Social Impacts & Social Resilience

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.

This book was produced to mark the end of the International Decade for Natural Disaster Reduction (IDNDR). It provides solutions to problems associated with disasters, stimulating discussion and improvements in methods of protecting people and property.