There has been a recent increase in the body of knowledge related to children and
disasters. These studies converge into three main fields of research: the impact of disasters …

ABSTRACT A vast number of people annually are affected by natural disasters. Children are
at risk of losing their lives and suffer mentally or physically after such events. The fostering of …

Vulnerability is complex because it involves many characteristics of people and groups that
expose them to harm and limit their ability to anticipate, cope with, and recover from harm …

The Handbook provides a comprehensive statement and reference point for hazard and
disaster research, policy making, and practice in an international and multi-disciplinary …

Children growing up today are confronted by four difficult and intersecting challenges:
dangerous environmental change, weakening democracies, growing social inequality, and …

This volume, Managing the Risks of Extreme Events and Disasters to Advance Climate
Change Adaptation, is a Special Report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change …

Abstract The World Conference on Disaster Reduction 2005 endorsed the first and
significant global promotion for Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR) integration in schools. Within …

Building national people-centered early warning systems (EWS) is strongly recommended
by the United Nations International Strategy for Disaster Reduction (UNISDR). Most of the …

Children and young people are commonly treated in the climate change and disasters
literature as victims of natural events requiring protection by adults. This article critiques that …

The vulnerability of cities and communities in the Amazon to flooding and flash flooding is
increasing. The effects of extreme events on populations vary across landscapes, causing …