This publication is part of the Integrated Flood Management Tools Series (IFM) being compiled by the Associated Programme on Flood Management. This IFM Tool collects existing methodologies in the framework of the flood loss assessment.
World Meteorological Organization (WMO)Global Water PartnershipAssociated Programme on Flood Management
This issue of Southasiadisasters.net focuses on the most important theme of Global Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction held at Cancun, Maxico. Community Based Disaster Preparedness: Enabling Communities to Manage Risks '. It primarily focuses on how CBDP
This policy brief highlights financial capital as a key factor in building flood resilience. In particular, access to pre-event financial protection against flood-related disasters is a vital component. Solutions range from insurance and micro-insurance
International Institute for Applied Systems AnalysisInternational Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC)Practical ActionWharton Risk Management and Decision Processes CenterZurich Insurance Group Limited
This guideline is the product of literature reviews, discussions and contributions from diverse stakeholders, as well as UNDRR-nominated experts appointed specifically for the development of this guideline.
United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR)
The PDRP specifies priority recovery needs and financial requirements, embedded in nine key sectors and three cross-cutting areas. It is expected to ensure that recovery is resilient and supports the development agenda of the country.
Sri Lanka - governmentGlobal Facility for Disaster Reduction and Recovery, the (GFDRR)
This publication compiles a series of impact stories and best practices on livelihoods recovery, skills development and business development in the midst of continuous eruption of Mt. Sinabung in Karo District, North Sumatra, Indonesia, since 2010.
This compilation of case studies demonstrates the resilience of farmers’ communities in Sindh province who have braved the devastating floods of 2010 and rebuilt their lives.
These success stories of human struggle to ensure food security have come from
La presente publicación constituye una parte de la Guía 5 Evaluación y Rehabilitación de Estructuras, la cual a su vez es parte de los documentos producto del proyecto DIPECHO-NEC, "Fortalecimiento de capacidades institucionales y comunitarias a nivel
United Nations Development Program - EcuadorMinisterio de Desarrollo Urbano y Vivienda
This publication reports on a project that assessed current societal expectations of acceptable lifeline performance levels and restoration timeframes that are informed by the phases of response and recovery, distinguishing those that are hazard independent and those that are specific for seismic (including tsunami), wind (including hurricane and tornado), flood, snow/ice, and wildfire hazard events.