About Journal

AIMS AND SCOPE

The International Journal for Disaster Management and Risk Reduction is an international, multidisciplinary journal that provides a swift publication outlet for research and technical reports on various facets of disaster situations, their scientific aspects, and their social impacts. It also attends to issues of conflict management, peace research, and humanitarianism. Its objectives are to:

• Identify techniques, methods, policies, education & training suitable for disaster risk reductions globally
• Contribute to decision-making by providing information on progress and constraints in disaster management
• Contribute to solving emerging global hazards by stimulating demand-oriented applied science

The Journal accepts manuscripts covering the following areas

• Disaster risk reduction strategies and techniques
• Hazard and vulnerability analysis
• Human dimensions of disaster risk
• Disaster risk governance and resilience
• Global change and disaster risks
• Peace and conflict resolution 
• Disaster risk management
• Emerging risks and management strategies
• Resilience against disasters
• Disasters associated with climate change
• Empirical studies and perspectives on major disaster events

© School of Disaster Management & Humanitarian Assistance, Masinde Muliro University of Science and Technology, Kakamega, Kenya

ISSN (print): 1992-2744