Nominations are now being accepted for the 2016 Mary Fran Myers Gender and Disaster Award. The award recognizes disaster professionals who continue Myers’ goal of promoting research on gender issues in disasters and emergency management.

Residents Return Home with Some Doubts

Residents of Porter Ranch are finally going home after a four month-long gas leak forced them from their houses in the community near Aliso Canyon, California. But while the leaking well at a nearby natural gas storage facility has been sealed, there are still concerns about air quality and the safety of returning to the area.

Nepal Rebuilds Structures—and Possibly Relationships

Nearly a year after the devastating Gorkha Earthquake, Nepal is finally beginning to rebuild and overcome a crippling fuel crisis. But residents are concerned that political strife could make progres short lived.

A Counter Narrative of the Refugee Crisis

We are constantly given information about the “refugee crisis,” but we know little about the refugees themselves who are in crisis—the challenges they face along the way, in transit camps, and even once permanently or temporarily settled in a host country.

Why Labels Matter in Human Migration

Words such as refugee, migrant, and asylum seeker not only carry legal weight, but they can deeply impact how communities respond to new arrivals—and how those who’ve made the journey see themselves.