International Recovery Platform

This guideline supports World Bank Task Team Leaders (TTLs) with the design and execution of assessments to determine disaster impacts and post-disaster needs for recovery, reconstruction and disaster risk reduction.

This document mainstreams the methodology for disaster damage and loss assessment (DaLA), providing material for training programs to build capacity for damage and loss assessments at national, regional and local levels as well as for critical sectors.

The report addresses the vulnerabilities of San Francisco's transportation infrastructure and outlines strategies for rebuilding and ensuring resilience after a major earthquake, emphasizing the importance of redundancy and coordinated disaster planning