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Lessons in Community Recovery
Documents and publications
Case Study

This report presents lessons learned from emergency support provided for long-term community recovery by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA).

Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)
2011 lesotho pdna
Documents and publications
PDNA - Post Disaster Needs Assessments

This PDNA examines the social and economic damage caused by a series of extreme weather events between December 2010 and February 2011 in Lesotho. A disaster recovery framework with guiding principles for reconstruction and DRR programs is included.

Lesotho - government
United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)
Global Facility for Disaster Reduction and Recovery, the (GFDRR)
2011 pakistan floods pdna
Documents and publications
PDNA - Post Disaster Needs Assessments

This Damage and Needs Assessment provides a summary of the damage caused by the 2011 flood in Pakistan and what is necessary for recovery in each sector, including housing, education, and infrastructure.

Pakistan - government
Global Facility for Disaster Reduction and Recovery, the (GFDRR)
Asian Development Bank (ADB)
United Nations - Headquarters
Documents and publications

Improving disaster preparedness and response capacity with a particular focus on the employment and social dimensions of relief and reconstruction is one of the conclusions adopted at the 15th Asia and the Pacific Regional Meeting. This document presents

International Labour Organization (ILO)
Cover_岩手県野田村
Documents and publications
DRF - Disaster Recovery Frameworks

「野田村東日本大震災津波復興計画」は、岩手県九戸郡野田村 が東日本大震災津波を乗り越えて力強く復興するための設計図として、復興に向けての基本理念 や基本方針、さらには、具体的に取り組む施策や事業、工程表等を明らかにするものである。

野田村 (岩手県) Noda Village
Documents and publications

This document questions how much less the cost of rehabilitating water and sanitation systems might have been if public investment projects and management of urban utilities (companies in charge of the water and sanitation provision), had incorporated

World Bank, the
Miyagi Prefecture Earthquake Disaster Recovery Plan
Documents and publications

This is a summary of the disaster recovery plan developed by Miyagi prefecture as a result of the March 11, 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake that struck and caused catastrophic damage.

宮城県 Miyagi Prefectural Government
Documents and publications

This document provides a sensible set of guidelines for deciding what should be rebuilt and where. It states that a concept of "disaster reduction" will be paramount in reconstruction. Based on this concept, preparations for disaster must be made from the perspectives of prioritizing efforts to ensure that even if disaster strikes it will not result in the loss of human life, and also working to minimize economic damage as much as possible. It further asserts that Japan should also engage in thorough disaster prevention education founded on the fundamental concept of "escape" and develop hazard maps.

Japan - government
Documents and publications

This report analyses how target communities in Myanmar were able to recover from the Cyclone Nargis and become more resilient towards future hazards. There are seven aspects that are evaluated to assess the overall effectiveness of the Cyclone Nargis

International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC)
Documents and publications

This report is in part a catalog of how different natural catastrophes have affected the world, but more importantly, it’s a platform for recognizing common themes and ultimately, a framework to understand how resilience can be improved in communities

Weather Predict Consulting Inc.