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This study investigates the characteristics, livelihood strategies and vulnerabilities of households living in informal settlements in three major urban centers in Afghanistan, with a specific...
This study outlines ways in which private companies can contribute to disaster prevention and response. It provides useful insights into factors that motivate corporations to be involved. It has...
The guide to post-conflict needs assessments is the product of a partnership between the United Nations Development Group (UNDG), the Bureau for Crisis Prevention and Recovery (BCPR) of the United...
This resource looks at the ways in which private sectors can contribute to disaster prevention and response while focusing on the cooperation as the key factor in achieving the set goals.
This report – a Programme for deepening peace and reducing poverty – presents an assessment of priority needs and then outlines reconstruction and development initiatives to address them. This...
This assessment report addresses the 2008 tropical storm and flood in Yemen. It covers the disaster in general including its toll and the response, the macroeconomic and poverty impact, immediate...
This publication presents a collection of 18 indigenous practices which were developed over time in the communities in the Asia-Pacific region. Types of disasters include earthquake, cyclone (...
Between June 1 and August 18, 2018, Kerala experienced the worst ever floods in its history since 1924. During this period, the state was affected by cumulative rainfall that was 42% in excess of...
The Report is the first biennial global assessment of disaster risk reduction prepared in context of the implementation of the International Strategy for Disaster Reduction (ISDR). The ISDR,...
Early recovery is about shifting the focus from saving lives to restoring livelihoods, thuseffectively preventing recurrence of disasters and harnessing conditions for human development.One month...