Each year countries suffer great tragedy
when natural disasters destroy schools and disrupt
children’s education. In addition to causing immediate harm
to children,...
Type: Working PaperReport#: 115068Date: January 1, 2017Author:
Ramirez Cortes,Fernando
Indonesia has experienced a number of
natural disasters in the recent past that have damaged or
destroyed large numbers of residential housing. Major
reconstruction...
Type: Working Paper (Numbered Series)Report#: 114978Date: January 1, 2017Author:
Heinz Unger, Ekart Hartmann dan ;
Herawati,Octaviera Ratna
Type: Working PaperReport#: 112339Date: January 1, 2017Author:
Dávalos, María Eugenia ;
Pojunas,Bethany Brown ;
Holla,Alaka ;
Nguyen,Tu Chi ;
Seitz,William Hutchins ;
Smolyar,Yuliya
This chapter is intended to guide the
Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR) assessment team in the
Post-Disaster Needs Assessment (PDNA). The guidance provided
is for assessing...
Type: Working PaperReport#: 114521Date: January 1, 2017
One of the main objective of a
post-disaster assessment is to estimate the impact of the
event on overall socio-economic development in the affected
country or area....
Type: Working PaperReport#: 114524Date: January 1, 2017
After heavy flooding in May 2014, which
affected more than 25 percent of the nation’s population,
the Governments of Bosnia and Herzegovina launched a
Recovery Needs...
Tajikistan's population and economy
are exposed to earthquakes and floods, with earthquakes
posing the greater risk of a high impact. About seventy five
percent of ...
Type: Working PaperReport#: 114761Date: January 1, 2017
Bosnia and Herzegovina’s population and
economy are exposed to earthquakes and floods, with floods
posing the greater risk. The model results for present-day
risk shown...
Type: Working PaperReport#: 114724Date: January 1, 2017
The earthquake risk in El Salvador is
more significant than the hurricane risk. Economic assets
such as residential and non-residential buildings are at
risk. These...
Type: Working PaperReport#: 114727Date: January 1, 2017
The Europe and Central Asia (ECA) region
experiences a variety of natural hazards,including floods,
earthquakes,droughts,landslides, and wildfires.The frequency
and...
Type: Working PaperReport#: 114817Date: January 1, 2017
The 2008 Joint Declaration on
Post-Crisis Assessments and Recovery Planning envisions a
common platform for action for the European Union (EU), the
United Nations (UN),...
Report#: 123286Date: January 1, 2017Author:
Quick,Ian David ;
Demetriou,Spyros
The secessionist movement in Thailand’s
southernmost provinces is one of the oldest and deadliest
sub-national conflicts in Southeast Asia. After more than a
decade...
Type: BriefReport#: 117807Date: January 1, 2017Author:
Adam,Sarah
Developing accurate impact scenarios is
essential for disaster preparedness, mitigation, and
well-planneddisaster response. Running a successful impact
scenario, however,...
Japan is an island arc country located
in the northwest of the Pacific Rim. In light of Japan’s
geographical and climatological features, the country’s
natural hazards...
Type: Working PaperReport#: 115089Date: January 1, 2017Author:
Suwa,Makoto ;
Siercke,Guillermo A. ;
Campbell,Jack
The Global Facility for Disaster
Reduction and Recovery (GFDRR) is working with the
Government of Belize to boost the climate resilience of
Belize’s road network and...
Between 2013 and 2015, India experienced
more than six major natural disasters across six states,
including floods, landslides, drought, and cyclones. With
millions...
Uganda is particularly vulnerable to
disasters, and droughts in particular impact the economy.
The NUSAF III program aims to strengthen the resilience of
vulnerable...
Report#: 121786Date: January 1, 2017Author:
Maher,Barry Patrick ;
Tadesse,Endashaw
Achievement of the Sustainable
Development Goals, the Paris Agreement, and the Sendai
Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction is challenged by a
world of accelerating...
Type: Working PaperReport#: 117705Date: January 1, 2017
During this quarter, the TDRP made
progress in supporting implementation for the next phase of
the African Union DDR Program (DDRCP), maintains its
technical and financial...
Type: Working PaperReport#: 120269Date: January 1, 2017
A growing number of low- and
middle-income countries are investing in social safety nets
to improve the lives and livelihoods of their poor and
vulnerable residents....
Type: BriefReport#: 119821Date: January 1, 2017Author:
Maher,Barry Patrick ;
Poulter,Richard Andrew
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