Thailand was among the countries worst hit by the Asian tsunami of 26 December 2004. Nevertheless, after nineteen months, Thailand has today largely recovered. The local population who lost most or all of their belongings in the tsunami, are now well on
The Action Plan focuses on aiding the human recovery in the tourism industry in five key areas - marketing and communication, community relief, professional training of the tourism workforce, re-development and repositioning of the tourism product with greater emphasis on sustainability and risk management - a framework for assistance within which WTO would contribute to tourism recovery.
The report documents the efforts taken by the Thai Government, public, private sector and civil society in responding to the disaster. Unlike the other affected countries, Thailand did not formally appeal for international support, and the Government led
The overall objective of the regional programme (OSRO/GLO/502/FIN) of which the Maldives is a component is to help restore the livelihoods of the people in the tsunami-affected areas and to contribute to their improved and more secure futures through forest rehabilitation and reforestation.
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations - Headquarters
This document is a summary by country of Care's recovery progress achieved in partnership with tsunami-struck communities in the 10 months following the disaster and and future plans.
Global facility for disaster reduction and recovery: annual report 2007.
There are two ways to ensure a healthy future for countries and communities that are highly vulnerable to disasters: help them reduce the risks before disaster strikes and, when it
United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR)Global Facility for Disaster Reduction and Recovery, the (GFDRR)World Bank, the
This note is part of a broader effort to provide reliable post-disaster financial information and analysis. In particular, it reports on international experience with the financial database systems, but with a particular focus on the post-tsunami DAD, as
Global Facility for Disaster Reduction and Recovery, the (GFDRR)World Bank, the
This briefing paper provides a synthesis of and introduction to key lessons from evaluations of relief and recovery/humanitarian response to flooding in the last 20 years from Africa, Asia and the Americas. The paper is intended for people working in
ProVention ConsortiumActive Learning Network for Accountability and Performance
The aim of the assessment is to identify priority areas to support the Government of Bangladesh in cyclone recovery efforts as well as to design a disaster management strategy.
Bangladesh - governmentWorld Bank, theEuropean CommissionInternational Labour OrganizationInternational Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC)Asian Development Bank (ADB)United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)Japan Bank For International CooperationJapan International Cooperation AgencyIslamic Development BankFood and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations - HeadquartersWorld Food ProgrammeWorld Health Organization (WHO)Department for International DevelopmentUnited States Agency for International Development (USAID)United Nations Children's Fund (Global Headquarters, New York)
Three years into the reconstruction effort, with vast amounts of aid having been spent, this reports aims to shed some light on questions regarding the ability of the early relief and reconstruction effort to alleviate poverty in Aceh. This report aims to offer the provincial government in Aceh and the reconstruction agency (BRR) a clearer picture of poverty in the post-conflict and tsunami environment in order to allow them to better design policies and programs to alleviate poverty in the province.