In the aftermath of Typhoon Haiyan in 2013, a majority of the designated evacuation centers (mostly in the form of school buildings or public gymnasiums) were severely damaged. In the drive to build back better and safer, the Philippine Disaster
United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR)Philippine Disaster Resilience Foundation
Working in a post‐ disaster scenario in the Province of Leyte, the Philippine Disaster Resilience Foundation (PDRF) designed an early recovery program with national government agencies, local government units, and international NGOs. This program is
United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR)Philippine Disaster Resilience Foundation
AECOM (provider of services for infrastructure projects) was engaged by the Tasmanian Department of Premier and Cabinet Climate Change Office (TCCO) to develop a suite of online and printable resources to help Tasmanian businesses across a range of
United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR)AECOM
This publication describes recent national disaster mechanism experiences in the housing sector that best reflects the situation in Malaysia and that are in line with international practice. The objective of the papers is to know how to better support
This paper seeks to inform policy changes that can be considered in the post 2015 framework for disaster risk reduction, drawing lessons from the Christchurch earthquake in New Zealand and the Great Eastern Japan earthquake and tsunami in 2011. Both events offer the opportunity for researchers and practitioners to review current practice in disasters response and information sharing.
World Bank, theUnited Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR)Kyoto UniversityResilient Organisations
In the context of housing reconstruction in the Philippines in the aftermath of tropical storm Washi, this research explores how to effectively manage resettlement projects.
This publication presents the Yonmenkaigi System Method, a participatory method for creating collaborative action plans for community building to improve disaster restoration. The method comprises four stages:
IRP Herald Volume 15 is the knowledge report for the Pre-Disaster Recovery Planning (PDRP) Orientation Workshop facilitated by the IRP at the Asian Institute of Management, as well as the Consultation of the Handbook on Build Back Better in Recovery.