Case studies

This case study of Ipota village (on Errromango island in Vanuatu) illustrates the impact of a Disaster Risk Reduction project on the community’s practices before, during and after Cyclone Pam.

This paper evaluates how the Philippines utilize social protection systems and programs to help households better manage disaster risk.

This case study looks at the gender dimensions of two projects supported by the Asian Development Bank (ADB) in Sri Lanka: the North East Coastal Community Development Project (NECCDP) and Component B of the Tsunami-Affected Areas Rebuilding Project.

This short document draws on development good practice and experience, both from Myanmar as well as internationally, to share ways in which the private sector can use its investments to strengthen recovery activities.

This report presents good practices in the promotion of economic empowerment of women in the post-disaster situations through entrepreneurship development in Japan and the Asia Pacific region.

This report focuses on the first five months after the Nepal Earthquakes of 2015 and reviews the current legal and institutional framework for disaster risk management in Nepal and highlights its gaps and limitations in the context of the recent disaster.

This study was conducted to evaluate the main causes and damages of flood (2010) in district Charsadda.

To promote women's participation in reconstruction, this book collects and summarizes cases that can be used as reference from the perspective of gender equality in reconstruction.