This report examines how the Queensland Disaster Management System prepared for, responded to and provided early relief and recovery to those impacted by Cyclone Debbie, which affected much of the state in Australia in early 2017. It aims to identify good
Office of the Inspector-General Emergency Management, the
Recovery efforts defined within the NDRF are guided by a central vision and goal. An initial vision and goal were determined following the 2015 floods; these have been updated in response to the 2015/16 drought.
This report assesses the scale of damage of the 2016 floods in Vietnam and lays the groundwork for effective recovery and reconstruction efforts in the five priority provinces of Ha Tinh, Quang Ngai, Binh Dinh, Phu Yen and Ninh Thuan.
Global Facility for Disaster Reduction and Recovery, the (GFDRR)
This report documents the humanitarian challenges encountered by internally displaced persons (IDPs) in Somalia, in the context of drought and ongoing conflict in the country. It outlines problems such as food insecurity and undernutrition, the lack of
This book offers recommendations and guidance to enhance the disaster resilience of the academic biomedical research community in the United States of America, with a special focus on the potential actions researchers, academic research institutions, and
National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine, The
This report summarises the proceedings at the 3rd Global Summit of Research Institutes for Disaster Risk Reduction, including the evaluation of the current status of DRR research, which highlighted the current understanding of different forms of risk, the
This review considers the environmental conditions leading up to and during the Horse River wildfire that started on 1 May 2016 outside Fort McMurray, Alberta, evaluates the readiness and level of preparedness prior to its occurrence, and evaluates the
This report of a Post-Incident Assessment provides a review of the Government of Alberta’s support to stakeholders, emergency social services, and community evacuations during the May 2016 Wood Buffalo Wildfire and its aftermath.
