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This issue of Southasiadisasters.net tries to highlight the different perspectives on what the nature of the recovery and reconstruction should be three months after the Nepal earthquake.

This report provides a description of the accident and its causes, evolution and consequences, based on the evaluation of data and information from a large number of sources available at the time of writing. It consists of a report by the IAEA Director

These guidelines provide practical guidance and effective tools for humanitarians and communities affected by armed conflict, natural disasters and other humanitarian emergencies to coordinate, plan, implement, monitor and evaluate essential actions for

This document presents a strategy developed to respond to the urban challenges facing New Orleans, including the risks of climate change and the natural environment. Guided by 100 Resilient Cities, this document combines local expertise with global best

This report focuses on civil society organizations, in particular those incorporated as Japan’s version of nonprofit organizations which contributed to the recovery and response after the Great East Japan Earthquake.

This document examines the extent to which pre-disaster planning and post-disaster aid can help firms to recover from a natural disaster event.

This report is an account of four years of grassroots activism, from the aftermath of Japan’s 3/11 earthquake and tsunami to the Third World Conference on Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR), held in March, 2015 in Sendai, a city severely damaged by 3/11. The report documents the efforts of activists from their initial direct help for the victims of 3/11, including addressing the acute and unnecessary suffering of women in the evacuation centers, to later focus on planning and reconstruction policy reform at all levels of government in Japan.

This white paper explores the lessons learned from Katrina and how the recovery in New Orleans inspired the creation of new methods of building resilience. The paper identifies a number of critical areas to keep stakeholders aligned, including