Every day, rapid growth and urbanization increase the exposure of people and assets to earthquakes, floods, storms and other natural hazards... While disasters affect everyone, it is the poor and vulnerable - women, children, the elderly, and those recovering from conflict - who are most exposed. When hazards strike, their homes in fragile and often low-lying environments take the brunt of the impact.

As the east coast of America hunkered down in fear over the arrival of Hurricane Sandy, one man in Washington, DC dared to defy the trend. This hal...

Florida is bracing itself for tropical storm Isaac after it killed as many as six people in Haiti and caused destruction in Cuba. No casualties wer...

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