The purpose of this report is to provide the findings of a rapid assessment which has been conducted in the immediate aftermath of the massive earthquakes that took place in Syria and Turkiye on Monday 6th February.
United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East
This report highlights the urgent need to rewire the current financial systems towards (a) de-risking current investments (b) integrating risk reduction into credit allocation and (c) redirecting financial flows towards risk reduction.
Economist Impact
United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR)
This brief explores how new satellite imagery technology can help predict the impact of tropical cyclones in climate vulnerable countries such as Fiji, analyze their potential compounding effects, and improve disaster risk management.
This study examines the results of an online survey of Fukushima residents on their impressions of the reconstruction process ten years after the 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake.
This report presents an integrated view of the way forward from the fires, including exploring why the 2019-20 fire season was so devastating, what new capabilities can be implemented and how Australia can best learn from its worst fire season on record.
This Palau disaster management reference handbook focuses on Palau's disaster management framework and disaster risk reduction strategies. It also provides an overview of the country's government, geography, demographics and social cultural practices.
Center for Excellence in Disaster Management & Humanitarian Assistance (CFE-DMHA)
This paper aims to understand the challenges arising in individual post-disaster recovery (PDR) phases and how they contribute to overall recovery progress, using the 2016 and 2017 floods and landslides in Sri Lanka as the case study.
International Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction (Elsevier)
This document serves as the Maui County Recovery Framework for the 2023 devastating fires and high winds impacting the Lahaina and Kula communities on August 7 and 8, 2023.
The Post-Disaster Needs Assessment (PDNA) report for Bangladesh's 2022 floods aims to assess the cost and impacts of the damage and loss resulting from the disaster.