Since the dawn of medical science, people have recognized connections between a change in the weather and the appearance of epidemic disease. With today's techn

Around the world, extreme weather events are becoming increasingly "the new normal" and are expected to increase in the 21st century as a result of climate chan

Written for a broad audience this book offers a comprehensive account of early warning systems for hydro meteorological disasters such as floods and storms, and

The impact of drought in agriculture is one of the most complex natural hazards to predict and mitigate. It carries a constant risk for most smallholder farmers

This book presents a collection of papers under the theme of multi-hazard early warning and disaster risks. These were selected from the presentations made at t