The objective of the assessment was to highlight on the one hand the damage and losses caused by the drought in Djibouti but also and above all to identify the needs to deal with the consequences and find an environment close to the condition before 2008.
Djibouti - governmentGlobal Facility for Disaster Reduction and Recovery, the (GFDRR)European UnionWorld Bank, the
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 - governmentUnited Nations Development Programme (UNDP)Global Facility for Disaster Reduction and Recovery, the (GFDRR)
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 - governmentGlobal Facility for Disaster Reduction and Recovery, the (GFDRR)Asian Development Bank (ADB)United Nations - Headquarters
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
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
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.
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.
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)
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
This document asserts that there is an increasing evidence that climate change has an impact on natural disasters, such as flooding, and on agricultural production, both of which have implications for gender issues. It briefly reviews issues related to