Social impacts and social resilience

The ability of a community or society exposed to hazards to resist, absorb, accommodate, adapt to, transform and recover from the effects of a hazard in a timely and efficient manner, including through the preservation and restoration of its essential basic structures and functions through risk management.

Latest Social impacts & resilience additions in the Knowledge Base

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7 July 2007

Aceh flood: damage and loss assessment

This report provides a summary of data collected in the flood assessment.

Earthquake 2006 Indonesia Preliminary Damage and Loss Assessment

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12 November 2006

Preliminary Damage and Loss Assessment - Yogyakarta and Central Java Natural Disaster

This report presents a preliminary assessment of the damage and losses caused by the May 2006 earthquake that struck Yogyakarta and Central Java.

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22 December 2005

Disaster reduction and human security

This report is a compilation of case studies and grapples with the crucial question of merging disaster management education into the broader agenda of education for sustainable development.

Tsunami 2004 Sri Lanka Preliminary Damage and Needs Assessment

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12 November 2005

Sri Lanka 2005 Post-Tsunami Recovery Program - Preliminary Damage and Needs Assessment

This report gives a preliminary estimate of the damage and needs resulting from the widespread destruction caused by the 2004 tsunami, evaluating the social, environmental, and economic impacts of the disaster and summarizing damage and needs by sector.

Tsunami 2004 Maldives Impact and Recovery Joint Needs Assessment

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12 November 2005

Tsunami: Impact and Recovery Maldives Joint Needs Assessment

This report provides details of the physical damage and human suffering caused by the 2004 tsunami, the recovery strategy, and financing needs.

Tsunami 2004 India Tsunami Recovery Program Preliminary Damage and Needs Assessment

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12 November 2005

India Post Tsunami Recovery Program Preliminary Damage and Needs Assessment

This report provides an assessment of damages and needs resulting from the tsunami that struck the eastern and southwestern coast of India as well as the Andaman and Nicobar Islands on December 26, 2004.

Documents and publications

21 July 2005

Grenada: macro-socio-economic assessment of the damage caused by Hurricane Emily, July 14th, 2005

This assessment analyses the direct and indirect effects of Hurricane Emily on the economy. It projects the impacts on overall macro economic performance and identifies recommendations to guide continued rehabilitation and recovery.

Documents and publications

21 July 2004

Grenada: macro-socio-economic assessment of the damage caused by Hurricane Ivan, September 7th, 2004

This study assesses the macro-economic and social effects of Hurricane Ivan on the performance of the Grenadian economy. The report undertakes a sector by sector analysis of the impact of Hurricane Ivan; an assessment of overall damages is then computed.