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This brief describes the complex challenges faced by South Asian countries and outlines key priorities for governments to rebuild better from the current pandemic crisis. Countries in South Asia, before COVID-19, were already battling critical

This issue of Southasiadisasters.net is titled ‘Perspectives on the Pandemic: COVID-19 in South Asia’ and brings forth different perspectives on managing the COVID-19 outbreak in South Asia. South Asia is unlike other regions in the world, it is

Executive Summary: The Accumulation of Risk in the Built Environment in Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka is a tropical island with a land area of 65,000 km2. The total population is estimated at 21.7 million people, with an estimated annual growth of approximately 1

Climate-related disasters have different risk pathways from COVID-19, but they can intersect and converge with the pandemic in complex and destructive ways. Many communities are exposed to both, and the long-term consequences can be similar –damage to

The measures enforced to prevent the spread of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) has led to dramatic changes in standard operating systems and the ordinary ways of doing businesses in all sectors that are established based on physical contacts and

This diagnostics toolkit is designed to help countries assess the financial management of disaster risk and to provide a basis for them to enhance financial resilience through insurance and other risk transfer instruments. In the report, the framework

This Handbook developed as an outcome document of the workshop conducted for BIMSTEC Member Countries at Gujarat Institute of Disaster Management (GIDM), from 17thto 20th December 2019, is intended to function as a preliminary support guide for the urban

Emergencies, in spite of their tragic nature and adverse effects on mental health, are unparalleled opportunities to build better mental health systems for all people in need. This Wolrd Health Organization (WHO) publication shows how this was done in 10