International Recovery Platform

International Recovery Forum 2025

Achieving Resilient Recovery in a Changing World:
Reflecting on 30 Years Since the Great Hanshin-Awaji Earthquake
28 January 2025 | Kobe, Japan and Online

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24 -25 January 2024, Kobe, Japan

The International Recovery Forum 2024

Accelerating Progress with Building Back Better: Resilient Recovery in the Face of Rising Climate Risks

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Cover_WB, Ukraine government, European Commission, GFDRR, United Nations

Documents and publications

PDNA - Post Disaster Needs Assessments

25 February 2025

Ukraine - Fourth Rapid Damage and Needs Assessment (RDNA4): February 2022 - December 2024

This is the Fourth Ukraine Rapid Damage and Needs Assessment (RDNA4), covering the period between February 24, 2022, and December 31, 2024.

World Bank, the

Ukraine - government

European Commission

Global Facility for Disaster Reduction and Recovery, the (GFDRR)

United Nations - Headquarters

Documents and publications

18 February 2025

Changes in long-term life expectancy and years of life lost following the Great East Japan Earthquake in Fukushima Prefecture

This study aims to analyze changes in life expectancy and years of life lost in Fukushima Prefecture after the Great East Japan Earthquake, showing that implementation of effective measures and policies in the region contributed to a successful recovery.

Nature Scientific Reports

Documents and publications

12 February 2025

Flood direct damage assessment due to Typhoon Ulysses by satellite images

This paper presents a method for rapid evaluation of direct flood damage using Google Earth Engine (GEE) for swift action in flood-related disaster response, recovery, and reconstruction.

International Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction (Elsevier)