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Displaying 15 of about 16 resultsThis pedagogic document, prepared by the French Association for Earthquake Engineering, aims at applying these simple but efficient earthquake resistant principles to traditional houses in Nepalese high valley villages using available materials in these isolated places.
This manual is designed specifically for people in high remote valleys who may…
In the context of housing reconstruction in the Philippines in the aftermath of tropical storm Washi, this research explores how to effectively manage resettlement projects.
The paper examines:
the coordination mechanisms;
the criteria for decision making, and;
the complex interactions among the different stakeholders,
The authors propose that l…
This paper discusses various strategies and approaches on post-disaster shelter construction, especially regarding transitional shelter, and presents case studies from Bangladesh, India, Pakistan, Indonesia, the Philippines and Haiti.
The lessons learned provided in this paper are the following ones:
Knowledge of good, safe building practices is req…
In the aftermath of Typhoon Haiyan in 2013, a majority of the designated evacuation centers (mostly in the form of school buildings or public gymnasiums) were severely damaged. In the drive to build back better and safer, the Philippine Disaster Resilience Foundation and its partners aimed to build safer and more structurally sound, dual‐purpose evacuat…
In the month of May 2016, parts of Sri Lanka were hit by the heaviest recorded rainfall in more than 18 years, which caused severe floods in 24 districts and also horrific landslides, one of which was the worst recorded in our country. The floods and landslides resulted in the loss of at least 93 lives and affected almost half a million people. The disa…
This Disaster Recovery Framework (DRF) sets out a Vision and Guiding Principles for medium-term recovery from mid-2016 to mid-2018. In recognition of the long-term nature of recovery and reconstruction, recovery efforts beyond two years will be integrated into Fiji’s National Development Plan. This DRF will guide the planning and implementation of recov…
This report presents a detailed and qualitative assessment of housing, land and property (HLP) challenges and implications for the post-earthquake recovery in Nepal. It examines how right holders are identified in Nepal, how plots are registered and managed, and which laws are applicable (and applied in practice) in the country. Looking further than med…
This report presents the Save the Children's one-year response and recovery efforts to the 2015 Gorkha earthquake in Nepal.
The Save the Children's earthquake response intervention set out to reach 600,000 affected people over a three year period, of whom half would be children. Ninety-eight percent of that target was reached within the first yea…
This publication describes recent national disaster mechanism experiences in the housing sector that best reflects the situation in Malaysia and that are in line with international practice. The objective of the papers is to know how to better support humanitarian responses in flood prone areas through post-disaster resilient house construction.
Eighte…
This report is a synthesis of the experiences, observations, and recommendations of a large group of experienced post-disaster shelter and recovery experts gathered from interviews, surveys, and direct discussions, and information derived from a desk review of the wide variety of available evaluations and reports, regarding the recovery p…
This plan was prepared in the aftermath of the Oct 26, 2015 earthquake which caused human losses and extensive damages to public infrastructure, houses and other buildings in various areas of the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province in Pakistan.
The document contains a detailed damage assessment and lists priority interventions in areas of rehabilitation of phy…
Southasiadisasters.net issue no. 143, March 2016:
This issue of the newsletter is a compendium of perspectives and views by a group of students from Oxford Brookes University that visited 2 districts of Gujarat to study the long-term impacts of recovery from the 2001 earthquake. Contributions from John Twigg and other reputed academics are also include…
This report presents a summary of the main natural disasters that struck different parts of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province in Pakistan, affecting a large number of people and causing substantial damage to public and private infrastructure. The Mini-Cyclone on 26th April, Glacial Lake Outburst Floods (GLOF) and flash floods in July-August, a massive earthqu…
This topic guide is a review of the state of play in post-disaster reconstruction. It builds on extensive research, literature and experience to date, most recently considering outputs from the 2015 Sendai Conference on Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR). It considers the status quo and puts forward alternative positions for facilitating effective reconstruc…
This framework document encapsulates the vision and strategic objectives that guide recovery in post-earthquake Nepal. It also includes the policy and institutional frameworks for recovery and reconstruction and outlines implementation arrangements, projected financial requirements and immediate next steps necessary for recovery.
Th…