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On September 5, 1996, Hurricane Fran made landfall near Cape Fear, North Carolina, and generated considerable rainfall, moderately high winds, and storm surge and waves along the coast. This report focuses on the damages along the North Carolina coast

This evaluation reviews the total response of the DEC after the Gujarat earthquake, covering 50 villages with more than 2300 interviews. The people affected have received in general substantial and timely assistance and few lives were lost through

This publication is a tool for field actors, with the primary purpose of enabling humanitarian actors and communities to plan, establish, and coordinate a set of minimum multisectoral interventions to prevent and respond to secular violence during the

This is an all-purpose handbook on how to build sustainability into a community during the recovery period after a disaster. It has background information, practical descriptions, and ideas about what sustainability is, why it is a good for a community

The bibliography includes works authored by professionals involved in disaster related issues in the Caribbean Region. It includes technical and scientific literature on the management of natural and man made disasters. Works incorporated include

One year after the Tsunami, and following the unprecedented humanitarian aid that flowed, and with a lot of talk on disaster preparedness, several areas have been found wanting - coordination, networking, policy and direction, financing, monitoring of

This is ILO proposals for reconstruction, rehabilitation and recovery of the 2004 Indian Ocean Earthquake and Tsunami-affected countries in Asia.

This report hopes to present a comprehensive overview of the Cuban model of risk reduction in disaster mitigation, preparedness, response and recovery and explore what may be adapted from this model in other countries. This report focuses on specific