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Displaying 11 of about 11 resultsThis document provides a sensible set of guidelines for deciding what should be rebuilt and where. It states that a concept of "disaster reduction" will be paramount in reconstruction. Based on this concept, preparations for disaster must be made from the perspectives of prioritizing efforts to ensure that even if disaster strikes it will not result in…
This report, published two weeks after the Great East Japan (Tohoku-Kanto) earthquake and tsunami, provides a synthesis of certain existing data and a basic situation analysis of the situation. It considers the major challenge posed to the disaster risk reduction community by: (i) the earthquake; (ii) the tsunami; (ii) the ongoing nuclear emergency; and…
This report examines the response to the Pakistan floods of 2010. It states that the frequency and severity of natural disasters are predicted to increase. Along with increases in population, especially in urban centres, the number of fatalities and the extent of damage to physical infrastructure are likely to increase. It stresses that the internationa…
This study examines the economic and social consequences of the 17 August 1999 earthquake, known as the Izmit earthquake, which affected a third of Turkey's total population and caused substantial human and material losses.
The first chapter looks at the economic environment in Turkey before the Izmit earthquake and the place which the stricken region…
This report provides detailed information on early and long-term recovery needs and priorities, e.g. through building resilience thanks to disaster risk reduction strategies and policies. This document uses the example of the state of Queensland which suffered from devastating flood towards the end of 2010 and in the early months of 2011 resulting from…
This year, the Great East Japan Earthquake is the focus of the Japan Cabinet Office white paper. This white paper shows the overview of the disaster and its countermeasures from various angles, summarizing them briefly, but widely. Though an accurate overall assessment of the extremely severe damage resulting from the Great East Japan Earthquake has not…
This report presents the findings of the Mid-Term Review of the Hyogo Framework for Action (HFA) aimed at critically analyzing the extent to which HFA implementation has progressed and at helping countries and their institutional partners identify practical measures to increase commitment, resourcing, and efforts in its further implementation.
It highli…
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The purpose of this document is to describe the thematic classification system that has been developed, with the aim of promoting a better understanding of disaster risk reduction (DRR), and the development of an internationally recognized information classification and exchange standard. It is hoped that a clear set of…
In June 2011, Lao People’s Democratic Republic (PDR) experienced Typhoon Haima, which caused widespread flooding in four provinces: Bolikhamxay, Xayaboury, Vientiane, and Xiengkhouang. The floods caused extensive damage to people’s livelihoods, property, and to social and physical infrastructure. The National Disaster Management Office (NDMO) reported t…
This document outlines the preliminary observations of the Great East Japan Earthquake of 11 March 2011 (GLIDE number: EQ-2011-000028-JPN) including: its type, hypocenter, magnitude; the subsequent tsunami; effects of the earthquake and tsunami in terms of human casualties and economic damage; the disaster affected area; disaster preparedness measures;…
This summary reports on the agendas and priorities for disaster risk reduction based on the outcomes of regional conferences and forums that took place worldwide in 2010 and 2011. These outcomes were also considered for the agenda of the third session of the Global Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction 2011.