EM-DAT, the world's disaster memory, is at risk

EM-DAT, the global disaster database hosted by UCLouvain, faces a critical funding crisis. Learn why it matters and how to help.

Flood Risk Mapping with Sentinel‑2 in Python (U‑Net)

Build a cloud‑aware U‑Net in Python to segment flood extent from Sentinel‑2, evaluate with IoU/Dice, and export GIS‑ready risk layers for response planning.

Can risk be managed without measuring it?

Many risks require measurement for management. Just not all of them.

AJEM January 2026 - Disasters are not natural: review of Disasters By Choice: How our Actions turn Natural Hazards into Catastrophes | Australian Disaster Resilience Knowledge Hub

‘It’s just semantics’. I hear this often when the topic comes up of disasters not being natural, so why do we persist calling them natural disasters? It is more than semantics.

No Natural Disasters, featuring Professor Ilan Kelman

Professor Ilan Kelman argues that human decisions, governance failures and societal inequities determine the impact of catastrophic events.

Is nature angry with us?

To avoid disasters, our actions ought to be about cooperating and living with nature – and with each other – without harm, including without harming ourselves. We should recognise and implement the worldviews that humanity and nature are intertwined.

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