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Displaying 15 of about 248 resultsThis paper looks at how differences are accommodated in claimed participatory spaces and discusses what one can learn from different types of mechanisms for dealing with background inequality among participants in post-disaster settings. The paper thus grounds democratic theorising in an empirical investigation of a particular type of setting, namely po…
On 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…
This rapid damage and needs assessment report presents estimates for damage, loss, reconstruction and recovery from the March 2020 earthquake in Croatia, and supports recovery strategy planning and development of necessary frameworks for reconstruction. On March 22, 2020 at 6:24 am, Croatia was hit by a powerful earthquake with a magnitude of 5.5. …
The International Recovery Platform Herald (IRP Herald) is the periodic newsletter of the International Recovery Platform. The IRP Herald reports on IRP activities and serves as the knowledge report for the annual International Recovery Forum, as well as recovery-related content from other major conferences.
IRP Herald Volume 30 is the knowledge report…
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Infrastructure is a keystone of everyday life, supporting systems and services that drive health care, education, energy, transportation, telecommunication, water and sanitation, and economic activity. However, infrastructure is increasingly under frequent threat of disruption, functional and structural failure with the rising inciden…
The present systematization carried out by the United Nations Development Program (UNDP) compiles Good Practices in Post-disaster Recovery in Latin America and the Caribbean, with the aim of spreading and highlighting the work and recovery processes that are coming taking place in different countries of the region. This systematization compiles some goo…
On August 4, 2020, a massive explosion in the Port of Beirut (PoB) rocked the city, killing more than 200 people, wounding more than 6,000, and displacing around 300,000. The detonations all but destroyed the country’s largest port, one of the busiest in the Middle East and most of Lebanon’s grain reserves. The city’s dense residential and commercial ar…
Co-authored by Ms. Rahel Steinbach, Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR) and Resilience Programme Specialist at UN Women, and Ms. Tanja Tuominen, Programme Analyst for DRR UN Women’s team.
Following the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami up to four women died for every male in the most affected areas in Aceh, Indonesia (Oxfam Household survey, 2005). Higher rates of f…
When disasters strike, they often present complex and uncertain conditions that leave disaster management practitioners in a state of dilemma. Under such circumstances, practitioners will need to innovate, apply and develop project management and other multidisciplinary strategies to manage the complexities. Challenges which include funding gaps; inadeq…
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COVID-19 that is continuing to cause human tragedy, social upheaval and economic turmoil across the globe can be considered as a once-in-a-century ecological security crisis that creates an urgent need for an in-depth reflection on the relationship between human beings and nature. But striking a balance between the two will not be possible u…
Hurricane Maria reminded the world of the fragility of Puerto Rico’s housing and the critical infrastructure that supports housing and residents. This training series is built upon The Keep Safe Guide to Building Resilience in Island Communities developed by Enterprise Community Partners in partnership with the Puerto Rico Builders Association…
This brief is based on a Zurich Flood Resilience Alliance Post Event Review Capability (PERC) study analysing the 2019 Cyclone Idai impacts in Malawi, Mozambique and Zimbabwe. This brief presents a series of resilience lessons from Cyclone Idai based on key informant interviews and background research, and highlights opportunities for strengthening earl…
In 2018, the World Bank and the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) jointly issued a position paper on Culture in City Reconstruction and Recovery (CURE), reflecting the shared commitment of these two organizations to place culture at the forefront of the reconstruction and recovery of cities in post-conflict, post-…
This strategy report offers a policy-focused analysis of the world we will face once the pandemic has passed. At a time when all assumptions about the shape of Australian society and the broader global order are being challenged, there is a need to take stock of likely future directions.
The report analyses 26 key topics, countries and themes, ranging…
As the world transitions to recovering from COVID-19, those developing that recovery need support in adjusting and improving their policies and measures. The situation seems dire, the stakes are high. Pandemics indeed force us to think beyond typical emergency management structures; the cycles of the disaster risk management in the case of biological an…