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Displaying 45 of about 123 resultsThis report is based on analysis performed by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology’s (MIT) Lincoln Laboratory from March 2018 to July 2018 in support of Puerto Rico’s recovery plan, Transformation and Innovation in the Wake of Devastation: An Economic and Disaster Recovery Plan for Puerto Rico. In support of the Energy sector analysis done at HSOAC…
These case studies accompany the Handbook on Recovery Institutions is to inform the design of effective institutional arrangements for disaster recovery. They describe institutional structures, legal frameworks, and management lessons gleaned from practical experience across the globe. The case studies aim to provide recovery leaders with critical insig…
The government of Puerto Rico developed a plan to recover from the destruction caused by Hurricanes Irma and Maria, build resilience to withstand future disasters, and restore the struggling economy. The Homeland Security Operational Analysis Center (HSOAC), operated by RAND Corporation under contract with the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, worke…
This month’s TMB details ‘Operationalising ISO 22393: Seven steps to plan recovery and renewal’, a new iteration of the University of Manchester project’s international standard - ‘ISO 22393 – Guidelines for planning Recovery and Renewal’. This briefing simplifies ISO 22393 into an easy-to-use process to support the implementation of recovery activities…
This publication is an assessment tool about disaster resilient and responsive public financial management. The Disaster Resilient and Responsive Public Financial Management (DRR-PFM) Assessment is designed to help countries strengthen the capability of their Public Financial Management (PFM) systems to prepare for, respond to, and recover from dis…
This issue highlights the interplay of risk, resilience and gender. It seeks to highlight the concept of ‘differentiated vulnerability’ to disasters and extreme events as experienced by women and girls as compared to boys and men. Intersectionality of risk, resilience and gender cannot be understood without recognising that disasters affect men and wome…
Nearly two years into the COVID-19 pandemic, the world is experiencing a protracted and divergent recovery. The latest budget increases allocated to environmentally positive recovery measures amount to only 21 percent of the total sums allocated to COVID-19 economic recovery. This means that 79 percent of this funding fails to consider environmental dim…
On August 8, 2018, the government of Puerto Rico submitted its economic and disaster-recovery plan to Congress, as required by the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2018 (Pub. L. 115-123). Under contract with the Federal Emergency Management Agency, the Homeland Security Operational Analysis Center (HSOAC) provided substantial support in developi…
Responding to the Hunga Tonga–Hunga Haʻapai volcanic eruption in Tonga and following a request from the Government of Tonga, the World Bank undertook a rapid post-disaster damage assessment deploying the GRADE methodology.1 The objective was to estimate the potential direct damage2 caused by the tephra fall (henceforth referred to as ashfall) and tsunam…
This publication assesses and verifies damage to agriculture-based livelihoods and identifies the most urgent needs with regard to the food and agriculture sector. Tropical Cyclone Gombe hit Mossuril District, in Mozambique’s Nampula Province, in March 2022, causing floods that swept away livestock, fishing assets, and inundated crop fields, destroying…
The Middle East & North Africa Climate Roadmap will bring climate and development together by adopting an economy-wide, whole of government approach to strengthen institutions, overcome barriers to private sector engagement, foster regional integration – while ensuring that no one is left behind. Countries in the Middle…
This report is part of the World Bank’s response to the Government’s request for support in assessing damages as well as longer-term implications for disaster risk management. Tropical Cyclone (TC) Seroja impacted Timor-Leste with heavy torrential rains over a 24-hour period on April 4, 2021, with an average intensity of over 14 millimeters per hour and…
This paper reconstructs and analyses the Central Italy temporary housing supply and delivery process. It combines a meta-analysis of published documents and business process modelling to uncover links between policy, society, and space. Since strategic planning grows in popularity as a Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR) paradigm, an analysis of its applicati…
This issue focuses on the various recovery and preparedness concerns related to the pandemic across the world. Focusing on recovery is essential because preliminary evidence suggests that recovery from the crisis will be as uneven as its initial economic impacts, with emerging economies and economically disadvantaged groups needing much more time to rec…
The first Manchester Briefing of 2022 explores opportunities for community recovery and resilience through commemoration. This article discusses the unique challenges of considering where, when, and how to commemorate the pandemic, and details various modes of meaningful commemoration for local communities such as public art, collective performances, an…