Build Back Better

This paper focuses on the lessons emerging for recovery-related theory and practice deriving from the pandemic. Disasters are a primary influence in the global development landscape given their unequal impacts across society

This post-disaster needs assessment (PDNA) for Chitral, Pakistan, following the July 2023 floods, identifies the damages and needs of affected communities, and provides recommendations for rebuilding and enhancing Chitral's resilience to future disasters.

The Government of Canada Adaptation Action Plan (GOCAAP) is the policy and program framework that shows how the Government of Canada contributes to achieving the goals, objectives, and targets laid out in the National Adaptation Strategy (NAS).

This report takes stock of the implementation of the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction 2015-2030 in the Pacific at its midpoint and identifies key areas to focus on to advance the achievement of the Framework’s goal and targets by 2023.

This is the thematic review of local, Indigenous and traditional knowledge in disaster risk reduction in Pacific Island countries submitted to UNDRR to inform the Midterm Review of the Sendai Framework 2015-2030.

This is the thematic review of gender equality and social inclusion in disaster risk reduction in Pacific Island countries submitted to UNDRR to inform the Midterm Review of the Sendai Framework 2015-2030.

This is the thematic review of climate and disaster-resilient infrastructure in Pacific Island countries submitted to UNDRR to inform the Midterm Review of the Sendai Framework 2015-2030.

This report explores the role of the insurance market in responding to these complex issues. It is informed by a nationwide survey of people that have home insurance, homeowners and people who rent in communities affected by extreme weather events.

This study reviews trends in financing disaster risk reduction (DRR) in Asia and the Pacific since the adoption of the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction in 2015.

The study was conducted to understand farmers’ and fishers’ perspectives such as which climate risks farmers and fishers in Fiji are facing, their exposure to cyclones and drought; and what coping and adaptation measures they are taking.