I am pleased to announce, as Editor-in-Chief, the publication of the new issue of the International Journal of Disaster Risk Management — Vol. 8, No. 1, 2026, published by the Scientific-Professional Society for Disaster Risk Management, Belgrade, with the support of ProSafeNet.

https://internationaljournalofdisasterriskmanagement.com/index.php/Vol1/issue/view/19

This issue includes 26 peer-reviewed papers by authors affiliated with institutions from 18 countries, bringing together interdisciplinary research on disaster risk management, crisis communication, resilience, emergency governance, technological risks, flood risk, vulnerability, public health, artificial intelligence, logistics, and search and rescue.

Published papers: Leveraging Social Media and Mobile Technology for Disaster Communication in Nigeria; Tracing Forty Years of Research on the Bhopal Gas Tragedy; Beyond the Original BRIC Model; Terrorism and Destructive Cults as Sources of Societal Disruption; Disaster Recovery and Data Integrity in Odisha; Site Suitability of Evacuation Centers in Zamboanga City; Strategic Risks of AI-Enabled Automation; Regulating Emerging Technologies in Disaster Management; Volunteer-led emergency flood response in Bangladesh; Spatiotemporal Patterns of Cancer among Women in Central Serbia; Framework for Predicting Flood Risk Areas; Non-Structural Flood Risk Management Measures in Haor Areas; Operational Capabilities in Disaster Emergency Management; Livelihood Vulnerability and Adaptive Strategies of Farmers in Nepal; Mining Accident Severity Using Machine Learning Methods; Fire Protection of Religious Buildings in Serbia; Structural Vulnerability of Residential Buildings to Windstorm Hazard; Recurrent Urban Flooding in Nairobi City; Institutionalizing Disaster Risk Reduction in Fragile States; Policy, Risk and Innovation; Beyond the Floodwaters; Disaster Risk and Adaptation Strategies in Coastal Agriculture; Insurance as a Model for Protecting the Economic System from Natural Disasters; Local Disaster Governance in Coastal Bangladesh; Administrative Risks and Logistics Supply Challenges in Gaza Shelter Centers; Effects of Vegetation Density, Sensor Modality, and Search Strategy on Aerial Search and Rescue Performance.

I sincerely thank all authors, reviewers, Editorial Board members, and collaborators who contributed to this issue.