Health & Health Facilities

This special issue of the quarterly ERRA newsletter focuses on the major earthquake that struck northern Pakistan on October 8, 2005. It describes the response to the disaster, followed by the establishment of the Earthquake Reconstruction and

This assessment covers the losses and damage caused by the rainfall deficits, the priority and needs for recovery and reconstruction, and the proposed steps necessary for disaster risk management.

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En el boletín de Salud Pública y Gestión del Riesgo del CRID de enero podrá consultar sobre el nuevo portal en francés para Haití sobre emergencias y desastres, información sobre la sistematización y lecciones aprendidas del proyecto de OPS

This PDNA examines the social and economic damage caused by a series of extreme weather events between December 2010 and February 2011 in Lesotho. A disaster recovery framework with guiding principles for reconstruction and DRR programs is included.

This Damage and Needs Assessment provides a summary of the damage caused by the 2011 flood in Pakistan and what is necessary for recovery in each sector, including housing, education, and infrastructure.

This short publication responds to calls from AusAID staff for simple, practical guidance on what integration of disaster risk reduction, climate change and the environment may mean for their programs. While there is general consensus that these issues

This book identifies the challenges faced by the construction industry after a disaster, including the restoration of permanent shelter and public services such as hospitals, schools, water supply, power, communications, and environmental infrastructure

This publication briefly describes and reviews key historical landmarks and signal accomplishments of the Asian Disaster Preparedness Center's programme activities, with an emphasis on the evolution from current strengths and abilities and how they can

These guidelines aim to improve the way disaster waste (DW) is handled in disasters. They represent much of the best current knowledge and lessons learned on DW management, and provide national authorities and international relief experts alike with sound

This document reports on the network's successes in disaster preparedness, response and recovery; health promotion; food security; development; gender equality; promotion of humanitarian principles and values; and its efforts to reduce stigma and