Focus And Scope
KAPAI: Journal of Disaster Management and Environment is an open-access, peer-reviewed online journal that publishes twice a year. The journal provides a scholarly platform for disseminating research and knowledge on disaster management, environmental issues, mitigation, adaptation, prevention, and disaster risk reduction.
KAPAI welcomes original research articles, critical reviews, policy papers, and case studies. The journal emphasizes multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary studies that contribute to understanding and reducing the impacts of natural, social, and technological disasters, while also addressing environmental sustainability and resilience.
The journal aims to advance scientific knowledge and support evidence-based policies and practices in disaster management and environmental studies.
The scope of the journal includes, but is not limited to, the following areas:
- Disaster and crisis management;
- Disaster prevention, mitigation, preparedness, response, recovery, and reconstruction;
- Disaster policies, governance, and implementation;
- Risk awareness, communication, and assessment;
- Hazard, vulnerability, and capacity analysis;
- Climate change adaptation and disaster-related impacts;
- Disaster risk reduction for resilient and sustainable development;
- Community participation and local resilience in disaster management;
- Environmental management in disaster-prone areas; and
- Renewable energy and environmental sustainability in support of disaster resilience.
