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Displaying 15 of about 20 resultsA slow-moving tropical depression caused persistent heavy rains in the Solomon Islands between April 1 and April 4, 2014. The rains caused flash flooding in Honiara, Guadalcanal, Isabel, Malaita,and Makira-Ulawa. The flooding was the worst in living memory in some locations. It caused 22 fatalities across the country, internally displaced some 10,000 pe…
UN-DESA policy brief no. 28:
This document addresses the challenge of sustainable reconstruction for Haiti following the earthquake of 7.0 on the Richter scale in early January 2010. It targets Haiti's need to rebuild its entire economy in a sustainable manner, to such an extent that it will be more resilient to future shocks and disasters and will be…
This book was produced to mark the end of the International Decade for Natural Disaster Reduction (IDNDR), a United Nations initiative to reduce the negative effects of natural disasters.
This volume communicates solutions to the problems associated with natural disasters, stimulating discussion and improvements in methods of protecting people and prop…
Beyond reconstruction: re-envisioning Haiti with equity, fairness, and opportunity:
This paper addresses the decisions already being implemented in Haiti on relief, reconstruction and recovery, and calls for a 'build back better' approach. It sets out some basic rules and principles for the reconstruction process, and highlights some of Oxfam’s concer…
...and urgent actions required in all disaster-prone countries to improve disaster-risk assessment, prevention and mitigation:
This resolution, adopted unanimously by the 122nd IPU Assembly in Bangkok, 1 April 2010, acknowledges that both disasters and climate change hit poor nations and communities the hardest, and that disaster risk reduction for im…
In Spanish:
En el boletín de Salud Pública y Gestión del Riesgo del CRID de enero podrá consultar sobre el nuevo portal en francés para Haití sobre emergencias y desastres, información sobre la sistematización y lecciones aprendidas del proyecto de OPS "Hospitales seguros y riesgo urbano en Centroamérica", materiales de sensibilización, convocatorias y…
An official document formally adopted by UN Member States as the outcome of the Third International Conference on Small Island Developing States, in which countries recognize the need to support and invest in these nations so they can achieve sustainable development.
The paragraphs 51 and 52 recognize the importance of disaster risk reduction and affir…
In French:
Ce rapport présente le bilan de l’action humanitaire en faveur des victimes du terrible séisme qui a dévasté Haïti et sa capitale 12 janvier 2010. Après trois ans d’actions sans relâche en Haïti, la Croix-Rouge française est convaincue qu’il faut prendre en considération l'ensemble des vulnérabilités du pays et prône une mobilisation constan…
This paper presents a summary of lessons learned to date in building and retrofitting housing in Haiti following the January 12, 2010 earthquake, with the intent of influencing the implementation of future post-disaster housing reconstruction programs in Haiti and elsewhere. It describes steps for project implementation and contains a summary of the Bui…
This fact sheet summarizes the support that the European Union (EU) has and will continue to provide to Haiti to aid in Haiti's recovery and in building its resilience to withstand future disasters. This support comes after the devastating earthquake in Haiti on 12 January 2010 that took 222,750 people's lives, injured many thousands and made 1.5 millio…
This short publication responds to calls from AusAID staff for simple, practical guidance on what integration of disaster risk reduction, climate change and the environment may mean for their programs. While there is general consensus that these issues are important for the long‑term success and sustainability of development outcomes, understanding how…
ERIA Research Project Report 2011-08:
This report consists of the papers from ERIA’s research project on “Economic and Welfare Impacts of Disasters in East Asia and Policy Responses” in Fiscal Year 2011-12. It aims to improve our understanding on how the past and potential impacts of disasters on productions, demands, regional development, and welfare…
This document on UNESCO’s effort in assisting Haiti after the 12 January 2010 earthquake addresses both relief and reconstruction. It seeks to bridge emergency activities to support longer-term, nationally owned development in education, tangible and intangible heritage, disaster risk reduction and media and press freedom. It also includes planning and…
Education for sustainable development, case studies and best practices:This report is a compilation of case studies and grapples with the crucial question of merging disaster management education into the broader agenda of education for sustainable development. It shows how communities, scientists, activists, non-governmental organizations, teachers, st…
This document brings together messages from donors, INGOs, advocacy groups and research organisations, contributing a concise article indicating the failures and successes they have observed over this first year of disaster response, and their opinions on what must be done to achieve holistic and sustainable recovery, including reflections related to th…