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Floodplain buyouts are a flood mitigation strategy of acquiring frequently flooded properties and returning them to open space. A primary source of federal funding for post-flood buyouts is the Hazard Mitigation Grant Program (HMGP) administered by the

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This rapid assessment of Sint Maarten's (SXM) housing sector was undertaken after Hurricane Irma struck Sint Maarten in September 2017.

World Bank, the
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Case Study

This research intends to study the far reaching impact of social media in dissemination of information during a disaster, during 2018 Kerala floods.

International Journal For Technological Research In Engineering
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Disaster Recovery Guidance

This guide is meant to be used after undertaking a PDNA exercise. It aligns with the PDNA Guidelines for the estimated effects and impacts of a disaster on the cross-cutting ELSP sector. 

International Labour Organization (ILO)
United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)
United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)
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Disaster Recovery Guidance

The guide recommends the types of agriculture interventions to be implemented in the short-, medium- and long-term stages of recovery and reconstruction taking into consideration DRR and BBB aspects.

United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)
United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)
Handbook on Owner driven housing reconstruction
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Disaster Recovery Guidance

This Handbook serves to guide post-disaster housing reconstruction using an owner-driven housing reconstruction (ODHR) approach. It details the various processes, tasks and interventions involved in designing and managing ODHR programmes.

United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)
Handbook on Recovery Institutions
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Disaster Recovery Guidance

This guidebook is a planning tool to design, manage and assess recovery following a disaster. It describes institutional options, successful characteristics and management lessons based on real-world experience with disaster recovery operations.

United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)
United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)
Promoting Large Cardamom Cultivation in Post-Earthquake Nepal
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The document outlines the promotion of large cardamom cultivation in post-earthquake Nepal, highlighting the involvement of women farmers, the challenges and the importance of collaboration with local municipalities and service providers.

Catholic Relief Services