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Displaying 15 of about 79 resultsThe paper studies the phenomenon of “post disaster reconstruction in” Pakistan in the wake of climate change-induced floods of 2022 from the “precarity and possibility” lenses as a global emergency with the help of qualitative field data collected from the affected communities, IR donors and partners, relief workers from different organisations and thro…
This 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,…
Texas A&M researchers aim to create a future where data science and artificial intelligence are used to predict, prepare for and respond to natural hazards, from hurricanes to earthquakes.In a world where natural hazards can strike at any time with devastating consequences, reducing their impacts in advance may seem impossible.The unpredictability o…
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The main purpose of the ‘Tourism Sector Disaster Recovery Framework (DRF) Guide’ is to assist national and local governments, relevant private sector partners, intergovernmental organizations and implementing partners in developing a sectoral DRF, comprising effective and efficient recovery programs for the sector. It is to be read in conjunction with t…
Register HereTimeThursday 16th November between 13:00 and 13:45 UK time (UTC+1).AboutLunch and Learn: Morocco Earthquake and Libya Floods. Learn more about the role technical response supports affected people as they recover and rebuild from disaster.At this event we ask how does technical response support affected people as they recover and rebuild? J…
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…
Using a qualitative analytical approach, this paper presents an overview of the existing power imbalances, participatory activities, and their associated outcomes with regard to community participation. How can participatory processes influence power dynamics? Community participation is considered an integral part of Build Back Better (BBB) initiatives…
This paper is analyzing factors that shape household recovery patterns can help identify vulnerabilities and adaptive capacities in addition to signaling potential future changes. The authors used survey data from 400 randomly selected households in 4 communities over 2 10-week intervals at 9 months and 1.5 years after the earthquakes. Building on previ…
This report highlights the urgent need to rewire the current financial systems towards (a) de-risking current investments (b) integrating risk reduction into credit allocation and (c) redirecting financial flows towards risk reduction. The report opens with case studies on eight disaster events over the past decade that explore in detail the financ…
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…
The increasing magnitude and frequency of high-impact weather events means some communities have entered near-permanent states of recovery, leaving them more vulnerable to future disasters.Massey University PhD candidate Anna-Kay Spaulding Agbenyegah hopes to address these issues by finding out how different communities recover from landslides and flood…
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…
Navigating Resilient Post-Disaster Recovery in Asia and the Pacific addresses the importance of resilient recovery in the aftermath of disasters, emphasizing the Asia and Pacific region while holding global relevance. It explores the complex process of post-disaster reconstruction, drawing from various expert analyses and real-world case studies to offe…