All Recovery Resources

The Government of Madagascar undertook a comprehensive damage and loss and needs assessment to ascertain the extent of the damages caused by the three consecutive cyclones in 2008, and to define a comprehensive and feasible recovery plan.

This Needs Assessment guides the design and investment prioritization of the proposed Kosi Flood Recovery project. It provides a damage overview in key sectors to identify priority interventions and progress made.

Este manual se ha realizado, por lo tanto, con el propósito de que sirva como una guía técnica idónea en donde se presentan alternativas de intervención o rehabilitación sísmica para disminuir la vulnerabilidad de las edificaciones existentes de adobe y

This volunteer manual has been written to answer basic questions about volunteering during times of disaster and natural calamity. Its purpose is to give volunteers a basic orientation of their role in emergency response and make them feel confident to

A report from the workshop: 17-22 August 2008, Tamil Nadu, India

Post tsunami initiatives across South Asia have taken a long journey from recovery to development, and are now focusing on Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR). Initiatives and responses from

This document gives an overview of FAO’s work with regard to natural and human-induced disasters in the fisheries and aquaculture sectors, together with the lessons learned and experience gained on how to improve disaster response, preparedness, and

Training Book, published in an abstract version for the training of the volunteers of the cyclone preparedness program in preparedness activities. It covers subjects like analysis capacity and vulnerability, introduction to cyclones, warning signals and

This Book has been designed in response to the needs identified by senior education officials in the earthquake-affected areas of NWFP and AJK, Pakistan. This guide is organised around two books: the Trainer's Notes consisting of session plans for the course facilitator, a list of materials required for the implementation of the workshop, and activities to be defined and reviewed with the participants around the management of recovery and reconstruction; and the 'take-home' Workbook for the participants in the course. (UNESCO)

Published as Humanitarian Practice Network Paper Number 57, December, 2006.
This paper presents the case for education as an essential humanitarian intervention, and the INEE Minimum standards as a tool for quality and accountability within those

These guidelines are oriented to the needs of the decision-makers and provide a description of the range of mitigation options that need to be considered when making efforts to reduce losses from flooding. They are designed to introduce the reader to