This report describes the human loss and assessment of damage to physical assets, the subsequent losses sustained across all economic activities, and the impact of the disaster on both the national economy and household-level activities and well-being.
Myanmar - governmentAssociation of South East Asian NationsUnited Nations - HeadquartersGlobal Facility for Disaster Reduction and Recovery, the (GFDRR)
Over the past several decades, inter-governmental agencies, government officials, United Nations and NGO field staff and others working in protection or support capacities with refugees and internally displaced persons (IDPs) have become increasingly
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations - HeadquartersUnited Nations Human Settlements Programme (UN-HABITAT) - HeadquartersUnited Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs - HeadquartersUnited Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR)Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights
The aim of the assessment is to identify priority areas to support the Government of Bangladesh in cyclone recovery efforts as well as to design a disaster management strategy.
Bangladesh - governmentWorld Bank, theEuropean CommissionInternational Labour OrganizationInternational Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC)Asian Development Bank (ADB)United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)Japan Bank For International CooperationJapan International Cooperation AgencyIslamic Development BankFood and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations - HeadquartersWorld Food ProgrammeWorld Health Organization (WHO)Department for International DevelopmentUnited States Agency for International Development (USAID)United Nations Children's Fund (Global Headquarters, New York)
This report attempts to capture some of the key lessons taught by the tsunami recovery process, as experienced by the United Nations Secretary-General’s Special Envoy for Tsunami Recovery, William J. Clinton.
Office of the Secretary-General's Special Envoy for Tsunami Recovery
This book is dedicated to the many millions of people affected by the disaster who had the courage to get back to work quickly to rebuild their lives and those of their families. It is an attempt to provide a historical and photographic record of courage
Clearly, in terms of disasters, the South-East Asia Region has been particularly hard-hit in the recent past. The earthquake and tsunami of 26 December 2004, which affected more than six countries of this part of the world, was one of the worst natural
This is an all-purpose handbook on how to build sustainability into a community during the recovery period after a disaster. It has background information, practical descriptions, and ideas about what sustainability is, why it is a good for a community
This report is a compilation of case studies and grapples with the crucial question of merging disaster management education into the broader agenda of education for sustainable development.
United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization - HeadquartersGraduate School of Global Environmental Studies, Kyoto University