After a disaster, a strong impulse might be to rebuild, recover, and move on. Is it really that easy? Within psychosocial support and recovery, a major role exists in taking time to process and ...

The recovery process has stalled 2 years after a major earthquake hit the Noto Peninsula in central Japan. 67% of survivors ...

Disaster 101: This is part of a series that looks at how communities recover from extreme natural disasters and ways Duke experts are focused on rebuilding better. Disaster expert Brian McAdoo shares ...

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — The City of Jacksonville Emergency Preparedness Division has partnered with the Florida Division of Emergency Management to be the first city in the state to implement the Florida ...

When Hurricane Melissa made landfall on Jamaica’s southern coast, the storm did more than tear off roofs and flood major corridors; it exposed the deep vulnerabilities within the nation’s critical ...

In a move designed to increase the speed that recovery funds can be provided, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) on Thursday published a universal notice about Community ...

Disasters that severely impact business operations can come in many shapes and sizes. Events like fires, floods, snowstorms, hurricanes and tornadoes can bring companies to a screeching halt by ...

The document on Post-Disaster Rehabilitation and Reconstruction (R3P) completed by the North Sumatra Provincial Government ...

During a Friday tour of communities in western North Carolina and neighborhoods in Los Angeles devastated by natural disasters, President Donald Trump told victims, state officials and assembled media ...

Sri Lanka is currently confronting a national crisis of exceptional magnitude. Recent natural disasters have inflicted damage ...