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International Journal of Disaster Risk Management
Vol. 8 No. 1 (2026)

Vol. 8, No. 1 (2026) is published using a rolling (continuous) publication model. Articles are published online individually as soon as they successfully complete double-blind peer review and the full production workflow (copyediting, typesetting/layout, and final proofing). This issue will be updated continuously until it is formally closed, ensuring that new research becomes available to readers without unnecessary delay. We invite you to visit this page regularly to follow the latest publications as they appear.

Call for authors: IJDRM welcomes high-quality original research, reviews, and practice-oriented contributions across the full disaster risk management cycle—prevention, preparedness, response, recovery, and mitigation—covering natural hazards, technological hazards, complex emergencies, and emerging risks. Authors are warmly encouraged to submit their manuscripts via the journal’s online system; accepted articles are published promptly under this continuous publication model.
International Journal of Disaster Risk Management
Vol. 7 No. 2 (2025)

Published papers: Advanced Flood Risk Mapping in Bouarfa Watershed Using Integrated Machine Learning, GIS, and MCDM; Assessing Good Governance Practices in Disaster Risk Reduction and Management (DRRM) Among Education Institutions: A Systematic Literature Review; Assessing the Impact: Mortality from Infectious Disease in Trnava (1911–1941) through a Medical Geography Lens; Beyond Tokenism: Exploring the Experiences and Barriers of Persons with Disabilities in Disability-inclusive Disaster Risk Management in Mwanza City Council, Tanzania; Bridging Defense Studies and Disaster Risk Reduction: Comparative Perspectives from the Former Yugoslavia; Climate Smart Disaster Risk Reduction: Indigenous Knowledge Practiced for Agriculture Sector in Coastal Bangladesh; Community-Based Disaster Risk Reduction: Overcoming Barriers to Build Stronger Communities; Community-Driven Risk Assessment: Integrating Local Perceptions into Quantifiable Risk Weights Using Analytical Hierarchy Process (AHP)-Geographical Information System (GIS); A Comparative Analysis of Federal Emergency Management Systems: Evidence from the United States, Canada, Japan, Germany, and Australia; COSI-SAFE: A GIS-Based Multi-Criteria Framework for Evaluating Urban Open Space Suitability for Post-Earthquake Emergency Sheltering; Crisis Communication in Times of Disasters: Public Perceptions on the Timeliness and Clarity of Safety Announcements: A Systematic Literature Review; Differential Risk and the Elements of Resilience: A Framework for Advancing Disaster Risk Reduction; Digital Literacy and Educational Empowerment Among Rural Women in Bangladesh: Bridging the Technology Access Gap; Digital Platform for Ecological Education of Students – Advancing the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals and the European Green Deal: The Case of ProSafeNet (Global Hub); Disaster and Dignity: Palliative Care Action Plan for Flooding in Garo Hills, Meghalaya; Disaster Risk Assessment and Management Challenges Faced by University Libraries: A Case Study of Disaster-Prone Region Hazara, Pakistan; Examining the Challenges in Implementing Occupational Health and Safety in the Selected Construction Companies Across Nigerian Coastal Cities; Exploring Flood-Induced Livelihood Vulnerabilities in Bangladesh: Insights from Teota, Manikganj and the Bangladesh Delta Plan 2100; First Responders in the Western Balkans: Strengthening Capacities and Preparedness for a Resilient Future; Geospatial Analysis of COVID-19 Spread in Constantine, Algeria: Epidemiological Insights and Policy Recommendations; Grassroots Disaster Governance in Bangladesh: The Roles of Union Parishads and Disaster Management Committees; Policing Law for Disaster Risk Response in Ethiopia: The Case of COVID-19; Putting People First: Why Pooled Funds Belong to Communities; Resilience of Higher Education Institutions to Security Risks – Analysis of the Current State and the Need for Cooperation; Rethinking Disaster Resilience: Conceptual Framework, Core Dimensions, and Key Actors; Shelter for People in Extreme Weather: Exploring the Options in the Coastal Areas of Bangladesh; Tax Incentives as a Preventive Measure to Reduce Disaster Risk; The Impact of Geographic Information Systems on Emergency Management and Disaster Response in Nigeria; The Impact of Political Variables on the Quality of Health Services in Governmental Hospitals - Case Study: Al-Shifa Medical Complex; The Impacts of Upstream Damming of the Omo River on Flood-Retreat Agriculture and Food Security Among Dassanech Agro-pastoralists, Lower Omo Valley, Ethiopia; Transforming Landscapes, Shaping Risk: Land Cover Change and Disaster Vulnerability in Parshuram Municipality (2005–2025).
International Journal of Disaster Risk Management (IJDRM)
Vol. 7 No. 1 (2025)

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.
International Journal of Disaster Risk Management (IJDRM)
Vol. 6 No. 2 (2024)

Published papers: 1) Collaborative Gaps: Investigating the Role of Civilian-Religious Authority Disconnection in Psychosocial Support Provision during the 2014 Floods; 2) Centres or Units: Making Sense of Decentralisation of Disaster Management in South African Municipalities; 3) The Contribution of Roads to Forest Fire Protection in Tamza Municipality, Northeast Algeria; 4) Business Continuity Planning for the Hazardous Chemical Handling Industry: A New Conceptual Approach; 5) An Inevitable Technological Disaster Type: Space Debris; 6) A Systematic Literary Review on Community Resilience Indicators: Adaptation and Application of the BRIC Method for Measuring Disasters Resilience; 7) Private sectors’ interventions in Disaster Risk Management; 8) Settings Implementation of Disaster Risk Reduction and Management; 9) Role of Emerging Technology in Disaster Management in India: An Overview; 10) Industrial Disasters and Hazards: From Causes to Consequences—A Holistic Approach to Resilience; 11) State Aid in Reconstruction of Natural and Other Disasters’ Consequences Using the Budget Funds of the Republic of Serbia; 12) Optimising Disaster Resilience Through Advanced Risk Management and Financial Analysis of Critical Infrastructure in the Serbian Defence Industry; 13) Disaster Risk Reduction and Disaster Risk Management: State of Play in North Macedonia; 14) An Assessment of Socio-Economic Impacts of Rainstorm Disaster on the Livelihood of the Residents of Ikole Local Government Area in Ekiti State, Nigeria; 15) Sustainable Recovery: the Link Between Development and Response to Disasters; 16) Integrating Multi-Source Geospatial Data and AHP for Flood Susceptibility Mapping in Ain Smara, Constantine, Algeria; 17) Understanding Crowd Dynamics and Disaster Risks in Kerala Temple Festivals: Strategies for Effective Management; 18) Implications of Artificial Intelligence and Cyberspace on Risk Management Capabilities.
International Journal of Disaster Risk Management (IJDRM)
Vol. 6 No. 1 (2024)

Published papers: 1) A Systematic Collaboration of Volunteer and Professional Fire Units in Hungary; 2) Dynamics of Internal Migration in the Southwest Region of Bangladesh; 3) Psychological Preparedness of the Rescuers and Volunteers: A Case Study of 2023 Türkiye Earthquake; 4) Harmonization of Soft Power and Institutional Skills: Montenegro's Path to Accession to the European Union in the Environmental Sector; 5) Analyzing in Post COVID-19 era: The Effect of Occupational Stress and Work-Life Balance on Employees Performance; 6) Changes in Lulc and Drainage Network Patterns the Cause of Urban Flooding in Karachi City; 7) Management of COVID: The Creeping Disaster in the Indian Scenario; 8) Use of New Technologies in the Field of Protection and Rescue During Disasters.
International Journal of Disaster Risk Management (IJDRM)
Vol. 5 No. 2 (2023)

Published papers: 1) Raised Under Bad Stars: Negotiating a Culture of Disaster Preparedness; 2) Social Capitals and Earthquake: A Study of Different Districts of Tehran, Iran; 3) Water Crisis in the Rangamati Hill District of Bangladesh: A Case Study on Indigenous Community; 4) Anticipated Role of Bangladesh Police in Disaster Management Based on the Contribution of Bangladesh Police during the Pandemic COVID 19; 5) A Predictive Model of Community Disaster Resilience based on Social Identity Influences (MODERSI); 6) Hazard risk evaluation of COVID-19: A case study
International Journal of Disaster Risk Management (IJDRM)
Vol. 5 No. 1 (2023)

Published papers: 1) Dima Hasao, Assam (India) landslides’ 2022: A lesson learnt; 2) Risk Management of Gas Stations that Urban Expansion Crept into in the Gaza Strip; 3) Flood policy in Algeria; 4) Students’ perception of police readiness to respond to disasters caused by a COVID-19 pandemic; 5) Challenges of Women in Post-disaster Health Management: A Study in Khulna District; 6) Religion Influence on Disaster Risk Reduction: A case study of Serbia; 7) Factors Responsible for Urban Flooding in Karachi: A Case Study Of Dha
International Journal of Disaster Risk Management (IJDRM)
Vol. 4 No. 2 (2022)

Published papers: 1) Disaster Risk Reduction Management Implementation in the Public Elementary Schools of the Department of Education, Philippines; 2) Level of coordination between the humanitarian and governmental organizations in Gaza Strip and its impact on the humanitarian interventions to the Internally Displaced People (IDPs) following May escalation 2021; 3) Remote Sensing and GIS Assessment of Domestic Fuel Energy Supply: A Threat to Global DRR Crusade in South-western Nigeria; 4) The Complacency of Flood Victims, Socio Economic Factors, and Effects and Vulnerabilities of Floods in Lower Kano Plains, Kisumu County, Kenya; 5) Seismic Vulnerability Assessment of Existing Buildings by Rapid Visual Screening Method: A Study on Ward 27 in Dhaka South City Corporation; 6) Resilience to natural disasters: A case study on southwestern region of coastal Bangladesh
International Journal of Disaster Risk Management (IJDRM)
Vol. 4 No. 1 (2022)

Published papers: 1) International experiences in sheltering the Syrian refugees in Germany and Turkey; 2) Flood Research in Bangladesh and Future Direction: an insight from last three decades; 3) Methodology for the risk monitoring of geological hazards for buildings and structures; 4) Impact of 2016-2017 drought on household livestock assets and food security: the case of pastoralists and agro-pastoralists in Borana zone, southern Ethiopia; 5) Earthquake risk perception in Belgrade: implications for disaster risk management.
International Journal of Disaster Risk Management (IJDRM)
Vol. 3 No. 2 (2021)

Published papers: 1) Methodology for Building Automated Systems for Monitoring Engineering (Load-Bearing) Structures, and Natural Hazards to Ensure Comprehensive Safety of Buildings and Constructions; 2) Building resilience through local and international partnerships, Nigeria experiences; 3) Pharmacy response to natural disasters.
International Journal of Disaster Risk Management (IJDRM)
Vol. 3 No. 1 (2021)

Published papers: 1) Flood Vulnerability Assessment by Flood Vulnerability Index (FVI) Method: A Study on Sirajganj Sadar Upazila; 2) Disaster management in Turkey: a spatial approach; 3) Indicators of Risk Assessment and Management in Infrastructure Projects in Palestine; 4) The role of the police in disasters caused by pandemic infectious diseases.
International Journal of Disaster Risk Management (IJDRM)
Vol. 2 No. 2 (2020)

Published papers: 1) Determinants of Residents' Participation in Disaster Risk Management in Lagos Metropolis Nigeria; 2) The Role of Al-Shifa Medical Complex Administration in Evacuation & Sheltering Planning; 3) Water crisis and adaptation strategies by tribal community: A case study in Baghaichari Upazila of Rangamati District in Bangladesh; 4) Indicator based assessment of integrated flood vulnerability index for Brunei Darussalam; 5) Innovative solutions for flood risk management.
International Journal of Disaster Risk Management (IJDRM)
Vol. 2 No. 1 (2020)

Published papers: 1) Probabilistic rainfall thresholds for shallow landslides initiation – A case study from The Nilgiris district, Western Ghats, India; 2) Disasters and exemplified vulnerabilities in a cramped Public Health Infrastructure in India; 3) Private security preparedness for disasters caused by natural and anthropogenic hazards; 4) Environmental Planning for Disaster Risk Reduction at Kaduna International Airport, Kaduna Nigeria.
International Journal of Disaster Risk Management (IJDRM)
Vol. 1 No. 2 (2019)

Published papers: 1) Understanding the barriers restraining effective operation of flood early warning systems; 2) Earthquake preparedness: A Social Media Fit perspective to accessing and disseminating earthquake information; 3) Demographic, socio-economic and phycological perspective of risk perception from disasters caused by floods: case study Belgrade; 4) School-Community Collaboration: Disaster Preparedness towards Building Resilient Communities; 5) Disaster Governance and Community Resilience: The Law and the Role of SDMAs.
International Journal of Disaster Risk Management (IJDRM)
Vol. 1 No. 1 (2019)

Published papers: 1) Governmental Incentivization for SMEs’ Engagement in Disaster Resilience in Southeast Asia; 2) Natural Disasters in Turkey: Social and Economic Perspective; 3) Preparing International Joint Project: use of Japanese flood hazard map in Bangladesh; 4) Risk Perception of Building Fires in Belgrade; 5) Examining Stakeholder Participation in Social Stability Risk Assessment for Mega Projects using Network Analysis.