The roles and responsibilities regarding disaster risk management are clearly defined in the country's 2019 Standing Order on Disasters. However, the country would benefit from mainstreaming the ...

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The National Disaster Management Centre (NDMC), through National Cogta, disbursed the majority of these funds between February and March 2025. Buthelezi believes Cogta Minister Velenkosini Hlabisa ...

William S. Becker is a former regional director at the U.S. Department of Energy and author of several books on climate change and national disaster policies, including the “100-Day Action Plan ...

The National Disaster Management Centre (NDMC) confirmed that the funds, distributed across February and March 2025, was focused on repairing infrastructure, restoring essential services ...

Tonga was rocked after a 7.1 magnitude earthquake struck about 62 miles northeast of the Pacific island. The quake struck in the early hours of Monday morning, local time. The Pacific Tsunami ...

New Delhi [India], March 28 (ANI): India on Friday reaffirmed its commitment to regional cooperation in disaster management following the devastating earthquake in Myanmar and Thailand. Secretary ...

KOPANO THOLO The drone expert believes that drones are highly efficient and are fast becoming indispensable solutions for disaster management in South Africa Unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), with ...

The National Disaster Management (Amendment) Bill, 2024, passed in Lok Sabha, aims to enhance India's disaster management by giving more responsibilities to NDMA and SDMA. The Bill introduces Urban ...

One of the key components to disaster preparedness is communicating the needs with local emergency management and get a better understanding of what resources are available. Duke said the surveys have ...

As Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem vows to “eliminate FEMA,” the agency is in turmoil, with disaster assistance, grant money, and hiring largely stalled, threatening its ability to ...

The Parliament has passed the Disaster Management (Amendment) Bill 2024, amending the 2005 Act to enhance the functioning of the National and State Disaster Management Authorities. The bill shifts ...