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Learn From Experience

IRP provides collections of resources from recovery experiences to support learning and improve preparedness to build back better.
Country
Items: 6
Documents and publications
2011

Risk returns

This book was published for launch at the third Session of Global Platform for Disaster Reduction (GPDR) and it is the latest in a series of volumes addressing natural disasters, and how their impact can be reduced by effective capacity building and

United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction Tudor Rose
Documents and publications
2014

Retrospective assessment of progress in disaster risk governance against the HFA

This report aims to provide a thematic review on risk governance in Africa as a contribution to the GAR 2015. It identifies achievements, good practices, gaps and challenges against selected HFA indicators with a focus on disaster recovery.
United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction Bureau for Crisis Prevention and Recovery - UNDP United Nations Development Programme - Headquarters
Documents and publications
2014

Managing disasters and conflicts in OIC countries

This study provides an overview on disasters and conflicts in 57 Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) member countries during the last four decades, including a review of disaster risk reduction strategies from The Yokohama Strategy to the Hyogo

Islamic Development Bank Statistical, Economic and Social Research and Training Centre for Islamic Countries
Documents and publications
PDNA - Post Disaster Needs Assessments
2013

Nigeria post-disaster needs assessment 2012 floods

This PDNA presents the findings of the Post-Disaster Needs Assessment (PDNA) conducted in Nigeria following the floods in 2012, from a comprehensive assessment of economic and social impacts, and recommendations for recovery and long-term resilience.
World Bank, the Global Facility for Disaster Reduction and Recovery, the Nigeria - government
Documents and publications
2015

Urban opportunities: perspectives on climate change, resilience, and inclusion

This publication critically examines urban policies and projects from the perspective of climate change adaptation and disaster risk reduction, urban resiliency, inclusive cities, and the impacts of the informal economy.
United States Agency for International Development Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars, the
Documents and publications
2014

Assessing post-disaster needs in Nigeria

This brief is part of a series highlighting the World Bank's achievements in disaster risk management initiatives. It presents a comprehensive Post-Disaster Needs Assessment (PDNA) conducted after the 2012 floods in Nigeria which came with unprecedented losses in human life and productivity.
World Bank, the Global Facility for Disaster Reduction and Recovery, the