This document presents the three-year Andhra Pradesh Relief to Development (APR2D) project which aimed to improve the capacity of target communities to better manage in times of disaster. This project took place in the immediate aftermath of the tsunami
This standard provides guidelines on the provision of information and communications technology disaster recovery (ICT DR) services as part of business continuity management, applicable to both “in-house” and “outsourced” ICT DR service providers of
The author presents the results of a study on the adjustment of two ethnic groups to the post-disaster resettlement program after the 1991 Mt Pinatubo volcano eruption in the Philippines.
This report deals with issues of long-term recovery from 'natural' disasters and identifies and explores the nature of the perceived gap - in funding, management and delivery – between the initial humanitarian relief phase following major disasters, and
This document explains that "disaster and conflict" is one of the six priority areas of work UNEP has identified. Through the Disasters and Conflicts programme, UNEP provides four core services to Member States: post-crisis environmental assessments, post
In this report, OCHA reaffirms its engagement to continue to work closely with its partners in 2009 in continuing to strengthen the humanitarian system, not only in relation to response but also prevention and preparedness.
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