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The post-tsunami period in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands offered an opportunity to restore affected housing and living conditions of the large number of people whose homes were destroyed or badly damaged. This report presents findings from consultations

The aim of these guidelines is to provide a process for local governments to develop a local disaster management plan, and to understand the need for a consistent local government approach to disaster management planning. These guidelines will outline all of the necessary components to meet requirements under the Disaster Management Act 2003.

WFP assistance to Bangladesh started in 1974 as a welfare relief operation focused on center-based feeding. Over the next decades it gradually evolved as a development intervention, in accordance with the evolving socioeconomic scenario of Bangladesh

One of the areas of importance to effective risk reduction lies in the provision of safe, structurally secure shelter, which is closely related to the sustainability issues of the type of construction, for example. It is important for the reconstruction

The report takes into consideration the proceedings of the workshop about the Bam earthquake held in Kerman, Islamic republic of Iran, in April 2004. It specially focuses on national and international response, national set up for disaster response

Committed to reducing vulnerabilities to hazards by mainstreaming disaster reduction and recovery in development strategies.

The Global Facility for Disaster Reduction and Recovery (GFDRR) is a partnership of the International Strategy for Disaster

This manual deals with the construction techniques and materials which are being used in the SIFFS tsunami housing reconstruction projects. The biggest challenge the building industry in India is facing today is to ensure good quality in construction. The

This manual is about how to protect children from sexual violence and sexual exploitation, specifically in disaster and emergency situations. It is not intended to be an academic, rather a practical guide that will be of use to people working directly in