This guide highlights key disability concerns to officials and experts responsible for emergency planning in their communities. It seeks to assist them in developing plans that will take into account the needs and insights of people with disabilities
IRP Herald Volume 5 is the knowledge report for the Second World Reconstruction Conference (WRC 2) as well as the ASEAN High-Level Conference on Assistance for the Recovery of Yolanda-Affected Areas (ARYA).
An official document formally adopted by UN Member States as the outcome of the Third International Conference on Small Island Developing States, in which countries recognize the need to support and invest in these nations so they can achieve sustainable
United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs
This study analyses the post-disaster recovery planning policy following the eruption of Mount Merapi in 2010 in Indonesia and the extent to which it has been facilitating the socio-economic recovery efforts of communities in an effective, efficient and sustainable way in order to reduce the socio-economic vulnerabilities that exist. The study uses a qualitative analysis of in-depth interviews of vulnerable groups that may be affected by the disaster and the actors involved in the recovery process.
This guide lays out processes and good practices for developing disaster recovery frameworks to assist governments in detailed recovery planning at the inter-sectoral and programmatic levels.
Global Facility for Disaster Reduction and Recovery, the (GFDRR)World Bank, the
This report provides an overview and four key insights into the storm surge-induced flooding that took place as a consequence of the large storm known as ’Xaver‘ in the United Kingdom on December 5 and 6, 2013. It contains detailed analysis on a number of
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This issue deals with the various aspects of disaster management. It contains articles that expound upon the various measures to manage the risk of natural hazards and reduce underlying vulnerabilities
The preparation of this Regional Progress Report has been undertaken within the framework of the biennial 2011-2013 Hyogo Framework for Action (HFA) Monitoring and Progress Review process, facilitated by UNISDR and the ISDR partnership.
The objective of this study is to determine whether the assessments carried out by the United Nations Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) on the impact of disasters over the past decade have been accurately captured.
Caribbean Catastrophe Risk Insurance Facility, theEconomic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean
A presente Lei estabelece o regime jurídico da gestão das calamidades, compreendendo a prevenção, mitigação dos efeitos destruidores das calamidades, desenvolvimento de acções de socorro e assistência, bem como as acções de reconstrução e