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Displaying 45 of about 89 resultsThis document presents a selection of fourteen case studies focusing on good practices and lessons learned by the private sector in relation to the Great East Japan Earthquake of 11 March 2011. It highlights the role the private sector can play in disaster risk reduction (DRR), with a focus on the strong contributions made by private businesses across s…
Tropical Cyclone Evan (TC Evan) − a massive Category 4 cyclone that ravaged Northern Vanua Levu and Western Viti Levu on 16-17 December 2012 − is considered one of the worst to ever hit Fiji in recent history.
The cyclone left widespread destruction in its path – but luckily no deaths or major injuries to persons. Dwellings and their contents were dama…
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El Presidente de la República Dominicana, Danilo Medina, aprobó mediante el Decreto No. 275-13 el “Plan Nacional de Gestión Integral del Riesgo de Desastres en la República Dominicana”, cuyo propósito es definir los lineamientos de política y principios básicos que deben desarrollar las instituciones de los sectores público y privado, así c…
A comprehensive plan that contains actionable recommendations both for rebuilding the communities impacted by Sandy and increasing the resilience of infrastructure and buildings citywide. It was developed by the Special Initiative for Rebuilding and Resiliency (SIRR), which analyzed the impacts of the storm on the city’s buildings, infrastructure, and p…
This book addresses the perennial gap between theory and practice, between academia and active professionals in the field of disaster management. It offers vital lessons to practitioners from scholarship on natural hazards, disaster risk management and reduction and developments studies, opening up new insights in accessible language with practical appl…
Southasiadisasters.net issue no. 95, August 2013:
This issue covers articles related to disaster risk reduction and the floods in Uttarakhand. It is intended to national authorities and international organizations such as World Bank, Asian Development Bank, United Nations Development Programme, Climate and Development Knowledge Network, and others.
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This report provides FEMA’s recommendations for the development of a national strategy for reducing costs, loss of life, and injuries associated with extreme disaster events in vulnerable areas of the United States. It presents the development of a national strategy as an opportunity to engage all sectors of society in a national dialogue and to set the…
The purpose of this report is to understand the viability of overland flood insurance in Canada by considering the risks and opportunities for the property and casualty insurance industry. It addresses the gap in research on the topic utilizing structured interviews with senior executives of Canada’s largest insurance companies regarding their perspecti…
This document presents the policy recommendations of the Hurricane Sandy Rebuilding Task Force for helping the rebuilding of the region affected by the 2011 super-storm. The recommendations include: (i) promoting resilient rebuilding, (ii) ensuring a regionally coordinated, resilient approach to infrastructure investment; (iii) providing families safe,…
This report is intended to disseminate the lessons learned from the devastating experiences of the Great East Japan Earthquake with Mw 9.0 occurred on March 11, 2011, for the sake of future societies. It focuses on topics related to the earthquake and tsunami in terms of the Hyogo Framework for Action 2005–2015 (HFA) five priorities for action, which se…
This document reports on the recovery efforts led by Save the Children in Japan. The report is comprised of four sections: (i) the first section of the report touches on their community grants initiative, their work with child-participation in disaster risk reduction, and their work to mitigate the effects on children of the Fukushima disaster; (ii) the…
This report outlines the challenges and opportunities as well as new priorities for the disaster risk management (DRM) field in East Asia and the Pacific. It takes stock of the most important activities, highlights examples of global good practice and innovative products, and makes recommendations for reducing risks and building resilience in the short,…
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…
This framework explains the Disaster Risk Reduction for Food and Nutrition Security Framework Programme of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) which has been undertaken with the goal of enhancing the resilience of livelihoods against threats and emergencies to ensure the food and nutrition security of vulnerable farmers, fi…
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…