Inclusion

U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon told insurance executives in New York their businesses could play an important role in easing the financial burden associated with disasters and protecting those affected. 'As a major source of investment, much of it long-term, the insurance sector can and must play a strong role in shaping a more sustainable future' said Ban in a speech...

This paper provides an overview of the literature on case studies on planned relocations. For that purpose, it reviews 38 documents, which present case studies on planned relocations.

The main focus of the study lies on case studies focusing on the first

This background paper seeks to address questions related to relocation by analyzing more than 30 international and regional frameworks for their possible relevance for developing guidance on planned relocations made necessary by disasters, environmental

This case study seeks to shed some light on the Vietnamese government relocation outcomes based on empirical findings from two upstream areas — Vinh Tri commune, Long An province and Long Thuan commune, Dong Thap province.

The government has adopted

Drawing on the rights-based approach laid out in the Inter-Agency Standing Committee Framework on Durable Solutions for Internally Displaced Persons (IASC Framework) and reflected in many of the Philippines’ own domestic standards, this report analyses efforts to resolve the displacement crisis generated by Typhoon Haiyan.

Southasiadisasters.net, issue no. 130, May 2015:

This issue of Southasiadisasters.net focuses on the concept of disaster microinsurance as an effective risk transfer mechanism for such informal and small scale businesses in urban settings. Titled 'Risk

This article looks at vulnerability, a topic which has been on the agenda of the countries within the Greater Caribbean, and in particular those of the insular Caribbean for a long time. The article notes that in the period between 1980 and 2010, the

A UN food security expert urges governments to build social safety nets for longer-term sustainability and improved food security, citing research in the Philippines that found a spike in the number of babies who die up to two years after a typhoon because families divert money from paying for healthcare and food, to restoring their homes and livelihoods...