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Displaying 6 of about 6 resultsThis issue of Southasiadisasters.net is titled ‘Local Recovery and Preparedness for the Pandemic’. This issue brings together policy experts, researchers and practitioners from diverse fields to deliberate on the trajectory of local level recovery and preparedness aspects. The focus is on highlighting the needs and the best practices on local level reco…
This book is intended for everyone who wants to better prepare for unforeseen situations, whether caused by disasters such as earthquakes, floods, or wildfires, or anthropogenic disasters such as fires, workplace accidents, terrorist attacks, or pandemics. We live in a constantly changing world and often face challenges that require quick and effective…
This paper focuses on the lessons emerging for recovery-related theory and practice deriving from the pandemic. Disasters are a primary influence in the global development landscape given their unequal impacts across society and calls for transformative change in their aftermath. Recovering from disasters is one component of development that is coming u…
This policy brief issued by the UN Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia (ESCWA) urges for swift and united action to address the protracted crisis as a result of the 6 February 2023 earthquakes. Residents who survived the earthquake are left in extremely cold temperatures without drinking water, electricity, or fuel for heating, and are expos…
This chapeau paper provides a high-level overview of financing mechanisms, their purposes, and opportunities to increase financing for disaster risk management. It is complemented by more in-depth papers prepared for the G20 Working Group on Disaster Risk Reduction on different aspects of financing mechanisms discussed in this paper.Without major invest…
This report presents an integrated view of the way forward from the fires, including exploring why the 2019-20 fire season was so devastating, what new capabilities can be implemented and how Australia can best learn from its worst fire season on record. It summarises the research findings from 23 projects. Some projects focused on what could be le…