International Recovery Platform

This paper describes the experience, challenges, successes and lessons of the Tacloban city government as the city transitioned from the humanitarian response to the recovery and development phases following the disaster.

IRP Herald Volume 16 is the knowledge report for the orientation workshop on Pre-Disaster Recovery Planning facilitated by the IRP, the Crime and Disaster Prevention Exhibition, and the First National Conference on Promoting Disaster Risk Reduction.

This summary report aims to provide a knowledge base for policy and decision makers that will allow governments and sponsor organisations to understand the fundamental operations of weather, climate, and hydrological services (together constituting “hydromet” services) and consequently target effective funding, in particular to developing countries.