International Recovery Platform

This report is the second in a series examining the recovery efforts in Nepal following the 2015 earthquakes. It examines the impacts of delays and unrest, with many still living in temporary shelters and facing challenges in rebuilding livelihoods.

This paper proposes a framework for ex ante evaluation of sovereign disaster risk finance instruments available to governments for funding disaster losses. The framework can be used by governments to help choose between different financial instruments, or

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.