This paper looks at how community-based recovery initiatives in Turkey following the 1999 earthquakes have transformed into initiatives around larger issues of building resilience and risk reduction. It examines the nature of their relationships with the
This guidance note is intended to provide action-oriented guidance to government officials facing post-disaster recovery challenges related to the transport sector.
World Bank, the
International Recovery Platform
Global Facility for Disaster Reduction and Recovery, the (GFDRR)
This case study explores how Japan developed guidelines for local governments to plan and implement assessment and retrofitting projects, and established a national subsidy programme for school assessments and retrofits.
World Bank, the
Global Facility for Disaster Reduction and Recovery, the (GFDRR)
Global Alliance for Disaster Risk Reduction and Resilience in the Education Sector (GADRRRES)
This document details Uzbekistan's efforts to retrofit or rebuild over 8,500 seismically unsafe school buildings. The initiative aimed to enhance earthquake resilience in schools with assessments, structural interventions, and interagency cooperation.
Global Alliance for Disaster Risk Reduction and Resilience in the Education Sector (GADRRRES)
This document provides examples of the wide range of housing types being constructed across the 32 districts affected by the April 2015 Gorkha earthquake.
The core objective of the project to engage diverse stakeholder groups to share knowledge, address information needs and drive action to advance flood resiliency in Canada in the face of changing climate and extreme weather.
The White Paper on Disaster Management in Japan 2017 provides an overview of current disaster management measures in Japan, including recent progress on disaster measures and policy initiatives with a particular focus on those implemented in FY2016.
The White Paper on Disaster Management in Japan 2016 provides an update on the status of disaster management measures in Japan, with a particular focus on those implemented in FY2015
In this article, the inverse care law is outlined, its application to medical treatment following disasters considered and an explanation of the inverse response law provided.
