This study examines the economic and social consequences of the 17 August 1999 earthquake, known as the Izmit earthquake, which affected a third of Turkey's total population and caused substantial human and material losses.
United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR)
Con este instrumento de metodología la comisión ordena el proceso destinado a atender las emergencias que son objeto de declaratoria de emergencia nacional por parte del Poder Ejecutivo. La metodología sigue las directrices normativas y los procesos de
This guide covers psychological first aid (PFA) which involves humane, supportive and practical help to fellow human beings suffering serious crisis events. It is built around three principles - look, listen and link - which are led by a section
This study examines vegetation succession and soil physico-chemical properties in the upper reaches of the O'Donell River, which have been affected by the seasonal lahar since the 1991 eruption of Mt. Pinatubo, central Luzon, the Philippines.
This publication describes the core activities of the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC) and the State Secretariat for Economic Affairs (SECO), including the active role played in reconstruction efforts as well as in disaster risk
Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation, Federal Department of Foreign Affairs
La ley núm. 20.444 que crea el fondo nacional de la reconstrucción y establece mecanismos de incentivo tributario a las donaciones efectuadas en caso de catástrofe, dicho fondo está destinado a financiar la construcción, reconstrucción, reposición
The policy covers the broad subjects of vulnerability assessment, mitigation, preparedness, response and recovery, which constitute “comprehensive disaster management”.
Disaster risk management in East Asia and the Pacific, working paper series no. 24:
This note explores some of the underlying issues that are linked to gender and vulnerability to natural disasters and offers examples of how to address some of these
World Bank, theGlobal Facility for Disaster Reduction and Recovery, the (GFDRR)
This informal discussion paper provides an overview of the three sub-topics on disaster laws proposed for the 31st International Conference of the Red Cross and Red Crescent (International Conference), to be convened in Geneva, from 28 November to 1
International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC)