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Displaying 8 of about 8 resultsFollowing extremely heavy rainfall in May 2014, Serbia experienced its most severe flooding in more than a century. In the aftermath, the government conducted a recovery needs assessment (RNA) with support from the Global Facility for Disaster Reduction and Recovery (GFDRR), the World Bank, the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), and the Europe…
These case studies accompany the Handbook on Recovery Institutions is to inform the design of effective institutional arrangements for disaster recovery. They describe institutional structures, legal frameworks, and management lessons gleaned from practical experience across the globe. The case studies aim to provide recovery leaders with critical insig…
This Post-Disaster Needs Assessment (PDNA) review is the first instance of the participating institutions assessing the demonstrated effectiveness of PDNAs as the practice has evolved over the 55 post-disaster assessments conducted since 2008.
The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and the Global Facility for Disaster Reduction and Recovery (G…
This book is intended for everyone who wants to better prepare for unforeseen situations, whether caused by disasters such as earthquakes, floods, or wildfires, or anthropogenic disasters such as fires, workplace accidents, terrorist attacks, or pandemics. We live in a constantly changing world and often face challenges that require quick and effective…
This report presents a post-disaster needs assessment conducted after the floods and landslides that occurred in Serbia at the end of May 2014. It considers the repair, reconstruction, expansion and improvement of floods control works as well as the improved disposal of waste from mining and other productive activities as essential to risk reduction. It…
This factsheet presents the results of a project being implemented in partnership with Serbia's Ministry of Interior to strengthen the country's disaster risk reduction (DRR) system and increase disaster resilience through improved implementation of the Hyogo Framework for Action. The project activities are: (i) institutional and legal framework for DRR…
This Guidebook describes institutional options, successful characteristics and management lessons based on real-world experience with disaster recovery operations. It is a planning tool for practitioners and policymakers who need to design, manage and assess recovery following a disaster. This is an effort to remove some of the uncertainty from decision…
This publication provides an overview of key results achieved by UN Women in terms of COVID-19 response and recovery in its programme countries and territories in Europe and Central Asia between March and August 2020.
On 13 March 2020, the World Health Organization identified Europe as the epicentre of the coronavirus pandemic. The Europe and Central A…