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Displaying 3 of about 3 resultsThis guide is intended to demonstrate the value of using built environment professionals more widely in disaster risk reduction and response. It shows how their skills and expertise can be applied at all stages of disaster management. It highlights that their contribution is especially important to achieving the longer-term goal of sustainable recovery…
A report on the responses to hurricanes Katrina, Rita and Wilma and their effect on the state of housing:
With the only point of consensus being that “things could have been done better”, this paper looks at the responses to disaster to see if any lessons can be learned and applied to future events within a long-term context. It focuses on the impact o…
Recurrent flooding is one of the most serious problems that Senegal has been facing over the last years, making it a serious concern for the Government. At the end of August 2009, heavy rainfall once again caused serious flooding in Senegal, particularly in Dakar but also in the rest of the country. The flooding was not caused by exceptionally heavy rai…