In this introduction to the series, Dezeen features editor Nat Barker explains why it's time to start Designing for Disaster.

RIBA Royal Gold Medal-winner Yasmeen Lari warns that architects in the Global North cannot ignore the threat from environmental hazards exacerbated by climate change.

Emergency planner Lucy Easthope explains why she gets "chills at the back of the neck" when hearing that architects are working pro bono on disaster recovery in this interview.

We round up 10 design and architecture projects that aim to prevent, manage or aid recovery from natural-hazard events.

We spotlight Climate Safe Rooms, an initiative that insulates one room in a home as a cost-effective way of preparing low-income homes in Australia for extreme heat.

The coordinator of the mammoth Great Green Wall project to heal land in Africa's Sahel region, Elvis Paul Tangem, calls for help from architects in this interview.

After extreme floods put a third of Pakistan under water in 2022, architect Yasmeen Lari vowed to build one million flood-resilient homes. Her foundation reveals it is a third of the way towards that target.

Increasingly prevalent disasters mean collaboration and humility in architecture are more important than ever says Mehmet Kalyoncu, the architect coordinating efforts to rebuild following the Turkey-Syria earthquake.

We spotlight Pop Up, Danish studio Tredje Natur's bold proposal for cities to build floating car parks on top of flood-preventing reservoirs.

The world urgently needs architects and designers to start prioritising humanitarian projects, writes Cameron Sinclair.