International Recovery Platform

This Joint Rapid Assessment presents preliminary cost estimates for loss and damage from the 2009 Earthquake in Bhutan. It estimates recovery costs and identifies priorities for early recovery, reconstruction and disaster risk reduction.

This document reports on a workshop which purpose was to assess the strength and weakness of current initiatives for earthquake risk assessment, mitigation, response and recovery in South Asian region. It looks forward to help developing a roadmap for

This book addresses sustainable planning and construction after natural events such as earthquakes, floods, hurricanes, etc. and asserts it is yet possible, in theory and in practice, to construct in a way that provides a sustainable environment and