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The earthquake of Pakistan in 2005 has brought about a complete paradigm shift in the approach and framework of disaster management in the country. The experiences gained in the quick assessment...
These notes are the body of knowledge and best practices easily available for affected governments in order to assist them in making crucial decisions for post-earthquake recovery and...
The speaker introduced the session by asking participants to consider a series of questions for discussion on the theme 'transition from emergency response to the longer term reconstruction'. He...
This paper aims to contribute to this discussion through an exploration of local perceptions of housing reconstruction in the aftermath of the earthquake that hit Gujarat in India on 26 January...
The earthquake that hit northern Pakistan on 8 October 2005 left widespread destruction, killing at least 73,000 people, severely injuring another 70,000 and leaving 2.8 million people without...
Notes from experience in post-earthquake rural housing reconstruction in Pakistan.
This is one of six developed by Swiss Solidarity in January 2007. The checklists are a compilation of lessons learned over the last 20 years and are intended to improve the quality of assistance...
The unprecedented scale of recent earthquakes in Chile, Haiti and Japan underlines the importance of having the body of knowledge and best practices easily available for affected governments in...