International Recovery Platform

Asia-Pacific Resilient Recovery Dialogue

At the Asia Pacific Ministerial Conference on Disaster Risk Reduction (APMCDRR)
14 October 2024 | Manila, Philippines and Online

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24 -25 January 2024, Kobe, Japan

The International Recovery Forum 2024

Accelerating Progress with Building Back Better: Resilient Recovery in the Face of Rising Climate Risks

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Japan: White Paper on Disaster Management in Japan 2020

Documents and publications

Publications

1 September 2021

White Paper on Disaster Management in Japan 2021

The White Paper on Disaster Management in Japan 2021 provides an overview of current disaster management measures in Japan.

Analysis of workload required for removal of drifting pumice after a volcanic disaster as an aspect of a port business continuity plan

Documents and publications

Case Study

1 September 2021

Analysis of workload required for removal of drifting pumice after a volcanic disaster as an aspect of a port business continuity plan: A case study of Kagoshima Port, Japan

This report discusses how for most major ports in Japan, a business continuity plan (Port-BCP) has been developed to cope with potential functional disorder in port operations caused by natural disasters.

FEMA Preliminary Damage Assessment Guide

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PDNA Guidance

30 August 2021

FEMA Preliminary Damage Assessment Guide

The Preliminary Damage Assessment Guide (PDA Guide) is a standard framework for how emergency management officials conduct preliminary damage assessments (PDAs) following a disaster and was effective starting Oct. 1, 2021.