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This study attempts to address the knowledge gap in the role of regional organizations in disaster risk management (DRM) and of their role in capacity building at the national level by examining the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), which

This briefing paper examines the recovery process one year after typhoon Haiyan hit 171 municipalities in the central Philippines and displaced more than 4 million people. It provides recommendations for the national government, the local government units, the international donors and the national and local NGOs and civil society organizations to ensure recovery strengthens the rights and resilience of affected communities and calls for clear focus on integrating disaster risk reduction and management into local governance processes.

This guide lays out processes and good practices for developing disaster recovery frameworks to assist governments in detailed recovery planning at the inter-sectoral and programmatic levels.

Southasiadisasters.net issue no. 116, August 2014:

This issue deals with the various aspects of disaster management. It contains articles that expound upon the various measures to manage the risk of natural hazards and reduce underlying vulnerabilities

The preparation of this Regional Progress Report has been undertaken within the framework of the biennial 2011-2013 Hyogo Framework for Action (HFA) Monitoring and Progress Review process, facilitated by UNISDR and the ISDR partnership.

Community, environment and disaster risk management, volume 16:

The need to scale up the capacity of disaster risk reduction (DRR) at the local government level to build urban resilience is a key incentive for this study. With particular reference to

This report examines five countries - Indonesia, the Philippines, Costa Rica, Mexico and South Africa - that all have positive aspects regarding coordinated and coherent national financing of disaster risk reduction (DRR), yet issues remain regardless of

This brochure presents the Climate and disaster exposure database (ClimEx.db) as a tool designed to help communities and local governments in planning their land use and development while incorporating measures to adapt to the effects of climate change in