The $10 billion Great Nicobar Island Development Project sits at the crossroads of national security, economic growth and ecological responsibility ...

Following major disasters, reconstruction drives massive demand for cement, sand, timber, and steel, often equivalent to 10 ...

On February 26, 1852, the HMS Birkenhead struck a cluster of rocks off the coast of South Africa. With only a few lifeboats for the 638 people aboard, Captain Robert Salmond ordered the women and ...

Our planet has been shaped by various human activities that have largely contributed to make Earth a better planet for survival. But some human activities are the reason for environmental disasters ...

PROJECT Transform (Transdisciplinary Approach for Resilience and Environmental Sustainability through Multistakeholder Engagement), the Department of Environment and Natural Resources’ (DENR) flagship ...

Uganda’s environmental impact assessment law requires developers to consider alternatives to reduce environmental harm.

The role of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) in emergency response is part of the national response plan for disasters. The agency is involved in the preparedness and planning ...

Flowing into thousands of villages, the muddy flood waters fully submerged and desecrated hundreds of thousands of acres of crops. Bodies of drowned cattle littered the ground. Only skeletons remained ...

Environmental disasters affect both urban and rural communities, but rural communities tend to suffer more severely. In a study on a rural community in Odisha, India, a team of researchers examined ...

The H&M Foundation announced a partnership with the Sustainable Environment & Ecological Development Society (SEEDS) to reinforce resilience in a few vulnerable and disaster-prone Indian communities ...