Cultural Heritage

This report presents the assessment of the damage, losses and human recovery needs resulting from the earthquakes in West Sumatra and Jambi.

This Joint Rapid Assessment presents preliminary cost estimates for loss and damage from the 2009 Earthquake in Bhutan. It estimates recovery costs and identifies priorities for early recovery, reconstruction and disaster risk reduction.

This report presents an estimation of the main effects of the disaster: the value of physical assets totally or partially destroyed; losses in economic flows from the absence of those assets; and the impact on economic development and social conditions.

This document represents a preliminary assessment of damages and losses in Indonesia due to the 2004 Indian Ocean Earthquake and Tsunami.

This handbook addresses three areas of concern for the museum administrator concerning the protection of historic buildings, monuments, and archaeological sites located in seismic areas.