Social Impacts & Social Resilience

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 provides a summary of data collected in the flood assessment.

This report presents a preliminary assessment of the damage and losses caused by the May 2006 earthquake that struck Yogyakarta and Central Java.

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.

This report gives a preliminary estimate of the damage and needs resulting from the widespread destruction caused by the 2004 tsunami, evaluating the social, environmental, and economic impacts of the disaster and summarizing damage and needs by sector.

This report provides details of the physical damage and human suffering caused by the 2004 tsunami, the recovery strategy, and financing needs.

This report provides an assessment of damages and needs resulting from the tsunami that struck the eastern and southwestern coast of India as well as the Andaman and Nicobar Islands on December 26, 2004.

This assessment analyses the direct and indirect effects of Hurricane Emily on the economy. It projects the impacts on overall macro economic performance and identifies recommendations to guide continued rehabilitation and recovery.

This study assesses the macro-economic and social effects of Hurricane Ivan on the performance of the Grenadian economy. The report undertakes a sector by sector analysis of the impact of Hurricane Ivan; an assessment of overall damages is then computed.