Community-based DRR

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

This report is a compilation of case studies and grapples with the crucial question of merging disaster management education into the broader agenda of education for sustainable development.

This report, Indonesia: Preliminary Notes on Reconstruction sets the groundwork by highlighting a range of possible responses based on existing domestic programs and borrowing from global best practices.

This study assesses the macro-economic and social effects of Hurricane Ivan on the performance of the Grenadian economy. The report undertakes a sector by sector analysis of the impact of Hurricane Ivan; an assessment of overall damages is then computed.