A powerful 7.7 magnitude earthquake struck Myanmar and Thailand, prompting national emergencies, mass evacuations, and global ...

Southeast Asia is no stranger to typhoons, earthquakes, floods, and volcanic eruptions, but one country bears the brunt more ...

Turkey's AFAD disaster agency said, one of the strongest quakes to strike the city of 16 million in recent years. There were no immediate reports of damage, but people evacuated buildings as the ...

This how-to note focuses on the management of the fiscal costs associated with natural disaster risks. Unlike other types of fiscal risks (for example, unexpected macroeconomic changes or ...

The people of Myanmar have often turned to the clergy for aid during natural disasters. But last month ... has also been fused with nationalism. In recent years, an extremist movement has ...