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4 Lessons from the 2015 Nepal Earthquake Housing Recovery
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The report is intended as an initial contribution to discussions with Government, development partners, civil society and affected communities, learn from and communicate about the Nepal housing recovery experience.

Habitat for Humanity Nepal
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The paper compares disaster response and recovery strategies in Japan and New Zealand, highlighting differences in governance, community participation, land use, and housing.

Kobe University 神戸大学
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PDNA - Post Disaster Needs Assessments

On 6th December, the Government of Albania requested support from the European Union, the United Nations, and the World Bank to undertake a full and comprehensive PDNA to identify the damage, losses, and recovery needs arising from the earthquake.

World Bank, the
European Union
Albania - government
United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)
United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)
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The Great East Japan Earthquake and Tsunami catastrophically struck the eastern part of Japan on March 11, 2011. Fire and Disaster Management Agency reported that the number of deaths was 19,667 and the number of missing persons was 2566 as of September 7

Elsevier
Documents and publications
Case Study

The aim of this paper is (1) to explain the transition of the residential status (i.e., type of places or houses in which affected households stay) after the disaster event and (2) to reveal the factors affecting the housing decisions.

Elsevier
Research on post-Wenchuan earthquake recovery and reconstruction implementation:
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Reports and analysis

This paper is a systematic study on the reconstruction planning and policy implementation of the Wenchuan earthquake, mainly summarizing the whole process of reconstruction from the perspective of post-disaster housing reconstruction.

Documents and publications
PDNA - Post Disaster Needs Assessments

This report presents a consolidated view of damage, loss and recovery needs estimates from the 2019 floods in Iran, based on data received from various line departments and the expertise of a multi institutional and interdisciplinary assessment team.

Iran, Islamic Republic of - government
United Nations in Iran
United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)
Aid and Recovery in Post-Earthquake Nepal - Independent Impacts and Recovery Monitoring Phase Five Quantitative Survey: November 2019
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Reports and analysis

This report provides findings from a large-scale survey conducted in 11 earthquake-affected districts in September and October 2019, four and a half years after two devastating earthquakes hit Nepal in April and May 2015.

The Asia Foundation
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This report looks at the patterns, trends and impacts of internal displacement eight months after the passage of Cyclone Idai in Mozambique between the 4th and the 15th of March, from the initial emergency response phase to a longer-term recovery phase.

Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre (IDMC)
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This study examined life in disaster reconstruction public housing and clarified how residents’ impressions of reconstruction relate to their sense of recovery and internal satisfaction.

Fuji Technology Press
Journal of Disaster Research