Disasters are no longer rare, isolated shocks. They are an escalating development challenge. In 2024 alone, global economic losses from disasters reached record levels, with the poorest countries hit ...

Natural and man-made disasters have significant social, economic, and environmental impact. In 2015, the United Nations formally recognised, through the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction ...

Saut Sagala received various research and project funding from various sources related to some information presented in this article, among others from International Federation of Red Cross and Red ...

The financial losses caused by natural disasters continue to rise, and developing countries experience the greatest impacts. Natural disasters generate significant fiscal risk and create major budget ...

I have had the opportunity to contribute chapters to textbooks written on a variety of topics. While I’m not an academic, I have had practical experience in various subjects that are of importance to ...