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PDNA Guidelines Volume B - Housing
Documents and publications
PDNA Guidance

The objective of this guideline is to assist the government at all levels in understanding the effects and impact of the event on the Housing Sector and to improve the quality of outcomes from the recovery process in housing and settlement reconstruction.

United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)
Global Facility for Disaster Reduction and Recovery, the (GFDRR)
European Union
Cyclone Evan 2012 Samoa PDNA
Documents and publications
PDNA - Post Disaster Needs Assessments

This post-disaster needs assessment report on Cyclone Evan was prepared in 2013 by the Government of Samoa in collaboration with international partners.

Samoa - government
Global Facility for Disaster Reduction and Recovery, the (GFDRR)
United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)
Asian Development Bank (ADB)
Australian Agency for International Development
New Zealand Agency for International Development
Transitional Settlement and Reconstruction After Natural Disasters
Documents and publications
Publications

The guidelines cover coordination and strategic planning and implementation relevant to transitional settlement and reconstruction following all natural disasters.

United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs
Shelter Centre
Department for International Development
Documents and publications

This handbook seeks to unpack the problems that many organizations are confronted with, while providing step-by-step guidance on how to design and implement housing reconstruction programmes in cities. It describes the specific dimensions of reconstruction and rehousing strategies, providing context-based options that have proven successful in recent disasters. It also incorporates risk-reduction measures within reconstruction methodology in order to prepare for any future disaster.

International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC)
Skat - Swiss Resource Centre and Consultancies for Development
Documents and publications
DRF - Disaster Recovery Frameworks

This document presents the policy recommendations of the Hurricane Sandy Rebuilding Task Force for helping the rebuilding of the region affected by the 2011 super-storm.

U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development
Documents and publications

This report relates the findings of the Federal Emergency Management Agency's (FEMA) Mitigation Assessment Team (MAT) who assessed the damage in Louisiana caused by Hurricane Issac in 2012. It is comprised of an executive summary and six chapters: (i)

Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)
Documents and publications

This document relates the experiences of the United Nations Human Settlements Programme (UN-HABITAT) in the wake of the 2004 tsunami in Sri Lanka.

United Nations Human Settlements Programme (UN-HABITAT)
Documents and publications

This book outlines the complex changes that result from post-disaster reconstruction and their impacts on local communities - highlighting communities' roles in the reconstruction processes. It shows how communities deal with and respond to various

CRC Press, Taylor and Francis Group
Hurricane Sandy Disaster Housing Strategic Plan
Documents and publications
DRF - Disaster Recovery Frameworks

This Disaster Housing Strategic Plan presents all reasonable housing options and makes recommendations for providing displaced New Jersey residents with temporary and permanent housing following Hurricane Sandy.

Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)
State of New Jersey, the
Cover_Government of Sikkim
Documents and publications
Tools and guidelines

The Reconstruction of Earthquake Damaged Rural Houses (REDRH) operational guidelines were established to address the extensive damage caused by the 2011 earthquake in Sikkim, which destroyed over 12,500 rural homes.

Government of Sikkim, India