This report, written for the United Nations Development Programme in Nepal, empirically assesses the contemporary landscape of disability in Nepal, with a focus on the unique challenges faced by persons with disabilities (PwDs) in the wake of the earthquakes that devastated Nepal in April and May of 2015.
The spring 2016 issue of Liaison focuses on lessons from Nepal and other recent disasters. This issue features articles exploring lessons learned from the Nepal earthquake response, in the field of logistics, partnerships and civil-military cooperation
Center for Excellence in Disaster Management & Humanitarian Assistance (CFE-DMHA)
This publication offers reflections on post-disaster recovery, focusing on UNDP's role supporting recovery and building back better to enhance resilience against future disasters.
This act sets out a comprehensive legal framework for disaster risk management. It provides for the establishment of Tanzania Disaster Management Agency (TDMA), which is the national focal point for coordination of disaster risk reduction and management
The RAND Corporation has partnered with the Chinese Academy of Science and Technology for Development to explore the role of Chinese and U.S. nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) — specifically, voluntary associations, philanthropic organizations
Following extremely heavy rainfall in May 2014, Serbia experienced its most severe flooding in more than a century. In the aftermath, the government conducted a recovery needs assessment (RNA) with support from the Global Facility for Disaster Reduction
Global Facility for Disaster Reduction and Recovery, the (GFDRR)
This pedagogic document, prepared by the French Association for Earthquake Engineering, aims at applying these simple but efficient earthquake resistant principles to traditional houses in Nepalese high valley villages using available materials in these
Association Française du Génie Parasismique (AFPS)
