International Recovery Platform

This document uses the post-disaster data collected by the Statistical Department of Tonga to describe the characteristics of the affected population, nature and spatial concentration of the damage by the Cyclone Gita, and the aid required and received.

Based on a case study of the flood disaster of the river Danube in 2013, and particularly the Bavarian city of Deggendorf, this study investigates the role of social vulnerability in recovery projects and planning.

This issue of Southasiadisasters.net focuses on topics related to the recovery process in the Andaman and Nicobar islands, such as the importance of understanding the underlying factors of vulnerability, the role of international humanitarian agencies in