Reports and analysis

This report focuses on civil society organizations, in particular those incorporated as Japan’s version of nonprofit organizations which contributed to the recovery and response after the Great East Japan Earthquake.

This report provides insights and recommendations for enhancing tsunami evacuation procedures based on observations and interviews conducted in tsunami-affected areas following the Great East Japan earthquake and tsunami of March 11th, 2011.

The report explores New Orleans' complex recovery after Hurricane Katrina, highlighting the tension between rapid reconstruction and long-term betterment, and the potential for broader reforms to influence the city's future trajectory.

This report highlights efforts supporting resilience in reconstruction after the worst flood in recorded history in Bosnia and Herzegovina.

This document provides a detailed review of the current state of knowledge and frontier issues related to building back better in recovery. This paper was developed to contribute to the dialogue at the July 2023 meeting of the G20 DRR Working Group.

This report presents a comprehensive review of post-disaster recovery in Africa, contributing to an enhanced understanding and knowledge of recovery processes, management, policies and programmes in the continent.

This is report of a field trip to New Zealand to study recovery and reconstruction after the 2010-11 earthquakes. The aim was to learn lessons about the process to help improve information for decision-making in other places.

This rapid gender analysis is designed to provide initial information about gender roles, responsibilities, capacities and vulnerabilities of women, men, girls and boys, SOGIE and other marginalised people prior to and after TC Gita.

This report is a brief summary of Asian Development Bank's Resilient Infrastructure Project to support Tonga for its recovery from the 2018 Cyclone Gita.

This review report is aimed to determine gaps, overlaps and successes within the cluster approach and leverage opportunities from lessons learned to enhance Tonga’s ability to respond effectively and minimise impacts in future events.