International Journal of Disaster Risk Management, Vol. 7, No. 1

2025-07-04

As Editor-in-Chief, I am honored to present Volume 7, Issue 1 of the International Journal of Disaster Risk Management (IJDRM), published by the Scientific-Professional Society for Disaster Risk Management and the International Institute for Disaster Research, with the support of ProSafeNet. 

This edition marks a significant achievement in our ongoing efforts to promote global, interdisciplinary, and applied research in the field of disaster risk reduction, emergency management, and societal resilience.

We are proud to feature 30 peer-reviewed scientific papers contributed by authors from more than 20 countries across the globe.

These include contributions from both emerging and economically advanced nations. Notably, authors in this issue are affiliated with institutions from the United States, Germany, Japan, Norway, Austria, Switzerland, Israel, India, Turkey, and Romania—underscoring the journal’s growing relevance and recognition within the international academic and professional community.

These contributions explore a wide range of critical and timely topics, including:
disaster mapping and flood risk assessment using GIS technologies, inclusive disaster preparedness for people with disabilities, legal and institutional frameworks in disaster management, artificial intelligence for emergency coordination, cybersecurity threats viewed through the disaster risk lens, post-COVID tourism and community recovery, climate change vulnerabilities in agriculture and coastal livelihoods, as well as cross-national evaluation of disaster policies and education in risk reduction.

Published papers:

  • Nature and Extent of Flood Risk Downstream of the Kubanni Dam, Kaduna State, Nigeria

  • Retrogressive or Misplaced Priorities? An Assessment of Public Expenditure for Food Security and Disaster Risk Reduction in Uganda

  • Network Structure in Disaster Response: The Mediating Role of Coordination Within a Humanitarian Organizational Network in Uganda

  • Rescue Light Communication System (RLCS): Enhancing Emergency Signaling in Crisis Situations

  • Stray Dogs in Urban Bangladesh: A Zoonotic Disaster Risk and Policy Challenge

  • Factors of Vulnerability and Resilience of Persons with Disabilities During Disasters: Challenges and Strategies for Inclusive Risk Reduction

  • Disaster Management Laws in India: Past, Present, and Future Directions

  • Impacts of Flooding Disaster Risk Management Policy For Resilience Building in Pastoral and Agro-pastoral Community: The Case of Dassenech, Southern Ethiopia

  • Integrating Disability Into Disaster Management Education in India: A Critical Review

  • Conflict Risk Monitoring for Conflict Prevention in Ethiopia: The Case of Ataye Towen, North Shewa, Amhara Region

  • Disaster Risk Management in Libraries and Information Centers: Global Strategies, Challenges, Policy and Recommendations

  • The Role of Spatial Analysis in Notifiable Disease Monitoring and Health Risk Management: A Case Study of Constantine

  • Leveraging Artificial Intelligence for Enhanced Disaster Response Coordination

  • Understanding Ransomware Through the Lens of Disaster Risk: Implications for Cybersecurity and Economic Stability

  • Assessing Agricultural Vulnerability to Climate Change: A Study on Flood-Induced Loss and Damage in Rajapur, Bardiya, Nepal

  • Domestic Hiking Tourism for Post-COVID Recovery and Transformation

  • Predictors of Disaster Response Self-Efficacy Among Adult Residents in Selected Highly-Dense Barangays in Tondo, Manila

  • Female Gender Empowerment, Individualism, Collectivism, and Resilience: A Comparative Study in the Context of Disaster Risk Management

  • Guardians of Safety: Assessing Awareness and Preparedness of Teachers along with School Initiatives for Disaster Risk Reduction

  • Project DINGGIN: Empowering Communities through Risk‐Based and Inclusive Cash Transfer in Disaster‐Prone Areas in Bangladesh and Philippines

  • Smart Life Safety Jacket for Rescuers

  • Large-Area Emergency Lockdowns with Automated Driving Systems

  • Ensuring Disaster Management Practices in Academic Libraries of Ghana: The Issues at Hand

  • University students’ perception, knowledge, and preparedness of flood disaster risk management in Assam (India)

  • A Cross-National Study of Disaster Risk Management: Strengths and Weaknesses in Bulgaria, Romania, and Albania with Reflections on Serbia

  • Assessment of Climate-Induced Vulnerabilities and Poverty Alleviation Potential of Dry Fish Industry: An Ecological and Socio-economic Study in Cox’s Bazar District, Bangladesh

  • Teachers’ Perception Towards Responses of COVID-19 Pandemic Management in Gandaki Province of Nepal: A Cross-Sectional Survey

  • Declination of the Strategic Compass: Transatlantic Elites, German Leadership, and the Future of European Security

  • Evaluating Puntland’s Disaster Risk Management Policy: Institutional Preparedness, Community Engagement and Implementation Challenges

  • From Vulnerability to Resilience: A Systematic Review of Odisha's Integrated Approach to Disaster Risk Reduction

All articles are available online, with open-access PDF and DOI numbers, through the official journal platform.

My sincere thanks go to all contributing authors, peer reviewers, and editorial colleagues for their excellence, dedication, and international collaboration. This issue reflects our shared commitment to building more resilient societies through science, innovation, and knowledge exchange.

Editor-in-Chief 

Prof. Dr. Vladimir M. Cvetković