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Documents and publications

This catalogue is an overview of Habitat for Humanity's work, including its work in disaster risk reduction. It aims to provide an inspiring record of Habitat's disaster response and mitigation efforts and captures many of the valuable lessons learned.

Habitat for Humanity International
Documents and publications

This training of trainers’ module on disaster psychosocial care is a five–day module that focuses on providing the necessary and adequate knowledge and skills on the subject to persons working in the disaster management and related departments. After the

National Institute of Disaster Management (India)
St Vincent and the Grenadines
Documents and publications
PDNA - Post Disaster Needs Assessments

This report provides a rapid damage and loss assessment of the sectors affected by the intense flooding in December 2013– with a particular focus on infrastructure damage in order to inform the Government’s recovery, reconstruction and financial planning.

Saint Vincent and the Grenadines - government
Global Facility for Disaster Reduction and Recovery, the (GFDRR)
United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)
saint lucia pdna
Documents and publications
PDNA - Post Disaster Needs Assessments

This analysis provides an initial foundation for identifying and developing post-disaster recovery and reconstruction activities for Saint Lucia.

Saint Lucia - government
Global Facility for Disaster Reduction and Recovery, the (GFDRR)
United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)
Documents and publications

In French:

Ce rapport présente le bilan de l’action humanitaire en faveur des victimes du terrible séisme qui a dévasté Haïti et sa capitale 12 janvier 2010. Après trois ans d’actions sans relâche en Haïti, la Croix-Rouge française est convaincue qu’il

French Red Cross
Documents and publications

This book captures the measures undertaken and the systems established for disaster management in India. It also articulates the next steps required. It is intended to be used by disaster management practitioners to promote collaborative efforts to reduce

Ministry of Home Affairs (India)
Policies and plans
Policy type
Regional policies and plans

Investing in resilience - accelerating the implementation of the Hyogo Framework for Action in the Americas:

A declaration in which the participants of the Regional platform for disaster risk reduction in the Americas acknowledge the work being developed

United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction – Regional Office for the Americas and the Caribbean
Organization of American States
Chile - government
Documents and publications

This document is an outcome of the 2010 course "First aid to cultural heritage in time of conflict", which aimed to create a framework to secure cultural heritage in such times.

International Centre for the Study of the Preservation and Restoration of Cultural Property
Documents and publications

This publication reports on the discussions and outcomes from the Second India Disaster Management Congress organized by National Institute of Disaster Management (NIDM), India and held on 4-6 November, 2009 in New Delhi. The report presents a total of 26

National Institute of Disaster Management (India)
Documents and publications

This study documents IFRC’s response and recovery operation in the aftermath of the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami. Over 4.8 million people benefited from a wide range of Red Cross Red Crescent support that included reconstruction of physical infrastructure such as homes, schools and health facilities as well as long-term recovery and disaster risk reduction programming. It reflects the scale of what is recorded as the deadliest tsunami in history – one that swept through coastal areas of Indonesia, Sri Lanka, the Maldives, Thailand, and ten other Indian Ocean countries.

International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC)