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The State of Florida Recovery Plan outlines the methods and integration of principles to maximize recovery activities from disasters, detailing federal and state processes, field operations, and roles of recovery personnel.

Natural hazards pose a growing threat to developing countries that lack financial or material resources to mitigate their risks to catastrophes or recover from the effects. International aid is generously made available once a country is hit by a disaster. But when the humanitarian assistance phase is completed, affected countries have difficulty accessing funds for recovery interventions  before longer-term reconstruction and development programs can commence. To bridge this gap, the Global Facility for Disaster Reduction and Recovery (GFDRR) established a global disaster recovery fund - the Standby Recovery Financing Facility (SRFF).

This publication outlines the essential roles of corporate and municipal managers and demonstrates the importance of their relationships with federal, state, and local government agencies as well as public and private community sectors. Author Paul

This report is based on a habitat mapping study of the Chinnankudi village in Nagapattinam District, Tamil Nadu, South India. It was carried out by a team of architects, students, engineers and planners. The field visits, which included a series of

When Red Cross first heard news that an earthquake causing one of the worst ever tsunamis had hit the coast of Sumatra it immediately set the wheels in motion to help the victims of this natural disaster. Staff and volunteers from many Red Cross and Red

This handbook was made to provide simple information to home owners, designers and builders, and building monitors to teach principles of good design and good construction in a natural hazard prone area. Thoroughly studied, they will also guide on whether to repair or rebuild damaged houses. The descriptions are followed by a code of minimum standards for construction of houses in Aceh and Nias Islands.

This book includes more than thirty recommendations for the hazards and disaster community.

Natural disasters destroy more property and kill more people with each passing year. Volcanic eruptions, earthquakes, hurricanes, tsunamis, floods, landslides, fires and other natural events are becoming more frequent and their consequences more