International Recovery Platform

This report aims to extract lessons learned from the ILO’s Aceh Programme in response to the Indian Ocean tsunami on 26 December 2004, and propose good practices for future ILO crisis responses.

This report presents a preliminary assessment of the damage and losses caused by the May 2006 earthquake that struck Yogyakarta and Central Java.

The report explores New Orleans' complex recovery after Hurricane Katrina, highlighting the tension between rapid reconstruction and long-term betterment, and the potential for broader reforms to influence the city's future trajectory.