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Learning Loss and Recovery from the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Systematic Review of Evidence
Documents and publications
Publications

This systematic review provides insights on the effects of school closures during the COVID-19 pandemic and of measures to reduce learning loss while schools were closed.

Asian Development Bank (ADB)
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Documents and publications

This paper outlines the use of collaborative approaches by a climate change and disaster community of practice across seven local government areas in the Northern Rivers region, New South Wales, Australia.

International Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction (Elsevier)
Building Back Better: 6 Investment Criteria to Drive a Sustainable Reconstruction of Ukraine’s Built Environment
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Publications

Following the "build back better" principle, the report calls on multilateral donors and the Ukrainian government to allocate funding to projects that meet ambitious energy efficiency, renewable energy, climate adaptation, and circularity criteria.

Buildings Performance Institute Europe (BPIE)
Analysis of war damage to the Ukrainian science sector and its consequences
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Publications

This publication is intended to inform UNESCO’s strategy for supporting a recovery plan for Ukraine’s science sector.

United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
Herat Earthquakes 2023: Post-Disaster Needs Assessment
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PDNA - Post Disaster Needs Assessments

This PDNA report provides an assessment of the severe impacts of the earthquakes which struck Herat, Afghanistan in October 2023, and provides a vision and guiding principles for recovery.

Asian Development Bank (ADB)
European Union
World Bank, the
Global Facility for Disaster Reduction and Recovery, the (GFDRR)
United Nations - Headquarters
United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)
The Great East-Japan Earthquake and Devastating Tsunami
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Publications

Japan has a long history of fighting against great earthquakes that cause structural damage/collapses, fires and/or tsunami. The Tohoku region are well trained for tsunami-evacuation procedures, with the mindset of “Tsunami, ten-den-ko.”

Japan Science and Technology Agency
Innovation for Resilient Coastal Structures to Reduce Tsunami Disaster
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Publications

The Great East Japan Earthquake Tsunami on March 11, 2011, caused unprecedented damage mainly in northeast Japan. This paper introduces the characteristics of the tsunami and resultant damage.

Fuji Technology Press
Effects of Post-Disaster Aid Measures to Firms: Evidence from Tohoku University Earthquake Recovery Firm Survey 2012–2015
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Publications
Reports and analysis

The paper finds that group subsidy and debt reduction had important roles in the recovery of business activities and demonstrates the importance of a panel survey in understanding and guiding policies for the resilience of the regional economy.

Journal of Disaster Research
Fuji Technology Press