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This briefing note highlights the gaps which need addressing in policy and practice and provides key recommendations for policy makers in relation to the role of animals for disaster recovery in society, ownership and marginalised groups.

This contributing paper examines the interplay between official adaptive social protection (ASP) and grassroots efforts based on a case study of the rural reconstruction and recovery that took place after the 2008 Wenchuan earthquake in Sichuan, China.

This contributing paper delves into the impact of a tsunami and the COVID-19 pandemic on the coastal tourism sector in Pandeglang Regency (Banten Province) in Indonesia.

This paper focuses on how resilience considerations can be better integrated into industrial policy, building on the guidance offered by the Sendai Framework and the broader emergency management literature.

This report surveys the scope that exists under World Trade Organization (WTO) Agreements for Members to take trade measures in support of disaster response, disaster recovery ; and disaster resilience.

This month’s The Manchester Briefing outlines a methodology to self-evaluate your Recovery plans and Renewal strategies.

A year ago, the Inter-agency Task Force warned of the risk of a diverging world that could lead to a lost decade for sustainable development. Now, at the halfway mark to implementation of the 2030 Agenda, divergence is our reality.

FAO's Office of Evaluation conducted a real time evaluation across three phases spread over one year, covering specific aspects of the response: coordination between June to October 2020, management at country level, and lessons learnt.