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Quantifying the influence of coastal flood hazards on building habitability following Hurricane Irma thumbnail
Documents and publications

This study develops habitability functions to quantify the relationship between hydrodynamic hazards and the probability of buildings becoming uninhabitable following Hurricane Irma.

European Geosciences Union
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Documents and publications

This review shows that Nature-based Solutions (NbS) are often more labor intensive than other potential investment options, thus providing significant potential for job creation.

PLOS Climate
The Environmental Consequences of the War against Ukraine. Preliminary Twelve-Month Assessment
Documents and publications
Publications

This report contributes to response and recovery planning in Ukraine by providing a preliminary assessment of the environmental damage and risks caused between February 2022 and February 2023.

Conflict and Environment Observatory (CEOBS)
Zoï Environment Network
Solid Waste Management in Post-Disaster Situations
Documents and publications
Publications

This paper is an attempt to draw focus on the issue of managing solid waste in post-disaster situations in the context of India and to prepare conclusions, recommendations and way forward for managing wastes during and after the disasters.

National Institute of Disaster Management (India)
Environment Sector DRF Guide
Documents and publications
DRF Guidance

The DRF–Environment Guide is a companion to the main DRF Guide, with stepwise guidance on development of environmental recovery policy, team structure, stakeholders, etc. It walks through the process of establishing a comprehensive recovery framework.

United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)
Civer_Kerala State Biodiversity Board
Documents and publications
Publications

The objective of the process was to undertake a rapid assessment of the damages to ecosystem and biodiversity after the floods/ landslides and to lay the foundation for a recovery and ecosystem based reconstruction process at local level.

Kerala State Biodiversity Board
WRC5 Knowledge Report
Documents and publications
Publications

This knowledge report highlights the key lessons and recommendations emerging from the discussions during the 15 sessions of the 5th World Reconstruction Conference.

United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR)
United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)
Global Facility for Disaster Reduction and Recovery, the (GFDRR)
World Bank, the
International Recovery Platform
COVID-19 Response and Recovery Guidelines ASEAN
Policies and plans
Disaster Recovery Guidance
Policy type
Regional policies and plans

The Guidelines were designed to support ASEAN Member States in establishing their regional and national transport connectivity recovery plans with a focus on resilience and sustainability.

Association of South East Asian Nations (ASEAN)
Bushfire Recovery for Wildlife and Habitat
Documents and publications

This infographic shows the overview of the Australian Government's efforts including impacts, funding and action, to support the recovery of its native wildlife and their habitats from the devastating Black Summer bushfires of 2019-20.

Australia - government
Restoring habitat for fire-impacted species’ across degraded Australian landscapes
Documents and publications

This paper presents the findings of the restoration efforts to help species affected by the 2019-20 bushfires recovery and persist in burnt and unburnt habitat with approach highlighting the scale, costs, and benefits of targeted restoration activities.