This study evaluates the impact of “group subsidies,” a policy intervention to repair and reinstall damaged capital goods and facilities of small and medium-sized enterprises after the Great East Japan earthquake.
A Monitoring and Evaluation Framework (the Framework) is needed to ensure that disaster recovery programs can be evaluated for their effectiveness. By improving the quality of disaster recovery evaluations, governments will be able to improve subsequent
This report for the Bushfire and Natural Hazards CRC reviews Australian and international literature on the long term recovery of communities that have been impacted by natural hazards. Previous reviews have considered the immediate, short and medium term
Bushfire and Natural Hazards Cooperative Research Centre
The Great East Japan Earthquake and Tsunami catastrophically struck the eastern part of Japan on March 11, 2011. Fire and Disaster Management Agency reported that the number of deaths was 19,667 and the number of missing persons was 2566 as of September 7
The purpose of the North Carolina Disaster Recovery Framework (NCDRF) is to offer direction to the North Carolina Disaster Recovery Task Force in its mission to address the unmet needs of communities affected by a disaster.
The aim of this paper is (1) to explain the transition of the residential status (i.e., type of places or houses in which affected households stay) after the disaster event and (2) to reveal the factors affecting the housing decisions.
This case study explores how Japan developed guidelines to plan and implement assessment and retrofitting projects, and established a national subsidy programme, in order to strengthen all high school buildings to resist earthquakes.
Global Alliance for Disaster Risk Reduction and Resilience in the Education SectorWorld Bank, theGlobal Facility for Disaster Reduction and Recovery, the (GFDRR)Japan - governmentSave the Children International
This Guidance Note provides action-oriented guidance for government officials and decision-makers with responsibility for post-disaster recovery and reconstruction and will enable the development of disability-inclusive planning and programming.
World Bank, theGlobal Facility for Disaster Reduction and Recovery, the (GFDRR)
This Guidance Note provides action-oriented guidance to local and national government officials, key decision-makers and other stakeholders on ways to encourage, enable and facilitate successful private sector participation in post-disaster recovery.
World Bank, theGlobal Facility for Disaster Reduction and Recovery, the (GFDRR)
This note highlights the critical contribution that social protection can make to a broader disaster recovery effort by providing assistance directly to disaster-affected households.
World Bank, theGlobal Facility for Disaster Reduction and Recovery, the (GFDRR)