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There is an increasing need to respond to the displacement and destruction of communities and their infrastructure through both natural and manmade disasters. There is also the need to build the resilience of vulnerable communities in disaster-prone areas. Although there is now wide recognition of…
By Navinesh Kumar, IFRC
Nine months since Tropical Cylone Pam swept through the Solomon Islands, the people of Malaita province, situated in the North East of the capital, are still struggling to recover from its impact.
26-year-old Mark Ramotala of the Nineveh community in Malaita, which has a total population of approximately 50 people, said that th…
Vanuatu - Following devastation caused by Tropical Cyclone Pam on 13 March 2015, IOM undertook an assessment of the Vanuatu Customs and Inland Revenue (CIR) and the Vanuatu Immigration Service (VIS) to determine the extent of damage to operational capabilities and to propose reconstruction activities to reinstate them to pre-cyclone level.
Due to subst…
The pace of the Government’s rebuild and repair of social housing in Christchurch continues to progress at top gear, Social Housing Minister Paula Bennett says.
Housing New Zealand (HNZ) has now repaired more than 4,000 of its quake-damaged properties. With this achievement, HNZ enters the final phase of its earthquake recovery programme that will see…
Offering Japan’s experiences with earthquake reconstruction to Nepal
The Japan International Cooperation Agency held the seminar "Build Back Better Reconstruction Seminar for Nepal" in collaboration with the Government of Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal in Kathmandu on May 25, one month after Nepal was hit by a magnitude 7.8 earthquake on April 25…
World Bank Board approves US$3 million grant for long-term recovery efforts
Washington D.C. — Six months after Cyclone Pam hit the Pacific, the World Bank’s Board of Executive Directors today approved an additional US$3 million grant to support Tuvalu’s medium-term recovery efforts.
Almost half of Tuvalu’s 10,000 people were affected by the category 5…
SANTIAGO DE CUBA, Cuba, 21 August 2015 – A group of Cuban students has won an international prize awarded to budding architects who deploy their talents to reduce the risk of disasters.
The four-member team from the Central University Marta Abreu de las Villas won their award at the 7th i-Rec student competition in London, where the jury lauded their p…
Washington – Following floods that devastated Malawi in January 2015, the World Bank Group’s Board of Executive Directors today approved US$80 million to help the country reconstruct critical public infrastructure, restore agricultural livelihoods, enhance food security, and improve the Government of Malawi’s disaster response and recovery capacities.…
On Feb. 27, 2010, a massive earthquake struck Chile, causing widespread devastation and economic damage equal to 18% of its GDP. In what could have been further bad fortune, this catastrophe occurred during a moment of political transition, as a new administration prepared to take power. Under such circumstances, many countries might have needed years t…
Third United Nations World Conference on Disaster Risk Reduction - Ministerial Round Tables (AM & PM)
Sendai, Japan, 15 March — Building back better after earthquakes, cyclones and other destructive forces and international cooperation in reducing harm from future crises were the focus of high-level discussions today in Sendai, Japan, as the Third…
Barangay Pawa — Rising from the wreckage of Super Typhoon Haiyan, 660 families finally completed the building of their houses and 54 community infrastructure projects in 28 communities in Capiz and Iloilo as the Post-Yolanda Support for Safer Homes and Settlements project implemented by UN-Habitat came to a close last month.
Consequently, a handing ove…
Nuku’alofa, Tonga – The Asian Development Bank (ADB) is working with the Government of Tonga to build up the country’s resilience to natural disasters and to help it achieve the goal of providing half of all electricity from renewable energy sources by 2020, said a new ADB energy report.
The Pacific Energy Update 2015 report said ADB’s investment progr…
Hilongos, Leyte – Some 297 survivors of Typhoon Yolanda in this town received P70,000 each for the construction of their new homes under the Core Shelter Assistance Project (CSAP) of the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) in partnership with local government units (LGUs) and with funding support from the Asian Development Bank (ADB).
T…
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On April 25, 2015, Nepal witnessed one of the biggest tragedies in its recorded history. A devastating earthquake claimed more than 8,500 lives, more than 22,000 people suffered injuries, and over 800,000 houses were completely destroyed or damaged, leaving some 3 million people displaced just before the monsoon season. Out of 75 d…
Naw Pyi Taw – UN-Habitat will assist vulnerable communities on reconstructing community infrastructure in ethnic minority areas, and on reconstructing houses in Yangon region with a grant contribution of USD 5.3 million by the Government of Japan. Exchange of Notes between the Government of Japan, and four UN agencies, UN-Habitat, UNHCR, WFP and UNICEF…