This report evaluates local and federal plans for strengthening community resiliency post-Sandy and offers guidance on post-disaster rebuilding and building in anticipation of future disasters in a way that helps preserve the environment, boost economic prosperity, and foster a high quality of life. It contains a comprehensive, practical set of 23 recommendations focused on four areas: (i) land use and development; (ii) infrastructure, technology and capacity; (iii) finance, investment and insurance; and (iv) leadership and governance.
This paper seeks to contribute to the analytical base around build back better through an examination of its application in three disaster responses, the Indian Ocean tsunami in Aceh, Cyclone Nargis in Myanmar and the earthquake in Haiti.
This paper reviews the causes of the "positive but limited impact" of the Hyogo Framework for Action 2005-2015 (HFA), as per BOND Disaster Risk Reduction Working Group, namely: its duration, lack of “ownership” outside the humanitarian sector, the lack of
This paper challenges the world to remember the Philippines long after the TV cameras have gone. It provides a snapshot of the humanitarian response’s initial successes and struggles.
The Plan prepared by the National Emergency Commission and the Dominican Civil Defense has its origin in Law 147-02 and the National Risk Management Plan and the National Plan for the Reduction of Seismic Risk.
Southasiadisasters.net issue no. 100, November 2013:
This 100th issue takes stock of a wide variety of issues from the field of disaster risk reduction. It contains articles covering emerging issues such as the rebuilding process in Uttrakhand, building
This paper builds on the hypothesis that a successful post-2015 framework for disaster risk reduction (DRR) needs to better address underlying risk factors over a long timeframe and engage directly more pertinent actors such as local government leaders and the private sector. The paper explores the possible priority issues (the "substance") that should be highlighted in the post-2015 framework for DRR, setting the parameters for who (the "actors") and how (the "form") the substance should be included and the actors engaged.
United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR)
This article summarizes the deliberations and presentations held at the Global South-South Development (GSSD) Expo 2013 and the AIDMI partnership forum focusing on South-South Cooperation at the local level in two areas: (i) scaling up the South-South
This article takes stock of the major challenges that lie ahead in rebuilding a more resilient Uttarakhand after the June 2013 floods. It raises important albeit inconvenient questions about how to make the best possible use of the help available and
