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THE CALCULUS OF CALAMITY

A new integrated optimisation model for the management of disaster risk.

WHERE DOES YOUR DONATION GO?

Less than half your private donation finds its way to the intended beneficiary. Find out why here.

MULTI-HAZARD EARLY WARNING SYSTEMS

How do Early Warning Systems work?

DISASTER rISK mANAGEMENT cYCLE

A shift of emphasis is required from managing humanitarian crises to managing accumulated hazard risk across all six phases of disaster management if the ‘doom loop’ of Respond-Recover-Repeat is to be avoided.

MEETING MANAGEMENT

Tips on how to run effective disaster management / cluster coordination meetings.

METRICS OF MAYHEM

There are 60 key risk factors which do most to determine who dies and who doesn’t in a disaster. This is where you find out what these determinants -- these ‘metrics of mayhem’ -- are.

VALUE FOR MONEY

How value-for-money is -- or should be -- assessed in disaster planning and disaster management.