Elizabeth Zimmerman is the former FEMA associate administrator and deputy associate administrator for response and recovery from 2009 to 2017, where she led the response and recovery operations of 938 ...

The Trump administration appears to be drastically reducing the federal funds it offers to help states head off future natural disasters, a decision that could come under fire as the White House faces ...

Recent flash flooding in Alice Springs is drawing attention to inland flood risk and mitigation at a time when the insurance sector is facing higher catastrophe losses and affordability pressures. On ...

One year ago, Congress transformed the field of emergency management with the passage of the Disaster Recovery Reform Act (DRRA) of 2018. These important reforms to federal disaster programs ...

On Monday, Representatives Mike Thompson (D-CA) and Doug LaMalfa (R-CA) introduced the Disaster Resiliency and Coverage Act of 2024 (H.R. 7849), legislation providing homeowners in disaster-prone ...

Climate change exacerbates the severity of natural disasters, which disproportionately affect vulnerable populations. Mitigating disasters’ health consequences is critical to promoting health equity, ...

On May 16, 2001, Joe Allbaugh, President Bush's first director of the Federal Emergency Management Agency, appeared before the Senate Appropriations Committee and laid out the administration's ...

The National Disaster Mitigation Agency (BNPB) saw its budget for 2026 slashed to Rp 491 billion (US$29.1 million) from Rp 2 ...

Globally, the frequency of natural disasters has steadily increased in recent decades, particularly the devastating storms and floods that many associate with climate change. Asia and the Pacific have ...

Climate change adaptation remains a top priority in Vietnam’s development strategy and national security outlook through 2050 ...

Chairs 4th State Executive Committee meeting of DMRR&R ...