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Displaying 6 of about 6 resultsOn December 29, 2020, Sisak-Moslavina County in Croatia was struck by a 6.2 magnitude earthquake with the epicenter 6 km outside the town of Petrinja. The earthquake was preceded by a 5.0 magnitude earthquake on December 28, 2020; and numerous aftershocks were recorded, including a 5.0 magnitude earthquake on January 6, 2021. The December earthquak…
The findings of the post disaster needs assessment captured in this report present a consolidated view of damage, loss and recovery needs estimates, based on information received from various line departments and the expertise of a multi institutional and interdisciplinary assessment team. The PDNA report provides baseline data, describes the damages an…
This special issue of the quarterly ERRA newsletter focuses on the major earthquake that struck northern Pakistan on October 8, 2005. It describes the response to the disaster, followed by the establishment of the Earthquake Reconstruction and Rehabilitation Authority (ERRA), which was granted a UN Sasakawa Award certificate of distinction in 2011.
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This report presents the Save the Children's one-year response and recovery efforts to the 2015 Gorkha earthquake in Nepal.
The Save the Children's earthquake response intervention set out to reach 600,000 affected people over a three year period, of whom half would be children. Ninety-eight percent of that target was reached within the first yea…
This document assesses the Red Cross Red Crescent's work in supporting communities to rebuild their own lives after the Indian Ocean tsunami and to cope with future threats – 'natural' disasters, the effects of climate change, outbreaks of disease, conflict or the rapid rise in the cost of food and fuel.
It is expected that such examples give hope that…
This document gives options for rebuilding the community, meeting the evident needs of the most vulnerable people and filling key gaps in Haiti’s reconstruction regarding shelter and relief, water and sanitation, health and recovery. It states that risk reduction must be an integral part of recovery to truly rebuild safer and more resilient communities.…