...Yi Lu; Lai Wei; Binxin Cao; Jianqiang Li Purpose Disaster risk reduction (DRR) researchers and practitioners have found that schools can play a critical role in DRR education, with many Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs) developing initiatives to actively involve children in DRR education...

...Akiko Iizuka Purpose The purpose of this paper is to review the nature of Japanese non-governmental organisations (NGOs) in international disaster response and analyzes their distinctive characteristics. Design/methodology/approach A literature review was conducted of secondary English...

... Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2016 Human resource management Project management Competency NGO Post-disaster reconstruction Post-disaster recovery interventions are highly complex and frequently involve factors outside the control and competence of most actors in the humanitarian...