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Documents and publications
Case Study

This report, from a consortium of experienced international and Filipino actors, highlights the strengths and weaknesses of the response to the Sendong disaster and the recovery process. I

Norwegian Refugee Council
Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre (IDMC)
Documents and publications
PDNA - Post Disaster Needs Assessments

This PDNA presents the findings of the Post-Disaster Needs Assessment (PDNA) conducted in Nigeria following the floods in 2012, from a comprehensive assessment of economic and social impacts, and recommendations for recovery and long-term resilience.

World Bank, the
Global Facility for Disaster Reduction and Recovery, the (GFDRR)
Nigeria - government
United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)
Documents and publications
PDNA - Post Disaster Needs Assessments

This report provides a detailed breakdown of economic losses and damage caused by severe flooding and landslides in the Seychelles, and the nearby islands of Praslin and La Digue, after heavy rains resulting from tropical cyclone Felleng on January 2013.

World Bank, the
Global Facility for Disaster Reduction and Recovery, the (GFDRR)
Seychelles - government
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 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 evaluation study assesses ADB’s response to natural disasters and disaster risks, and explores ways to improve ADB operations in these areas. It distinguishes between two broad categories of disaster-related operations—those in disaster prevention

Asian Development Bank (ADB)
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)
Documents and publications

The preparation of this National Progress Report has been undertaken within the framework of the biennial 2011-13 HFA Monitoring and Progress Review process, facilitated by UNISDR and ISDR System partners.

National Disaster Management Centre (Maldives)
Documents and publications

The preparation of this National Progress Report has been undertaken within the framework of the biennial 2011-13 HFA Monitoring and Progress Review process, facilitated by UNISDR and ISDR System partners.

National Security Council