Helping people and limiting damage: Researchers identify technology needs for disaster response

From floods and forest fires to earthquakes—the frequency and intensity of natural disasters is increasing. This also means ...
Philstar.com on MSN

Project NOAH to improve hazard maps

Set to receive fresh and substantial funding from the government, the team behind Project NOAH plans to enhance its hazard ...
The Manila Times on MSNOpinion

Is Project NOAH an anti-corruption initiative, though?

MANILA Times columnist Tita C. Valderama wrote a piece on Dec. 15, 2025, titled, “Correcting a costly error: P1B funding for ...
World Bank

Strengthening Disaster Risk Management and Transport Infrastructure after a Disaster: The 2010 Haiti Post-Earthquake Experience

Results During project implementation (2012–2020), the Disaster Risk Management and Reconstruction Project achieved the following key outcomes: Improving disaster response capacity Two key ministries ...
NPR

Why isn’t extreme heat considered a disaster in the U.S.?

The massive heat dome that struck the Pacific Northwest in 2021 paralyzed the region. Emergency departments were overwhelmed. Roads buckled in the heat. Hundreds of people died. That same year, ...