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Emphasizing non-traditional approaches to disaster recovery and rebuilding communities, this document brings together leading research from top academics and scholars on the different ways various societies have experienced disasters, learned from them

This publication briefly describes and reviews key historical landmarks and signal accomplishments of the Asian Disaster Preparedness Center's programme activities, with an emphasis on the evolution from current strengths and abilities and how they can

The Reconstruction Design Council in Response to the Great East Japan Earthquake formulated the “Seven Principles for the Reconstruction Framework” ahead of the issuance of the first set of recommendations at the end of June.

This report examines the response to the Pakistan floods of 2010. It states that the frequency and severity of natural disasters are predicted to increase. Along with increases in population, especially in urban centres, the number of fatalities and the

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'.

This document presents the programmes for action proposed from the cultural angle as an integral part of the recovery in Haiti following the earthquake that hit the country on 12 January 2010. It describes some activities undertaken to salvage objects and improve disaster risk reduction (DRR) and storage conditions, as well as to develop DRR and prevention plans for the National Archives and other key archives.

Southasiadisasters.net, issue no. 74, February 2011:

This issue focuses on promoting and protecting rights in flood recovery: prevention and response. It contains articles written by disaster risk reduction practitioners and community leaders: (i)

This report presents the consequences, one month after, of the "Great Eastern Japan Earthquake" and tsunami that took place in Japan on March, 11 2011. It is intended to help understand the damages and losses caused by the earthquake and the tsunami on human, housing and building, especially on children and school buildings.