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Compendium of good practice on post disaster recovery in the Latin America and Caribbean Region
Documents and publications
Disaster Recovery Guidance

This compendium presents good practices in post-disaster recovery in Latin America and the Caribbean in order to spread and highlight the work and recovery processes taking place in different countries of the region.

United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)
Small Island Mapping with UAVs
Documents and publications
Tools and guidelines

This report is intended for local technological agencies of island nations that work to operationalize UAVs as a standard data collection tool.

World Bank, the
Global Facility for Disaster Reduction and Recovery, the (GFDRR)
Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team
Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade - Australia
Open Data for Resilience Initiative
Cover_Kerala State Disaster Management Authority (KSDMA)
Documents and publications
Publications

This report presents a detailed landslide susceptibility assessment for Thiruvambadi Grama Panchayath in Kozhikode district, Kerala, using GIS-based analysis to support preparedness, mitigation, and local disaster risk management.

Kerala State Disaster Management Authority
Cover_Kerala State Disaster Management Authority (KSDMA)
Documents and publications
Publications

This report documents the second phase of a field survey conducted in Kerala to identify suitable sites for installing Automatic Weather Stations (AWS) and rain gauges following the 2018 floods.

Kerala State Disaster Management Authority
Compendium on Comprehensive Risk Management Approaches
Documents and publications
Case Study

This compendium contains a collection of good practices and lessons learned about comprehensive risk management approaches, taking into account the specific needs of developing countries particularly vulnerable to the adverse effects of climate change.

Warsaw International Mechanism for Loss and Damage
Cover_Kerala State Disaster Management Authority (KSDMA)
Documents and publications
Publications
Reports and analysis

This report assesses the status of IMD rain gauge stations in Kerala and identifies suitable sites for installing Automatic Weather Stations to strengthen rainfall monitoring and disaster preparedness following recent floods.

Kerala State Disaster Management Authority
Cover_Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers
Documents and publications
Events documents
Publications

The document is the proceedings of a symposium titled "Landslides in Kerala 2018," held on February 23, 2019, at the College of Engineering, Munnar.

Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers
USING UAVs TO ASSESS DISASTER RISK IN FIJI & TONGA
Documents and publications
Reports and analysis

This document describes how Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) enables Fiji and Tonga, pacific island states, to assess disaster and climate risk and rapidly identify damage to the environment in post-disaster situations.

Global Facility for Disaster Reduction and Recovery, the (GFDRR)
Documents and publications

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

International Journal of Disaster Risk Science