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Northland's disaster recovery focused on setting clear priorities, coordinating government and community efforts, and supporting local groups. The region made solid progress, with an emphasis on reducing future risks and building resilience.

This article reports on a decade of research undertaken by the author on the role of schools in disaster response and recovery across four different disaster types in five countries in the Asia-Pacific region.

These case studies describe institutional structures, legal frameworks, and management lessons gleaned from practical experience, providing recovery leaders with insights suited to their context, disaster scenarios, and institutional landscapes.

The Guide to Disaster Recovery Capitals (ReCap Guide) is a resource for people, organisations and governments engaged in disaster recovery.

The focus of this week’s Manchester Briefing (Issue 38) is the role of the individual in relation to crises and the benefits of public involvement in emergency planning. We discuss how recovery reinstates preparedness, while renewal enhances resilience

Risk communications as part of the Local Resilience Capability is the focus of this week’s Manchester Briefing (Issue 37). The briefing explores the communication of risk before and during emergencies, and identify how two-way communications are central to local resilience capabilities.

This week’s Manchester Briefing summarises a further eight COVID-19 research topics, within three areas: Communities; Systems; Recovery, Renewal, Resilience Frameworks. These projects will contribute to an overarching project. The briefing share COVID-19

Since the year 2000, only one city located in an advanced market economy has been severely impacted by an earthquake.