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This brief is based on a Zurich Flood Resilience Alliance Post Event Review Capability (PERC) study analyzing the 2017 flooding in Houston following Hurricane Harvey. This document has been produced as summary pieces of key lessons learned regarding the

Global Disaster Preparedness Center (GDPC)
Documents and publications

Eight years after the start of the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear disaster and two years after the Japanese government lifted evacuation orders in areas of Namie and Iitate, radiation levels remain too high for the safe return of thousands of Japanese citizen

Greenpeace International
Documents and publications

This report summarizes the key findings of research done through a literature survey and field visits to Mabi between November 2018 and January 2019, after CWS Japan responded to a flood event in the town. It aims to study and understand important lessons

ACT Alliance
Church World Service
Documents and publications

This paper identifies lessons learnt from the response to Hurricanes Irma and Maria. The paper recommends to improve UNDP multi-country operational response in Small Islands Developing States (SIDS) contexts.

United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)
United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)
Documents and publications
DRF Guidance

This guide is based on the Guide to Developing Disaster Recovery Frameworks, which aims to support governments at the national level to assist with recovery planning and implementation.

European Commission
International Recovery Platform
Global Facility for Disaster Reduction and Recovery, the (GFDRR)
United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)
United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)
Documents and publications

Using the 2015 Gorkha Earthquake in Nepal as a case study, this paper explores Nepal’s history of disaster response and the important role that communities have played. In Nepal, community-based organizations (CBOs) are integral actors that support social, economic, and ecological well-being. CBOs enhance social capital (Acharya, 2015), and in Nepal have served as vital institutions in maintaining natural resources, reducing risk and responding to hazards.

Institute for Social and Environmental Transition - International (ISET)
Documents and publications

This Toolkit aims to serve as a resource to guide aging and disability networks in increasing their ability to plan for and respond to public health emergencies and disasters. For organizations already engaged in emergency planning, this Toolkit can help expand and improve their capabilities.

National Association of County and City Health Officials
TC Gita Emergency Preparedness and Response A Comprehensive Review and Lessons Learnt
Documents and publications
Reports and analysis

This review report is aimed to determine gaps, overlaps and successes within the cluster approach and leverage opportunities from lessons learned to enhance Tonga’s ability to respond effectively and minimise impacts in future events.

Tonkin + Taylor
Cover_Tata Institute of Social Sciences (TISS)
Documents and publications
Publications

This volume presents geospatial maps documenting gruel centres, animal camps, public distribution systems, and critical infrastructure in flood-affected panchayats of Kuttanad, Alappuzha, to support disaster response analysis.

Tata Institute of Social Sciences
Cover_Tata Institute of Social Sciences (TISS)
Documents and publications
Publications

This report analyses emergency food and relief supply chain mechanisms during the 2018 Kerala floods in Kuttanad, focusing on community-run gruel centres and last-mile logistics supporting flood-affected populations.

Tata Institute of Social Sciences