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Displaying 60 of about 92 resultsIRGSC working paper no. 1:
This research aims to understand the inter-organizational network typology of large scale disaster intervention in developing countries and to understand complexity of post disaster intervention through the use of network theory based on empirical data from post tsunami reconstruction in Aceh, Indonesia, during 2005-2007. It…
Special report no 108, April 26, 2012:
This document presents the key lessons learned from a team of experts reassembled to evaluate Japan’s long-term efforts to recover from the Great Eastern Japan Earthquake and to prepare for future catastrophes. Based on extensive literature and interviews with Japanese officials and experts, it identifies four cr…
Southasiadisasters.net, issue no. 83, March 2012:
This issue presents articles covering different aspects of microinsurance within the disaster risk reduction (DRR) context. The articles, contributed by experts and practitioners from DRR and insurance field, include: (i) joint efforts for mitigating economic loss; (ii) financing risk reduction and rec…
In GriffithREVIEW edition 35 - Surviving:
Using as an example the 4 May 2007 tornado that levelling 95 per cent of the town of Greensburg, Kansas, and killing eleven of its fourteen hundred residents, this essay addresses the balance between the need to reflect and learn from catastrophe and the desire to start over and rebuild as quickly as possible…
Disaster risk management (DRM) updates from the World Bank and GFDRR:
This first edition of the DRM quarterly is intended to bring the latest knowledge, experiences, and tools to people around the world dedicated to build a more resilient world. It presents the World Bank/GFDRR DRM team's activities, ranging from risk assessments, risk reduction, geo-…
In the light of recent crisis and disasters, government agencies nationally as well as internationally are increasingly concerned with understanding to what extent businesses are making provisions to increase their resilience. The specific objectives for this study are: to assess the extent and nature of crisis experience in small firms; to identify pla…
This knowledge note gathers experiences and lessons learned collected in so called good practice and advisory notes and offered to governments requesting assistance from the World Bank. Based on the proven usefulness of good practice notes in formulating recovery framework including disaster risk reduction, GFDRR has decided to develop knowledge notes f…
This report presents the activities implemented by the French Red Cross in partnership with the Haitian Red Cross since the earthquake which struck the island 2 years ago. It includes disaster risk reduction and disaster preparedness as one of the three pillars that have been identified in cooperation with the Haitian Red Cross Society.
This publication outlines Sri Lanka's new approach to dealing with natural hazards in the context of disaster risk management. Issues addressed: (i) the need for education in disaster risk management and Sri Lanka's policy of teaching disaster safety in schools; (ii) the 'Disaster Risk Management & Psycho-social Care' project; (iii) results from the…
This report is focused on the work carried out by two of Oxfam’s partner organisations – the Doaba Foundation and the Help Foundation – in Muzaffargarh and Rajanpur districts of Pakistan’s Punjab Province. Over 21,700 people residing in 60 villages of these two districts are being reached through the programme. These people are exceptionally vulnerable…
This case study, conducted by Wellington Emergency Management Office, presents emergency management practices in place for the city of Wellington, and discusses the all hazards approach and different phases of the comprehensive emergency management concept, including mitigation, public awareness and preparedness, and integrated response and recovery pla…
This report argues that the practice of disaster risk management (DRM) is a defining characteristic of resilient societies, and should therefore be integrated – or ‘mainstreamed’ – into all aspects of development. It (i) analyses the alarming trend of disasters and development; (ii) presents disaster risk management in action through four pillars (risk…
To mark International day for Disaster Risk reduction (IDDR) 2012, Oxfam has published a new collection of programme insights papers bringing together experiences, lessons and good practice from Oxfam and its partners work in emergencies and on disaster risk reduction (DRR). As the number and complexity of hazards and disasters are increasing rapidly, a…
This evaluation study assesses ADB’s response to natural disasters and disaster risks, and explores ways to improve ADB operations in these areas. It distinguishes between two broad categories of disaster-related operations—those in disaster prevention and those in disaster recovery. The study calls for ADB to consider giving greater emphasis to disaste…
This study addresses technology and the key role it plays in the development and placement of disaster resilient infrastructure. It concentrates on the role of technology in the preparedness, response, recovery and reconstruction phases of disaster reduction, as well as technologies for supporting mitigation efforts through planning. Rather than attempt…