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Displaying 105 of about 123 resultsThis paper summarises the findings of a mission that conducted damage assessment following an earthquake in Turkey and Greece in October 2020, which was followed by a tsunami. The epicentre was some 14 km northeast of Avlakia on Samos Island, and 25 km southwest of Seferihisar, Turkey, triggering also a tsunami. The event has been followed by…
The Joint Communique of the 5th Edition of the World Reconstruction Conference affirms the commitment to (i) use recovery from the pandemic, disasters, conflicts, and other threats as an opportunity to reset the development pathway towards a greener and more resilient future, (ii) address the social and economic effects and impact of the COVID-19…
The primary purpose of this assessment is to understand gaps better in the inclusion of persons with disabilities in national disaster risk management (DRM) and climate resilience (CR) processes and strategies in Antigua and Barbuda, Belize, Dominica, Grenada, Guyana, Jamaica, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, and Suriname. The report is ba…
This month’s The Manchester Briefing outlines a methodology to self-evaluate Recovery plans and Renewal strategies. The self-reflection methodology can be used in conjunction with ISO/TS 22393 featured in TMB Issue 39 and its operational version featured in TMB Issue 49. By reflecting on their response to COVID-19, organisations can identify those strat…
This contributing paper examines the interplay between official adaptive social protection (ASP) and grassroots efforts based on a case study of the rural reconstruction and recovery that took place after the 2008 Wenchuan earthquake in Sichuan, China. Previous research has broadly demonstrated that these grassroots efforts have, to a certain extent, re…
This month’s Manchester Briefing discusses co-production as a strategic method for the design and delivery of societal resilience. Building on TMB Issue 33 we detail the opportunities, principles, and techniques of successful co-production. Co-production is a popular approach to service design and delivery and has been found to exist in all se…
The ASEAN-UN Joint Strategic Plan of Action on Disaster Management (JSAPDM) IV 2021-2025 outlines ASEAN and the UN’s mutual intentions and commitments to continue to work together, guided by the strategies and p…
This research on (in)visible communities confronting climate change and environmental injustice asks how climate-induced disasters intensify social inequities. By focusing on the experiences of undocumented Latina/o and Indigenous migrants in California, the research has shown that more equitable approaches to disaster preparation and relief e…
Spatio-temporal mapping of climatic and biological disaster outbreak in India has been undertaken using historical data and scientific tools to explore options to support for relief, recovery, resilience, and adaptation through integration with existing development programmes. Floods, Droughts, Cyclones, Heat Waves and Cold Waves, Dengue,…
This report forms a key part of a wider research project on ‘Law and Disaster Recovery and Reconstruction’ conducted by IFRC Disaster Law and based on a previous literature review on the topic. The wider project aims to identify and collect existing regulatory models to inform the development of a set of evidence-based recommendations on how to improve…
As a non-legally binding document, the COVID-19 Response and Recovery Guidelines for Resilient and Sustainable International Road Freight Transport Connectivity in ASEAN (“Guidelines”) was initially developed by the ASEAN Transport Facilitation Working Group (TFWG) with joint assistance from the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and…
The Australia Institute’s Climate of the Nation is the longest running research project on attitudes towards climate change in Australia. In January 2020, the Australia Institute commissioned a bushfire update. A nationally representative survey of over 1000 Australians was conducted by YouGov from 8-12 January 2020. The survey asked about direct experi…
The 2019–20 ‘Black Summer’ bushfires were unprecedented in their size, scale, and devastation. It was widely acknowledged that the bushfires disproportionally impacted Aboriginal people both in terms of the population of people affected, and the deep impact felt as people connected to the land. Yet at the height of the crisis, stories emerged of cultura…
Pampanga. the hardest hit province during the catastrophic 1991 Mount Pinatubo eruption. has remained the fragile center/area constantly threatened by the recurrence of lahar flows. This situation has forced many people to leave their
homes and seek refuge in resettlement areas - the most immediate solution to their problem. Mount Pinatub…
This report identifies ways for the Building Resilient Infrastructure and Communities (BRIC) program to develop a multihazard, forward-looking, risk-based approach to mitigation that also incorporates issues of equity and community well-being in its application and evaluation processes. Much of the disruption and damage caused by these disasters could h…