Results 11 to 20 of about 28,821 (241)
The Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction and Its Indicators—Where Does Health Fit in?
International Journal of Disaster Risk Science, 2017 The Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction 2015–2030 recognizes the strong connection between health and disasters and promotes the concept of health resilience throughout.
Rishma Maini +3 more
doaj +1 more source
International Journal of Disaster Risk Science, 2020 Likert scales are a common methodological tool for data collection used in quantitative or mixed-method approaches in multiple domains. They are often employed in surveys or questionnaires, for benchmarking answers in the fields of disaster risk ...
Gianluca Pescaroli +5 more
doaj +1 more source
, 2020 Disaster risk reduction (DRR, or disaster reduction) is an umbrella term for processes of preparing for, responding to, recovering from, and managing the risk of disasters. It refers primarily to the acts of setting the policy and strategic agendas for these tasks.
openaire +4 more sources
Politics and Governance, 2020 Scholars and practitioners are increasingly questioning formal disaster governance (FDG) approaches as being too rigid, slow, and command-and-control driven. Too often, local realities and non-formal influences are sidelined or ignored to the extent that
Patrizia Isabelle Duda +2 more
doaj +1 more source
Systemic risks perspectives of Eyjafjallajökull volcano's 2010 eruption
Progress in Disaster Science, 2023 In 2010, southern Iceland's Eyjafjallajökull volcano erupted, releasing ash that spread across Europe. Due to its potential to damage aircraft, much of European airspace was closed for six days.
Ilan Kelman +4 more
doaj +1 more source
Correlating heatwaves and relative humidity with suicide (fatal intentional self-harm)
Scientific Reports, 2021 Empirical evidence suggests that the effects of anthropogenic climate change, and heat in particular, could have a significant impact on mental health.
Fernando Florido Ngu +3 more
doaj +1 more source
Local governance in disaster risk reduction in Cameroon
Jàmbá, 2012 At the 2005 World Conference on Disaster Risk Reduction held in Hyogo, Japan, 168 countries including Cameroon adopted the Hyogo Framework for Action, committing to take action to reduce human and socio-economic disaster losses.
Buh-Wung Gaston +3 more
doaj +1 more source
Understanding COVID-19 Vaccine Hesitancy in Ethnic Minorities Groups in the UK
Frontiers in Public Health, 2022 COVID-19 vaccines have been developed and administered at record pace in order to curtail the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. Vaccine hesitancy has impacted uptake unequally across different groups.
Maryam Naqvi +4 more
doaj +1 more source
Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Chemotherapy‐induced peripheral neuropathy remains a major complication in pediatric cancer, with disrupted somatosensory and nociceptive processing being a key aspect. This review synthesizes empirical studies on alterations in somatosensory and nociceptive processing in children and adolescents with cancer.
Julia Schweiger +4 more
wiley +1 more source
Losses Associated with Secondary Effects in Earthquakes
Frontiers in Built Environment, 2017 The number of earthquakes with high damage and high losses has been limited to around 100 events since 1900. Looking at historical losses from 1900 onward, we see that around 100 key earthquakes (or around 1% of damaging earthquakes) have caused around ...
James E. Daniell +2 more
doaj +1 more source