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Making space for children: Planning for post-disaster reconstruction with children and their families
Documents and publications
Publications

The objective of this handbook was to give children and adults in Cooks Nagar,Tamil Nadu, India the chance to plan the changes they wanted to make in their settlement as it underwent reconstruction following the tsunami in late 2006.

Save the Children International
Documents and publications
Case Study

This report aims to extract lessons learned from the ILO’s Aceh Programme in response to the Indian Ocean tsunami on 26 December 2004, and propose good practices for future ILO crisis responses.

International Labour Organization (ILO)
Earthquake 2006 Indonesia Preliminary Damage and Loss Assessment
Documents and publications
PDNA - Post Disaster Needs Assessments

This report presents a preliminary assessment of the damage and losses caused by the May 2006 earthquake that struck Yogyakarta and Central Java.

Indonesia - government
Reconstruction of New Orleans after Hurricane Katrina: A research perspective
Documents and publications
Reports and analysis

The report explores New Orleans' complex recovery after Hurricane Katrina, highlighting the tension between rapid reconstruction and long-term betterment, and the potential for broader reforms to influence the city's future trajectory.

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America (PNAS)
Policies and plans
Policy type
National policies and plans

The Master Plan for Disaster Prevention and Mitigation establishes structural and non-structural intervention strategies to reduce vulnerability to disasters and create conditions for readiness and response in cases of emergency.

Mozambique - government
Cash for Recovery: Feasibility study on a capital-based income generation scheme for tsunami-affected households in Trincomalee District, Sri Lanka
Documents and publications
Publications

Cash for Recovery looks at the feasibility of cash-based responses in post-disaster situations. It is an in-depth study of a scheme in Sri Lanka designed to meet the needs of extremely poor and labour-scarce households.

Save the Children International
Tsunami Recovery in the Maldives: 2004 - 2006
Documents and publications
Publications

The document discusses the UNDP's effective response to the 2004 tsunami in the Maldives, highlighting significant progress in shelter recovery projects and emphasizing the importance of sustainable development for the country's future.

United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)
Earthquake Insurance in Turkey
Documents and publications
Publications

The constant possibility of natural disasters posed a financial and social problem for the Turkish government. This issue led to the establishment of the Turkish Catastrophe Insurance Pool (TCIP) in 1999.

World Bank, the