Social Impacts & Social Resilience

A report of the National Advisory Committee on Children and Disasters

Focusing exclusively on natural disasters, this report reviews the knowledge and practice gains that promote a more rapid and equitable recovery for children and youth through

The PDNA report covers the damage, losses, and recovery needs following hurricanes Irma and Maria, which impacted Barbuda and Antigua in 2017. A recovery strategy and summary of identified priority actions for recovery is included in the report.

This issue brief focuses on the ways donors and emergency response practitioners can build long-term disaster resilience by working with local markets and market-based approaches during a disaster recovery and investing in long-term programming.

Working

This paper documents a research study that was conducted to investigate the effects of integrating Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR) strategies into infrastructure reconstruction on enhancing the socio-economic development process from a qualitative stance

This tool illustrates how to conduct a Social Impact Assessment (SIA) in order to take into account public perception of risk in flood management plans. After explaining the concept of risk and, in particular, of social risk, the publication describes the

This handbook is designed to encourage thinking and provide insights and ideas about how to design well-integrated, step-by-step actions and strategies to foster resilience at the local level.

To better define, measure and improve resilience to flooding, and demonstrate that preventative measures taken to address underlying problems before a flood are more effective at stemming losses at the community level, this publication describes the

This publication compiles a series of impact stories and best practices on livelihoods recovery, skills development and business development in the midst of continuous eruption of Mt. Sinabung in Karo District, North Sumatra, Indonesia, since 2010. 

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This publication reports on a project that assessed current societal expectations of acceptable lifeline performance levels and restoration timeframes that are informed by the phases of response and recovery, distinguishing those that are hazard independent and those that are specific for seismic (including tsunami), wind (including hurricane and tornado), flood, snow/ice, and wildfire hazard events.

This edition of the South Asia Disaster Report concentrates on Build Back Better (BBB), highlighting new and alternative disaster management measures to improve resilience of vulnerable communities. It explores initiatives by citizens, the state and