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Displaying 105 of about 218 resultsThis newsletter reports on Earthquake Reconstruction and Rehabilitation Authority (ERRA)'s completion of its reconstruction portfolio in earthquake affected areas of Pakistan in 2011-2012, as well as on the social impact of its strategies in the following sectors: education, environment, governance, health, livelihood and water and sanitation. It highli…
This document summarizes the recommendations from major organization from Japanese civil society based on the lessons learned from the Great East Japan Earthquake and its numerous challenges with this unprecedented scale of triple disaster (9.0 earthquake, tsunami, and accident at nuclear power plant), and particularly its evolution and adaption to one…
This document discusses the importance of gender sensitivity in disaster risk reduction (DRR), and relates the history and experiences of the Japan Women's Network for Disaster Risk Reduction.
The document is divided into six sections: (i) section one introduces the concept of gender-sensitive DRR and the Japan Women's Network for Disaster Risk Reducti…
UNESCO and its partners developed this comprehensive in-service training program in disaster recovery for more than 15,000 education sector personnel in the earthquake-affected areas in Pakistan. Sessions include earthquake preparedness, psychosocial support, multi-grade teaching and child protection. Disaster risk reduction is explicitly taught during…
This publication reports on research carried out in six Asian countries: India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Indonesia, Vietnam and China. It covers a variety of schemes and interventions in these countries, including disaster management lessons from the Wenchuan earthquake in 2008, and highlights the need for and nature of resilient social protection systems…
The preparation of this National Progress Report has been undertaken within the framework of the biennial 2011-13 HFA Monitoring and Progress Review process, facilitated by UNISDR and ISDR System partners.
The progress report assesses current national strategic priorities with regard to the implementation of disaster risk reduction actions, and establi…
The Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction 2015–2030 (SFDRR) represents an inclusive approach to disaster risk reduction, linked to development and recovery. Building on previous international guidelines, the SFDRR promotes practical and measurable outcomes for reducing disaster losses, including indicators to measure progress towards seven specif…
This manual has been developed to support engineers responsible for the compliance inspection process related to the 2015 Nepal earthquake. The engineers will use this manual to provide advice and guidance to beneficiaries for the implementation of required repair and retrofitting strategies.
The repair and retrofitting strategies set forth in this ma…
This manual has been developed to support the engineers responsible for the compliance inspection process related to the reconstruction of housing affected by the 2015 Nepal earthquake. The engineers will use this manual to provide advice and guidance to households for the implementation of required repair and retrofitting strategies.
The repair and re…
This guide outlines the minimum requirements (MRs) for housing reconstruction from the Nepalese National Reconstruction Authority.
The MRs clearly state that for buildings with stone/brick masonry in mud mortar, the number of stories is restricted to only one story if wooden band is used, whereas if a reinforced concrete (RC) band is used, the allowabl…
This report presents the findings of two rounds of HRRP data collection on the production and use of Hollow Concrete Blocks (HCBs) across the districts affected by the 25 April 2015 Gorkha earthquake. The Nepal Standard: 119/2042 provides the minimum requirements for HCBs in construction in Nepal. HCBs are pre-cast cement concrete blocks with one or mor…
This research collects and documents the experiences of women in reconstruction at community level, district level, and national level after the 2015 Gorkha earthquake in Nepal. Quantitative data was collected from 679 respondents; 304 respondents who are going through, or have completed, the reconstruction of their house, 226 respondents that…
The Gorkha Earthquake, which struck Nepal on 25 April 2015, caused widespread damage and loss of life across almost 50% of the country. A Post Disaster Needs Assessment (PDNA) identified 32 districts as earthquake affected, across five different categories of impact: severely hit, crisis hit, hit with heavy losses, hit, and slightly affected.
This rep…
This report presents the rationale for and design of a city government disaster insurance pool in the Philippines.
Insurance pools help governments enhance their financial preparedness for disasters, focusing on the provision of rapid post-disaster financing for early recovery. The Philippine City Disaster Insurance Pool was developed under the guidanc…
This article explores how social infrastructure – the spaces and places that help build and maintain social ties and trust, allowing societies to coordinate behavior – plays an important role in our communities, especially in mitigating and recovering from shocks. Observers have long debated how societies should invest resources to safeguard citizens an…