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Displaying 120 of about 123 resultsThis paper's purpose is to develop an analytical framework for estimating the behavioral effects of disasters and their economic consequences. The reduction of these losses represents the benefits of pre-disaster mitigation and post-disaster recovery. Many disasters generate dread and fear among the directly affected population and often also among thos…
This report aims to examine data on disaster losses related to infrastructure damage and service disruption in Post Disaster Needs Assessments (PDNAs) submitted by nations between 2010 and 2020, and to identify where gaps still exist in PDNA reporting. The report also aims to identify obstacles and offer suggestions to improve reporting, including by im…
This paper focuses on how resilience considerations can be better integrated into industrial policy, building on the guidance offered by the Sendai Framework and the broader emergency management literature, and reflecting on lessons learnt from the COVID-19 crisis and other ones. While the resilience dimension is a common guiding principle in a number o…
FAO's Office of Evaluation conducted a real time evaluation across three phases spread over one year. Each phase covered specific aspects of the response:
Phase I focused on leadership, management and coordination of the response and was conducted between June to October 2020.
Phase II focused on results as well as management and operations at count…
After a Post-Disaster Needs Assessment (PDNA) has been conducted by government, often with the technical support of the tripartite institutions (World Bank, European Union and United Nations), the next step is for the government to develop a detailed Disaster Recovery Framework (DRF) for each of the sectors included in the PDNA. The Disaster Recovery Fr…
This contributing paper delves into the impact of a tsunami and the COVID-19 pandemic on the coastal tourism sector in Pandeglang Regency (Banten Province) in Indonesia. The sector is a significant contributor to regional income and one of its coastal areas is designated as a Special Economic Zone in 2018. The tourism sector in Pandeglang Regency is sup…
This case study describes the anticipatory action measures taken in the light of the 2021 Karnali floods in Nepal. It summarizes the Nepalese anticipatory action mechanism, and elaborates on the lessons learned from the recent floods. Nepal Red Cross Society (NRCS) with financial support from the EU Civil Protection and Humanitarian Aid Operations, and…
This briefing note highlights the gaps which need addressing in policy and practice and provides key recommendations for policy makers in relation to the role of animals for disaster recovery in society, ownership and marginalised groups. Disasters impact all in society differently. Some groups will be more severely affected because of marginalisation t…
Recovery of the Puerto Rico economy in the aftermath of Hurricanes Irma and Maria means not only rebuilding the public and private infrastructure, supply chains, human capital, and other contributors to economic output but also reversing negative economic trends that existed and presented major challenges to growth even before the storms hit.
In this r…
This study aims to test a methodology for teaching people about the characteristics of each post-disaster phase concerning road infrastructure and business continuity. On February 27, 2010, a magnitude 8.8 Mw earthquake struck Chile and provoked a tsunami that wreaked havoc on the Chilean coast. A total of 830 failures in the transportation system…
With the aim to assist researchers and practitioners in advancing understanding of resilience in designing infrastructure systems, this systematic literature review synthesizes and complements existing knowledge on designing resilient vital infrastructures by identifying (1) key conceptual tensions and challenges, (2) engineering and non engineering mea…
In January 2015, heavy rainstorms and floods affected 630,000 people in Malawi. Protracted immersion or flow of water damaged or destroyed dwellings and displaced over 170,000 people, with timber and roofing material also lost to the floods. Catholic Relief Services conducted a physical survey of Phalombe, Zomba and Machinga districts to assess damage a…
Millions of hectares of vegetation destroyed and 3 billion animals killed or displaced. The toll of the bushfires that ravaged New South Wales and Victoria in 2019 and 2020 is even more horrific than earlier estimated. Experts say the regeneration of Australia’s lost biodiversity will take many, many years, and will require human intervention – especial…
The International Recovery Platform Herald (IRP Herald) is the periodic newsletter of the International Recovery Platform. The IRP Herald reports on IRP activities and serves as the knowledge report for the annual International Recovery Forum, as well as recovery-related content from other major conferences.
IRP Herald Volume 34 is the knowledge report…
Our project focused on the investigation of the post-eruption hazards at Mt. Pinatubo (Philippines) using remote sensing data, and field observations of the 1991 eruption deposits. Through the use of multiple satellite images, field work, and the 1996/2000 PacRim data sets, we conducted studies of the co- and post-eruption hazards of the volcano due to…