Recent scientific outputs suggest that climate change is likely to cause shifts in the global
pattern and intensity of flood events, in some regions increasing the exposure of populations …

Vulnerability is made up of the characteristics of a person or group and their situation that
influence their capacity to anticipate, to cope with, resist and recover from the impact of a …

Efforts to reduce suffering have habitually focused on control and repair of individual bodies.
The social origins of suffering and distress, including poverty and discrimination, even if …

The term'natural disaster'is often used to refer to natural events such as earthquakes,
hurricanes or floods. However, the phrase'natural disaster'suggests an uncritical acceptance …

Natural disasters do not affect people equally. In fact, a vulnerability approach to disasters
would suggest that inequalities in exposure and sensitivity to risk as well as inequalities in …

Raging floods, massive storms and cataclysmic earthquakes: every year up to 340 million
people are affected by these and other disasters, which cause loss of life and damage to …

The global debate over who should take action to address climate change is extremely
precarious, as diametrically opposed perceptions of climate justice threaten the prospects …

Each of these Handbooks survey the field in a critical manner, evaluating theoretical models
in light of the best available empirical evidence. Distinctively sociological approaches are …

Pakistan is ranked among the most climate change adversely affected countries of the world
due to facing higher frequency of extreme natural hazards events as floods, drought, and …

Reducing losses to weather‐related disasters, meeting the Millennium Development Goals
and wider human development objectives, and implementing a successful response to …