Recovery

Spain’s DANA floods in late 2024 exposed the complexities of disaster recovery. The event revealed how insurance, business continuity and community resilience are interdependent in a world of rising climate risk.

This joint publication presents a sectoral analysis of 91 weather, climate, and water-related Post-Disaster Needs Assessments (PDNAs) conducted between 2000 and 2024.

This report summarizes lessons learned from post-earthquake reconstruction in Central Italy, with an in-depth analysis of the cases of L'Aquila (2009), Amatrice (2016), and the island of Ischia (2017).

This report focuses on the fires in Palisades and Eaton and summarizes 10 additional fires that occurred in Southern California during this timeframe.

This Global Rapid Post-Disaster Damage Estimation (GRADE) report provides a synopsis of the estimated direct physical damage in Jamaica due to the passage of Hurricane Melissa.

This brief provides policymakers and donors with an integrated picture of how climate and conflict interact across value chains and shape daily realities in Syria.

Headlines have been filled with talk of the catastrophic power of Hurricane Melissa after the Category 5 storm devastated communities across Jamaica, Cuba and Haiti in October 2025.

This article examines whether, how, and under what conditions post-disaster recovery can catalyze transformative recovery pathways with a focus on climate mitigation and adaptation.