The field of disaster law is fast evolving, both in practice and as a focus of academic analysis. Earthquakes, hurricanes, flooding and pandemics can all cause irreparable harm to local communities and climate change is acting as a risk multiplier for many of these hazards. There is an urgent need to critically analyse the legal challenges which may arise from preparing for and responding to such natural and human-made hazards. This new book, A Research Agenda for Disaster La

Shoko Noda and Kamal Kishore recently published an article titled “5 Ways to Fund Disaster Resilience for a Safer Future” on the World...

The International Institute for Environment and Development (IIED) is hosting an online event on 14 October titled How early action...