International Recovery Platform

In this report five disaster risk reduction and early recovery interventions from the Philippines, Vanuatu, and Vietnam were assessed to identify which elements are likely to facilitate recovery from disasters. The research investigated “off-the-radar communities” which in this research are broadly defined as communities that are geographically or politically far from the centers of political power. 

Typhoon Hagibis was the strongest typhoon to strike mainland Japan in decades, and one of the largest ever recorded by diameter. This report summarizes the key lessons from this typhoon with a hope that they will help other countries prepare.

IRP Herald Volume 30 is the knowledge report for the International Recovery Forum 2020: Building Back Better through Resilient Infrastructure.