional Committee to operationalise funding for loss and damage at
the 27th Conference of the Parties (COP27) could prove a seminal moment for the United …

Over the past 30 years countries across the globe have developed and implemented
policies and measures on climate change impacts, adaptation, and vulnerability (IAV). This …

The debate about the relationship between adaptation to climate change and development
has been ongoing for over two decades. Adaptation is about risk reduction, the pursuit of …