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The Sendai Framework Voluntary Commitments (SFVC) online platform allows stakeholders to inform the public about their work on DRR. The SFVC online platform is a useful toolto know who is doing what and where for the implementation of the Sendai Framework, which could foster potential collaboration among stakeholders. All stakeholders (private sector, civil society organizations, academia, media, local governments, etc.) working on DRR can submit their commitments and report on their progress and deliverables.

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Risk management without risk reduction? The role of social vulnerability in post-disaster recovery after floods in Germany

Based on a case study of the flood disaster of the river Danube in 2013, and particularly the Bavarian city of Deggendorf, this study investigates the role of social vulnerability in recovery projects and planning.
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A study on Cyclone Aila recovery in Koyra, Bangladesh: Evaluating the inclusiveness of recovery with respect to predisaster vulnerability reduction

The need to consider disaster risk reduction at the time of recovery is well-recognized. Viable disaster risk reduction measures should resolve the root causes of predisaster vulnerabilities.
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Disaster recovery and reconstruction following the 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake and tsunami: a business process management perspective

This short article explains the management process of the recovery and reconstruction utilized by the Tohoku Regional Bureau — an inter-organizational process — from a business process management perspective and creates a simple organization construction diagram of the entire process.
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Unnoticed but important: revealing the hidden contribution of community-based religious institution of the mosque in disasters

This paper explores the role of the mosque, a community-based religious institution, in disaster management by documenting and analysing its role in rural settings in the aftermath of the 2005 earthquake in Pakistan.
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Disaster recovery: used or misused development opportunity

This book explains key lessons learned from diverse disaster situations and analyzes them within the framework of governance, education, and technology, providing a framework for disaster recovery as a development opportunity.
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Mitigation of natural hazards and disasters: international perspectives

This book examines the aspects of prevention, mitigation, and management of environmental hazards and disasters from an international perspective.

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