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Cyclone Amphan: Building back with resilient infrastructure and community engagement

By Yezdani Rahman [...] Cyclone Amphan, which caused massive destruction in West Bengal and adjacent areas, intensified rapidly on May 17, 2020 to become a ‘super cyclonic storm’ of category 5. It, however, weakened to category 3 before making a landfall on May 20. [...] Transitional shelter, being an incremental process rather than a multi-phased a…
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COVID-19, Cyclone Amphan and building back better

Cyclone Amphan hitting India and Bangladesh during the COVID-19 pandemic has exposed people to complex and multiple risks. While the “build back better” narrative is popular, it has limitations. Lessons need to be learnt from recent recoveries from major disasters. By Michael Boyland and Charrlotte Adelina The “build back better” narrat…

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