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This edition adds new insights to the original text of the 1982 Guidelines , provides a more updated format and gives updated resources and reflects current thinking within the shelter sector.

This working document presents key considerations to ensure gender equality and women empowerment principles inform the transition process and reconstruction planning after the 2015 Nepal earthquake.

This study examines an aspect of wildfire disaster mitigation and recovery that has not been previously investigated. It seeks to analyse to what degree homeowners have actually adopted and implemented FireSmart measures to mitigate the risk of future

The document outlines a program initiated by CRS in response to Super Typhoon Haiyan, which provided cash grants to local blacksmiths to restore agricultural tool production, enhancing access to necessary tools and supporting the recovery.

This book explores the field of natural disasters and provides a concise, comprehensive source of knowledge for academics, planners, architects, engineers, construction managers, relief and development officials and reconstruction planners involved with

This document was prepared to consolidate discussions to date among shelter and housing actors, on emerging issues, shared concerns and priorities for recovery and reconstruction.

This volume brings together submissions from the doctoral researchers covering a wide spectrum of topics including risk assessment and mitigation, post-disaster reconstruction, disaster governance, social/community resilience, and stakeholder engagement

This act sets out a comprehensive legal framework for disaster risk management. It provides for the establishment of the Disaster Management Agency, as well as for disaster risk management and the National Disaster Management Plan, coordination mechanism