Recovery Planning

This assessment provides the damages, loss, and needs across fourteen sectors impacted by the 2014 floods in Serbia. A section of the assessment covers the guiding principles for sustainable recovery and reconstruction, as well as recommendations for the country’s disaster risk management agenda.

In Khammouane province, Lao PDR, the provincial government, with support from the World Bank and the Asian Disaster Preparedness Center (ADPC), developed clear guidelines and procedures for estimating damage and losses during disasters.

This book consolidates a set of 36 knowledge notes highlighting key lessons learned in seven disaster risk management (DRM) thematic clusters: (i) structural measures; (ii) nonstructural measures; (iii) emergency response; (iv) reconstruction planning; (v) hazard and risk information and decision making; (vi) the economics of disaster risk, risk management, and risk financing; and (vii) recovery and relocation.

This draft guideline is intended to be used by the Province of Khammouane, Lao PDR in developing a post-disaster recovery plan in relation to the Post-Disaster Recovery Fund (PDRF) under the Khammouane Development Program (KDP).

This assessment was carried out just over six months on from Typhoon Yolanda and it concludes with a summary of recommendations for recovery programming.

This paper presents key findings from the survey conducted in areas targeted for relocation following Typhoon Haiyan in the Philippines. It aims to understand the needs and perceptions of groups affected. It argues that current plans ignore key elements of sustainable relocation processes, and lack technical guidance and support.

This paper presents lessons learned from previous flood responses in developing countries, based on a structured review of the literature for people working in relief and recovery operations who have to decide if, when and how to intervene after a flood.

The objective of this assessment is to determine the risk factors, damage and activities to contribute to the rehabilitation, reconstruction and safeguards of infrastructure following the floods of February 9-10, 2014 in Burundi.

This document reports on children's experiences during the typhoon Haiyan that hit the Philippines on 8 November 2013, and about their recommendations for response and assistance.

The assessment provides estimates of losses in the aftermath of flooding in Bosnia and Herzegovina, including the loss of production, income, livelihood and employment. It includes guiding principles for disaster risk reduction and sustainable recovery.