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This report is part of the World Bank’s response to the Government’s request for support in assessing damages as well as longer-term implications for disaster risk management. Cyclone Seroja impacted Timor-Leste on April 4, 2021.

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Global Facility for Disaster Reduction and Recovery, the (GFDRR)
Progress after the 2015 Nepal Earthquake: Evidence from Two Household Surveys in One of the Hardest-Hit Mountain Villages
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Publications
Reports and analysis

This examines the recovery progress in a village in Nepal following the 2015 earthquake, utilizing data from two household surveys to assess community resilience, satisfaction with government support, and the socio-economic impacts of the disaster.

Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute
Initial Assessment of Local Emergency Operation Centers in 32 Earthquake Affected Districts of Nepal
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Publications

This report presents the findings of a Local Emergency Operation Centre (LEOC) Assessment conducted by the Housing Recovery and Reconstruction Platform in an earthquake-affected district.

Housing Recovery and Reconstruction Platform
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Tools and guidelines

This document provides housing recovery guidelines for homeowners affected by Hurricane Harvey and subsequent flooding in Houston, Texas, outlining eligibility, compliance, and reconstruction standards under the Homeowner Assistance Program (HAP).

Texas General Land Office
Documents and publications

California must comprehensively reshape how we rebuild after wildfires—or risk an unthinkable surge in costs and major setbacks to the state’s housing supply amidst a record housing crisis. That’s the finding of Rebuilding for a Resilient Recovery: Planning in California's Wildland Urban Interface, released today from researchers at the UC Berkeley Center for Community Innovation and non-partisan, non-profit think tank Next 10.

Next10
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Documents and publications
Publications

This status paper has been prepared with the objective of providing an overview of progress in urban housing reconstruction to date, as part of the ongoing Post-earthquake recovery efforts in Nepal.

Housing Recovery and Reconstruction Platform
Study on the Status of Building   Code Implementation in 2015 Earthquake Affected District
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Publications

This study presents the findings of the survey to understand the status of the Building Code Implementation and to assess awareness level regarding the National Building Code at the districts affected by 2015 Gorkha earthquake.

Housing Recovery and Reconstruction Platform
The territorial dimension of displacement in northern Mozambique
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Publications

This is a brief of the territorial dimension of displacement in northern Mozambique developed in support of planning, management, and implementation of actions to address recovery needs and urban durable solutions.

United Nations Human Settlements Programme (UN-HABITAT)
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DRF - Disaster Recovery Frameworks

The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) announced that the City of Houston will receive $50,095,000 in funding to support long-term recovery efforts following 2021 Winter Storm.

City of Houston (USA)
Post-Earthquake Urban Housing Recovery in Nepal: Challenges & Recommendations (To contribute towards developing an urban recovery strategy)
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Publications

This study has contributed to the identification and analysis of urban recovery issues with the hope that its findings will further guide conceptual discussions and identified key issues to be hindering urban recovery.

Housing Recovery and Reconstruction Platform