This manual has two broad aims: first, to promote the proper and dignified management of dead bodies, and second, to maximize their identification. Following disasters, implementing simple measures early on can significantly improve the opportunity for
World Health Organization (WHO)International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC)International Committee of the Red CrossPan American Health OrganizationPan American Health Organization
UNDP has been supporting various initiatives of the central and state Governments to strengthen the disaster management capacities for nearly a decade. UNDP proposes to accelerate capacity building in disaster reduction and recovery activities at the
United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)India - government
For as long as they have existed, cities have been destroyed--sacked, shaken, burnt, bombed, flooded, starved, irradiated, and pillaged--in almost every case they have risen again. Rarely in modern times has a city not been rebuilt following destruction
This report aims to extract lessons learned from the ILO’s Aceh Programme in response to the Indian Ocean tsunami on 26 December 2004, and propose good practices for future ILO crisis responses.
The report explores New Orleans' complex recovery after Hurricane Katrina, highlighting the tension between rapid reconstruction and long-term betterment, and the potential for broader reforms to influence the city's future trajectory.
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America
This report is a compilation of case studies and grapples with the crucial question of merging disaster management education into the broader agenda of education for sustainable development.
United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization - HeadquartersGraduate School of Global Environmental Studies, Kyoto University 地球環境学堂・地球環境学舎・三才学林
This report assesses damages on various aspects such as socio-economic impacts, agriculture, caused by 1991 eruption of Mount Pinatubo in the Philippines. This report also includes the response, recovery and reconstruction plans.