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This study presents analysis of the six winning Hurricane Sandy Design Competition projects selected to demonstrate innovative approaches for rebuilding communities affected by Hurricane Sandy in ways that will enhance physical, social, economic, and

This document provides a brief overview of the efforts of the Government of Myanmar, the Global Facility for Disaster Reduction and Recovery (GFDRR), the World Bank, and more than 17 partner organizations to rapidly assess the damages and priority interventions across 14 sectors after the intense flooding and landslides from July to September 2015. This paper adds to an in-depth dialogue on disaster risk management (DRM) with the Government, thereby leveraging multiple projects and focusing on recovery and reconstruction in the agriculture and transport sectors, strengthening DRM. 

IRP Herald Volume 17 is the knowledge report for the 7th Asian Ministerial Conference on Disaster Risk Reduction (AMCDRR).

This report warns that the combined human and economic impacts of extreme weather on poverty are far more devastating than previously understood.

This document provides a review of Japan’s Program for Earthquake-Resistant School Buildings.

This report sets out key insights and findings from a major research project focussed on the social and political dynamics of flood events. The research sought to understand the evolution of responses to floods in the aftermath of a major event and the

The  declaration was endorsed by Heads of Government, Ministers, and Heads of Delegation of countries in Asia and the Pacific, on 5 November 2016, as an outcome of the first Asian Ministerial Conference on Disaster Risk Reduction (AMCDRR) following the

In the framework of the European Union–funded Migration, Environment and Climate Change: Evidence for Policy (MECLEP) project, this report analyses the case of Manam islanders in Papua New Guinea. Approximately 9,000 people were evacuated to the north