Case studies

This paper describes the experiences of the Philippines Homeless People’s Federation in community-driven measures to avoid disasters, in disaster preparedness and in disaster response.

This case study describes how the town of St. Bernard in the Philippines built disaster resilience in recovery from the 2006 Southern Leyte Landslide.

This collection of good practices shows how building the capacity of local institutions is key to sustaining disaster risk reduction, and demonstrates the immediate impact of local and national political commitments.

The purpose of this report is to document innovative post‐disaster recovery strategies to provide structure and context for potential inclusion of such efforts as part of the CRS program.

This annually released booklet aims at further promoting disaster risk reduction activities by demonstrating positive examples collected from different countries.

This handbook offers a menu of best practice tools for preventing and detecting corruption in humanitarian operations that includes ways to track resources, confront extortion and detect aid diversion.

This document presents a stocktaking of the reconstruction effort aiming at enabling people to regain the base of their livelihoods and live self-reliantly in a secure and conducive environment.

The post-tsunami housing reconstruction in Kalutara District, Sri Lanka, led by the Belgian Red Cross, focused on building houses and essential infrastructure, empowering beneficiaries through an owner-driven approach.