This brief is part of a series highlighting the World Bank's achievements in disaster risk management initiatives. Following the powerful Tropical Cyclone Evan that swept across the island of Samoa in July 2012, the World Bank and the Global Facility for Disaster Reduction and Recovery (GFDRR), with funding from the Africa Caribbean Pacific–European Union Natural Disaster Risk Reduction Program (ACP-EU NDRR), worked with the government to assess damages, launch a comprehensive disaster recovery and reconstruction plan to make the transport and agriculture sectors more resilient. This paper elaborates on the lessons learned from this disaster to strengthen the country’s financial capacity to manage future shocks from natural disasters.
World Bank, the
Global Facility for Disaster Reduction and Recovery, the (GFDRR)
This brief is part of a series highlighting the World Bank's achievements in disaster risk management initiatives. It presents a comprehensive Post-Disaster Needs Assessment (PDNA) conducted after the 2012 floods in Nigeria which came with unprecedented losses in human life and productivity.
World Bank, the
Global Facility for Disaster Reduction and Recovery, the (GFDRR)
This pocket book shares important messages of 100 recovery leaders in which they share their experiences in early recovery from disasters. The pocket book explains the role of leadership in disaster recovery and its different shapes. The book also underlines the value of connecting with other leaders when recovering from disasters. At last, the book shares practical strategies for disaster recovery.
This report documents the challenges and progress around the world in integrating disaster risk reduction measures into post-disaster recovery and rehabilitation. More importantly, it recommends policies and practices for strengthening disaster recovery systems that will help countries protect their hard-earned developmental gains.
Global Facility for Disaster Reduction and Recovery, the (GFDRR)
This Post-Flood and Landslide Needs Assessment (PFLNA) determines the impact of, and recovery and reconstruction needs following, the devastating floods that hit Myanmar in July and August 2015.
Global Facility for Disaster Reduction and Recovery, the (GFDRR)
This paper is part of a series highlighting the World Bank's achievements in disaster risk management initiatives. It presents the analytical support provided by the World Bank in close collaboration with the Global Facility for Disaster Reduction and Recovery (GFDRR) on the basis of the Government-led Post-Disaster Needs Assessment (PDNA) following the devastating 2009 typhoons, to formulate a disaster risk financing strategy to reduce the fiscal burden arising from the recurring costs of disasters in the Philippines.
World Bank, the
Global Facility for Disaster Reduction and Recovery, the (GFDRR)
This Rapid Damage and Impact Assessment was prepared following the devastating impacts of Tropical Storm Erika on August 27, 2015, to provide the Dominican government with a quantitative basis to design and build a comprehensive recovery strategy.
Organization of the African, Caribbean and Pacific Group of States
Global Facility for Disaster Reduction and Recovery, the (GFDRR)
This white paper considers preparation for and recovery from major electricity outages, with a focus on customer-side measures. It examines how disaster preparedness and post-disaster recovery may benefit from standards and the design of plans for coordinated activity.
