Community-based DRR

The overall goal of ProVention is to reduce the risk and social, economic and environmental impacts of natural hazards on vulnerable populations in developing countries in order to alleviate poverty and contribute to sustainable development, in line with

This report includes a series of mitigation case studies that were integrated into the campaign, which demonstrate the viability of schools as safe community shelters.

This case study presents the Canadian Red Cross's housing reconstruction activities in Honduras and Nicaragua after 1998 hurricane Mitch.

The main purpose of this publication is to reflect in one document recovery assistance and services available to victims of a disaster incident.

This report is based on a habitat mapping study of the Chinnankudi village in Nagapattinam District, Tamil Nadu, South India. It was carried out by a team of architects, students, engineers and planners. The field visits, which included a series of

This book includes more than thirty recommendations for the hazards and disaster community.

This guide presents a community-centered framework for recovery and reconstruction after disasters and conflicts, advocating for the involvement of affected populations in a seamless transition from emergency response to sustainable recovery efforts.

Disasters by Design offers a way to view, study, and manage hazards in the United States that will help foster disaster-resilient communities, higher environmental quality, inter- and intragenerational equity, economic sustainability, and an improved

UNDP has been supporting various initiatives of the central and state Governments to strengthen the disaster management capacities for nearly a decade. UNDP proposes to accelerate capacity building in disaster reduction and recovery activities at the

For as long as they have existed, cities have been destroyed--sacked, shaken, burnt, bombed, flooded, starved, irradiated, and pillaged--in almost every case they have risen again. Rarely in modern times has a city not been rebuilt following destruction