This publication critically examines urban policies and projects from the perspective of climate change adaptation and disaster risk reduction, urban resiliency, inclusive cities, and the impacts of the informal economy.
United States Agency for International Development (USAID)Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars, the
Southasiadisasters.net issue no. 126, February 2015:
This issue focuses on the theme of Managing Risk and Building Resilience in Humanitarian Action in India. This issue's contents includes: (i) Community Based Disaster Management of WOTR; (ii) Role of
This World Bank brochure, published ahead of the Third UN World Disaster Risk Reduction Conference, presents an overview of global DRR policy development and the World Bank's strategy in the field. In the brochure the case is made for increased investment
World Bank, theGlobal Facility for Disaster Reduction and Recovery, the (GFDRR)
This report addresses the subject of nuclear disasters. It elaborates on the Fukushima Nuclear Disaster intending to answer question such as: What have been the impacts of the Fukushima nuclear disaster?; What is the current condition of the victims of
This Rapid Damage and Impact Assessment was prepared following the devastating impacts of Tropical Storm Erika on August 27, 2015, to provide the Dominican government with a quantitative basis to design and build a comprehensive recovery strategy.
Organization of the African, Caribbean and Pacific Group of StatesGlobal Facility for Disaster Reduction and Recovery, the (GFDRR)Dominica - government
This document outlines Japan's cooperation for disaster risk reduction (DRR) from 2015 to 2018, through a triple approach combining: (i) non-material assistance, such as human resource development and institutional development, (ii) material assistance
IRP Herald Volume 10 is the knowledge report for the Preparatory Meeting for Resilience Conference on Earthquake, and the ASEM Manila Conference on Disaster Risk Reduction and Management.
This booklet is a collection of lessons learned by Iwate Prefecture in light of the Great East Japan Earthquake of 2011, as well as proposals for disaster risk reduction alongside case studies of the reconstruction in Iwate Prefecture, which experienced great losses of lives and property from the earthquake and the massive tsunami and aftershocks that followed.
This white paper considers preparation for and recovery from major electricity outages, with a focus on customer-side measures. It examines how disaster preparedness and post-disaster recovery may benefit from standards and the design of plans for coordinated activity.