2025 Year in Review: Progress, Pressure, and the Path Forward
2025 delivered another year of elevated disaster losses, but also meaningful gains in preparedness, forecasting, and mitigation. This year-in-review examines how governments, communities, and organizations can strengthen readiness in 2026.
Making Partnerships Work in Disaster Response: Why the Highest-Level Relationships Determine Success or Failure
As disasters grow more frequent and complex, response systems must evolve. Explore why strong, high-level partnerships – not just better tools – are the key to effective disaster preparedness and response.
Why 30 Years of Climate Pledges Demand Real Delivery
In light of COP30, global leaders will again confront the gap between climate promises and tangible progress. This article explores the challenges of global coordination and how nation-level commitments could create tangible results beyond conference commitments.
Climate Refugeeism: Protecting People on the Move
Climate change forces millions from their homes through disasters and slow-onset impacts. Explore the roots of climate refugeeism, the legal and moral gaps it exposes, and the urgent actions needed to protect displaced communities worldwide.
Preparedness Starts at Home: National Preparedness Month 2025
National Preparedness Month 2025 highlights how “Preparedness Starts at Home.” Discover four essential steps families can take to stay safe, reduce risks, and strengthen community resilience.
Honoring Humanitarian Heroes: World Humanitarian Day 2025
This World Humanitarian Day, we reflect on the courage of aid workers and explore how nations can build stronger communities through solidarity and local empowerment.
Smart Cities, Safer Futures
By acknowledging that climate change is accelerating and natural disasters are becoming more frequent and severe, we must also acknowledge that the need for cities to adapt has never been more urgent. Today, more than half of the world’s population lives in urban areas, and this number only continues to rise. These densely populated spaces […]
Vulnerability Assessments: The Foundation for Smarter Policy
Learn how vulnerability assessments uncover physical, social, and environmental risks—and how these insights shape smarter and more resilient disaster planning.
Built to Withstand: How Disaster-Resilient Infrastructure Protects Our Future
As climate change accelerates and intensifies, communities around the globe are experiencing more frequent and more destructive natural disasters. From earthquakes to typhoons to flash floods, the types of threats may differ, but the need for resilient infrastructure is universal. And yet… There’s no one-size-fits-all solution to resilient infrastructure. “The measures each country should take […]
Green Cities: Enhancing Urban Sustainability and Disaster Resilience
Every April, we look forward to celebrating our Earth a little extra! Thanks to observances like Earth Month, Earth Day, and Arbor Day, we have abundant opportunities to reflect on the strides communities worldwide are making toward sustainability. Green cities–urban areas implementing eco-friendly practices–are improving environmental health and providing residents with better access to fresh […]