All Recovery Resources

In the context of flood insurance in the United States of America, the authors propose that property owners should agree in advance not to rebuild following floods that cause substantial damage and, instead, to accept a government buyout of their property

This report identifies lessons from six countries that have faced significant disaster recovery challenges and employed different management approaches: China, New Zealand, Japan, India, Indonesia, and the United States.

This policy brief seeks to examine the case of Fukushima evacuees, with a special focus on the question of return, and attempts to make policy recommendations specifically tailored for the nuclear displacement. It explores ways in which genuine durable solutions can be found for their case in line with international protection guidelines for Internal Displacement Persons (IDPs).

In the aftermath of Typhoon Haiyan in 2013, a majority of the designated evacuation centers (mostly in the form of school buildings or public gymnasiums) were severely damaged. In the drive to build back better and safer, the Philippine Disaster

Working in a post‐ disaster scenario in the Province of Leyte, the Philippine Disaster Resilience Foundation (PDRF) designed an early recovery program with national government agencies, local government units, and international NGOs. This program is

AECOM (provider of services for infrastructure projects) was engaged by the Tasmanian Department of Premier and Cabinet Climate Change Office (TCCO) to develop a suite of online and printable resources to help Tasmanian businesses across a range of

This publication describes recent national disaster mechanism experiences in the housing sector that best reflects the situation in Malaysia and that are in line with international practice. The objective of the papers is to know how to better support

This paper seeks to inform policy changes that can be considered in the post 2015 framework for disaster risk reduction, drawing lessons from the Christchurch earthquake in New Zealand and the Great Eastern Japan earthquake and tsunami in 2011. Both events offer the opportunity for researchers and practitioners to review current practice in disasters response and information sharing.

In the context of housing reconstruction in the Philippines in the aftermath of tropical storm Washi, this research explores how to effectively manage resettlement projects.

The paper examines:

• the coordination mechanisms;
• the criteria for decision

This publication presents the Yonmenkaigi System Method, a participatory method for creating collaborative action plans for community building to improve disaster restoration. The method comprises four stages:

• clarifying the main theme by SWOT analysis