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Displaying 14 of about 14 resultsThis issue of Southasiadisasters.net is titled ‘Local Recovery and Preparedness for the Pandemic’. This issue brings together policy experts, researchers and practitioners from diverse fields to deliberate on the trajectory of local level recovery and preparedness aspects. The focus is on highlighting the needs and the best practices on local level reco…
Earlier this year, 9.1 million people in Türkiye were directly affected by the devastating earthquakes that struck the country on 6 February 2023. The Turkish private sector immediately began playing a critical and massive role in the earthquake response, with businesses of all sizes identifying and deploying resources, expertise, equipment, goods,…
33 million people were affected by the devastating floods in Pakistan in 2022.Pakistan has learnt several lessons from its recent floods and the impact of floods on other countries, which it is now looking to implement.Climate adaptation and mitigation is not a fight for Pakistan alone, the unprecedented impact of climate change worldwide calls for a hi…
In November 2020, Honduras was severely affected by Hurricanes Eta and Iota within two weeks. These two Category 4 hurricanes caused significant destruction affecting almost 4 million people, including those in departments with high shares of Indigenous and Afro-Honduran communities.
In the aftermath of a disaster, the recovery proc…
On 8 November 2013 Typhoon Haiyan made landfall in the Philippines. Vicious winds reached 315 kilometres per hour, laying waste to houses and tearing up trees. Tsunami-like storm surges inundated coastal settlements. More than 6,300 people lost their lives, and four million people were displaced, many of them permanently. The storm – which was…
This book is intended for everyone who wants to better prepare for unforeseen situations, whether caused by disasters such as earthquakes, floods, or wildfires, or anthropogenic disasters such as fires, workplace accidents, terrorist attacks, or pandemics. We live in a constantly changing world and often face challenges that require quick and effective…
POST TITLE: International Consultant: External evaluator for the Thematic Evaluation of the Disaster Reduction and Recovery for Building Resilience Team at the Bangkok Regional HubAGENCY/PROJECT NAME: Disaster Reduction and Recovery for Building Resilience Team at the Bangkok Regional HubCOUNTRY OF ASSIGNMENT: Home based with travel required in Bangkok,…
Canada’s disaster relief program should restrict payments toward repairing or rebuilding structures on floodplains and other high-risk areas, concluded a report by a federal advisory panel released Monday.The panel found that the Disaster Financial Assistance Arrangements (DFAA), a cost-sharing program between the federal government and the provinces an…
This paper focuses on the lessons emerging for recovery-related theory and practice deriving from the pandemic. Disasters are a primary influence in the global development landscape given their unequal impacts across society and calls for transformative change in their aftermath. Recovering from disasters is one component of development that is coming u…
This policy brief issued by the UN Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia (ESCWA) urges for swift and united action to address the protracted crisis as a result of the 6 February 2023 earthquakes. Residents who survived the earthquake are left in extremely cold temperatures without drinking water, electricity, or fuel for heating, and are expos…
This chapeau paper provides a high-level overview of financing mechanisms, their purposes, and opportunities to increase financing for disaster risk management. It is complemented by more in-depth papers prepared for the G20 Working Group on Disaster Risk Reduction on different aspects of financing mechanisms discussed in this paper.Without major invest…
Beirut - The deadly earthquake that struck southern Türkiye and the north of the Syrian Arab Republic on 6 February continues to have devastating consequences. In Syria alone, the United Nations estimates that up to 9 million persons have been affected, with at least 6000 deaths, and this number is increasing by the day. A new policy brief issued today…
Register hereTime10:00 - 16:40 (JST) September 7, 20239:30 - 17:05 (JST) September 8, 2023AboutConsidering disasters in the past, and those in the years ahead, it is evident that societies across the world need to enhance their capacity to rebuild from catastrophic damage and transform themselves into societies better able to recover, even when this res…
This report presents an integrated view of the way forward from the fires, including exploring why the 2019-20 fire season was so devastating, what new capabilities can be implemented and how Australia can best learn from its worst fire season on record. It summarises the research findings from 23 projects. Some projects focused on what could be le…