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Displaying 21 of about 21 resultsThis detailed report analyzes El Salvador overall situation before the 2001 earthquake and assesses the effects of the disaster, specifically for the health services and for the salubrity of the environment. It also considers the management of the response and the main features of the recovery process, providing a list of lessons learned.
Focus on Recovery provides a framework for recovery planning and management in New Zealand for local government, Civil Defence Emergency Management (CDEM) Groups and government departments. This document represents a Ministry position on recovery and has been developed with input from the International Recovery Symposium that was held in Napier in…
The report explores how shelter support for housing reconstruction, including through self-recovery, can contribute to physical and mental wellbeing in the short- and long-term for people recovering from disasters. The report aims to share knowledge about the connections between housing and mental and physical health and contains recommendations to info…
This Primer covers the basic steps in the process of selecting a model for planning and executing post-disaster housing reconstruction projects funded by the United States Agency for International Development (USAID). It is intended to provide USAID officers and Host Country officials with the steps, principles, and best practices that need to be taken…
This topic guide is a review of the state of play in post-disaster reconstruction. It builds on extensive research, literature and experience to date, most recently considering outputs from the 2015 Sendai Conference on Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR). It considers the status quo and puts forward alternative positions for facilitating effective reconstruc…
This publication provides expert advice and global best practices on ten identified 'burning' post-disaster recovery and reconstruction issues, in a time-bound manner. It covers a number of key sectors including: building seismic safety assessment, environmental and social assessment, and helping women and children to recover and build resilient communi…