This information can be used to assess the extent of the damage and the needs of affected communities. Information should be gathered on the extent of damage to infrastructure, housing, and public facilities such as hospitals, schools, and water systems.
The objective of the process was to undertake a rapid assessment of the damages to ecosystem and biodiversity after the floods/ landslides and to lay the foundation for a recovery and ecosystem based reconstruction process at local level.
This policy brief issued by the UN Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia (ESCWA) urges for swift and united action to address the protracted crisis as a result of the 6 February 2023 earthquakes.
United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia (UN-ESCWA)
This paper aims to contribute to the discussion through an exploration of local perceptions of housing reconstruction in the aftermath of the earthquake that hit Gujarat in India on 26 January 2001.
In this paper the authors use quantitative and qualitative data to investigate how traditional housing was transformed during the post-earthquake reconstruction of four historic neighborhoods in the Kathmandu Valley.
International Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction (Elsevier)
This study shifts attention beyond estimating building damage as the main source of information after an earthquake by introducing an approach to rapidly identify the obstacles that lead to the lack of household recovery progress.
This is a ADB south Asia working paper about Evidence-Based Public-Private Collaboration in the Health Sector, which explores the potential for collaborative governance to contribute to economic recovery from COVID-19 in Asia.
The framework and recommended mechanisms outlined in this guidebook were informed by lessons learned from previous disasters, particularly Typhoon Yolanda (internationally known as Haiyan).
