Recovery

The restoring or improving of livelihoods and health, as well as economic, physical, social, cultural and environmental assets, systems and activities, of a disaster-affected community or society, aligning with the principles of sustainable development and “build back better”, to avoid or reduce future disaster risk.

Latest Recovery additions in the Knowledge Base

Memorandum Order 393: CREATING AN INTER-AGENCY TASK FORCE TO ADDRESS ECOLOGICAL PROBLEMS AFFECTING IRRIGATION SYSTEMS AND AGRICULTURAL AREAS IN THE COUNTRY

Policies and plans

19 August 1991

Memorandum Order 393: Creating an inter-agency task force to address ecological problems affecting irrigation systems and agricultural areas in the country

MEMORANDUM ORDER No. 373 CREATING AN INTER-AGENCY TASK FORCE TO ADDRESS ECOLOGICAL PROBLEMS AFFECTING IRRIGATION SYSTEMS AND AGRICULTURAL AREAS IN THE COUNTRY

Documents and publications

11 October 1987

Between two earthquakes: cultural property in seismic zones

This handbook addresses three areas of concern for the museum administrator concerning the protection of historic buildings, monuments, and archaeological sites located in seismic areas.

Central America allied against the Coronavirus COVID-19

The COVID-19 crisis has demonstrated the importance of preparedness and the coordination capacities of national and regional disaster risk management agencies. The notes below includes good practices and lessons learned from Central America and the

UNDRR Americas & Caribbean Magazine: COVID-19, a risk context

The COVID-19 pandemic has shown the fragility of our global networks. A health crisis has shocked economies, policies, governance, trade, infrastructure. In short, it has changed today’s society and may well leave a significant mark on the shaping of

Feature

1 June 2021

Looming hurricane season raises displacement risk

After Hurricanes Iota and Eta ripped through Central America in 2020, many were forced to flee with little more than the wet clothes on their backs, leaving their houses destroyed and even bodies of family members buried in thick mud. Instead of returning

United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction – Regional Office for the Americas and the Caribbean