This information paper gives a brief description of ongoing USAID/OFDA disaster risk reduction (DRR) programmes active in fiscal year 2009, grouped according to the Hyogo Framework for Action (HFA) priority that the respective programme promotes. It
United States Agency for International Development (USAID)
This report tracks, monitors and evaluates achievements against OCHA’s planned activities in preparing for and responding to emergencies. It reports on progress in OCHA’s mission of mobilizing and coordinating effective and principled humanitarian action
United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs
This guideline supports World Bank Task Team Leaders (TTLs) with the design and execution of assessments to determine disaster impacts and post-disaster needs for recovery, reconstruction and disaster risk reduction.
World Bank, the
Global Facility for Disaster Reduction and Recovery, the (GFDRR)
This document mainstreams the methodology for disaster damage and loss assessment (DaLA), providing material for training programs to build capacity for damage and loss assessments at national, regional and local levels as well as for critical sectors.
World Bank, the
Global Facility for Disaster Reduction and Recovery, the (GFDRR)
The report addresses the vulnerabilities of San Francisco's transportation infrastructure and outlines strategies for rebuilding and ensuring resilience after a major earthquake, emphasizing the importance of redundancy and coordinated disaster planning
San Francisco Bay Area Planning and Urban Research Association
This document presents key findings from consultations with the children and youth undertook to hear their ideas and priorities for the country’s reconstruction as they are among the most vulnerable groups affected by the disaster.
This briefing paper provides an overview of the disasters and climate change theme and summaries of the presentations made at a seminar bringing together academics, practitioners and policy-makers to explore how thinking on climate
This guide provides a set of local economy recovery guidelines that are designed to stimulate employment creation and facilitate reintegration in post-conflict societies.
The priorities of the Post-Earthquake Action Plan are to cope immediately with the emergency, restart economic, governmental and social activities, reduce the vulnerabilities of the country and once again put Haiti on the path of development.