This document was developed based on reviews of preparedness measures in areas at risk of earthquakes and reviews and evaluations of response and recovery operations following recent earthquakes. It is divided into three broad sections based on activities
International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC)
This document is the final report of the Commission of Inquiry into the Queensland floods of 2010/2011, established following the flooding of historic proportions in Queensland in December 2010, stretching into January 2011. It embodies both likelihood of
En el boletín de Salud Pública y Gestión del Riesgo del CRID de enero podrá consultar sobre el nuevo portal en francés para Haití sobre emergencias y desastres, información sobre la sistematización y lecciones aprendidas del proyecto de OPS
Regional Disaster Information Center Latin America and the Caribbean
This report is in part a catalog of how different natural catastrophes have affected the world, but more importantly, it’s a platform for recognizing common themes and ultimately, a framework to understand how resilience can be improved in communities
This document reports on Java Reconstruction Fund's achievements and progress in reconstruction in the five years since a major earthquake struck Central Java on May 27, 2006. It includes the prioritisation of disaster risk reduction in all aspects of its
This short publication responds to calls from AusAID staff for simple, practical guidance on what integration of disaster risk reduction, climate change and the environment may mean for their programs. While there is general consensus that these issues
This study aims to assess shelter recovery in the Delta and its resilience for future disasters, thus addressing the priorities for action III and IV of the Hyogo Framework of Action (HFA), and to provide added value by facilitating a system wide analysis and a study of the recovery process with a focus on 'building back better'.
United Nations Human Settlements Programme (UN-HABITAT)
United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR)
This article, from a Professor of Harvard University's John F. Kennedy School of Government, assesses the impacts of the recent earthquake and tsunami that struck Japan, highlighting the success of the seismic damage mitigation efforts through strong
John F. Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University
This special report analyses the situation in Japan following the 8.9 earthquake which spawned one of the most powerful tsunamis on record. It states that Japan is among the best prepared countries in the world regarding earthquakes with quake-resistant buildings, drills for school children and households equipped with survival kits. It specifically addresses the attempt to avert a meltdown at a stricken nuclear reactor and the expected colossal economic damage.
