This study proposed a new approach for rapidly estimating post-earthquake building loss with reasonable accuracy. Rapid estimation of post-earthquake building damage and loss is very important in urgent response efforts.
This study proposes an analytical framework for urban disaster recovery and resilience based on social media data that can analyze short-term disaster recovery and assess disaster resilience from the perspectives of infrastructure.
This article reports on a decade of research undertaken by the author on the role of schools in disaster response and recovery across four different disaster types in five countries in the Asia-Pacific region.
International Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction (Elsevier)
This study empirically analyzes the effectiveness of the Caribbean Catastrophe Risk Insurance Facility (CCRIF) regarding the reduction of short-term fiscal effects.
Economics of Disasters and Climate Change (Springer)
This brief is based on an evidence gap map of interventions that aim to strengthen resilience against shocks, stressors, and recurring crises in low-and middle-income countries. This map was commissioned by USAID’s Bureau for Resilience and Food Security.
The research reported in this paper outlines how contrasting and, in some cases, openly contested narratives can emerge in society around the nature and causes of the event, the impacts and needs of the affected population.
International Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction (Elsevier)
In this working paper, researchers propose creating a global fund to pool climate and other debt relief funds from the World Bank and International Monetary Fund (IMF) to cover insurance premiums for low-income countries.
International Institute for Environment and Development (IIED)
Through a systematic review of NAP documents and interviews with key informants, this report showcases the role of NAP processes in minimizing and addressing loss and damage.
This books draws on the Pakistan Earthquake Reconstruction and Recovery Project (PERRP) to explore the sociocultural side of post-disaster infrastructure reconstruction, and the successful use of anthropological and participatory approaches.