This report describes the human loss and assessment of damage to physical assets, the subsequent losses sustained across all economic activities, and the impact of the disaster on both the national economy and household-level activities and well-being.
Myanmar - government
Association of South East Asian Nations (ASEAN)
United Nations - Headquarters
Global Facility for Disaster Reduction and Recovery, the (GFDRR)
This publication is the first module of the ‘Resource Manual on Flash Flood Risk Management’ prepared under the project ‘Capacity Building for Flash Flood Risk Management and Sustainable Development in the Himalayas&rsquo.
Chapter 1 describes the hazard
International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development (ICIMOD)
Over the past several decades, inter-governmental agencies, government officials, United Nations and NGO field staff and others working in protection or support capacities with refugees and internally displaced persons (IDPs) have become increasingly
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
United Nations Human Settlements Programme (UN-HABITAT)
United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs
United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR)
Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights
The Indian Ocean tsunami was one of the greatest tragedies of recent history. The toll in deaths, injuries and human suffering was enormous. Whole communities were destroyed and displaced. Damage to property, infrastructure and the environment was also
International Union for the Conservation of Nature
A wind shelter is an interior room or other space within a building, or even an entire separate structure, that is designed and constructed to protect its occupants from high winds, usually those associated with tornadoes or hurricanes. Wind shelters are
As a supplement and complement to the Global Forest Resources Assessment, 2005, this working paper is one of a series of twelve prepared by regional and country contributing authors to provide a greater depth of data and information on fire incidence
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
As a supplement and complement to the Global Forest Resources Assessment, 2005, this working paper is one of a series of twelve prepared by regional and country contributing authors to provide a greater depth of data and information on fire incidence
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
As a supplement and complement to the Global Forest Resources Assessment, 2005, this working paper is one of a series of twelve prepared by regional and country contributing authors to provide a greater depth of data and information on fire incidence
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
