This Post-Disaster Needs Assessment (PDNA) draws upon the findings of various assessments carried out in the immediate aftermath of the disasters and presents estimates for loss and damage as a result of the 2009 earthquake and tsunami in Samoa.
Samoa - governmentWorld Bank, theGlobal Facility for Disaster Reduction and Recovery, the (GFDRR)
This Joint Rapid Assessment presents preliminary cost estimates for loss and damage from the 2009 Earthquake in Bhutan. It estimates recovery costs and identifies priorities for early recovery, reconstruction and disaster risk reduction.
Bhutan - governmentGlobal Facility for Disaster Reduction and Recovery, the (GFDRR)United Nations - Headquarters
This document assesses the Red Cross Red Crescent's work in supporting communities to rebuild their own lives after the Indian Ocean tsunami and to cope with future threats – 'natural' disasters, the effects of climate change, outbreaks of disease
International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC)
This guide is intended to demonstrate the value of using built environment professionals more widely in disaster risk reduction and response. It shows how their skills and expertise can be applied at all stages of disaster management. It highlights that
Royal Town Planning InstituteRoyal Institution of Chartered SurveyorsInstitution of Civil EngineersRoyal Institute of British ArchitectsMax Lock Centre
This handbook was made to provide simple information to home owners, designers and builders, and building monitors to teach principles of good design and good construction in a natural hazard prone area. Thoroughly studied, they will also guide on whether
Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale ZusammenarbeitUnited Nations Development Programme (UNDP)European CommissionEuropean Commission’s Directorate-General for European Civil Protection and Humanitarian Aid Operations (DG ECHO)United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction - Regional Office for Asia and Pacific
This note calls on the Government of Bangladesh and the international community to scale up recovery and rehabilitation efforts to meet the cyclone survivors’ urgent need for housing and livelihoods, further to cyclone Sidr.
This guide first lays out the relevant building codes in force in Colombia for small and medium scale construction projects. Subsequent sections discuss factors affecting earthquake vulnerability of masonry structures and mitigation strategies, factors in