Documents and publications

When Hurricane Katrina ravaged the Gulf Coast on August 29, 2005, it clearly brought with it the worst devastation from a natural disaster in our country’s history. It also revealed longstanding problems that continue to afflict many of our nation’s

The individuals and families who were displaced by Hurricanes Katrina and Rita and who have ended up in FEMA-subsidized community housing in Louisiana are facing a second crisis, one in which untreated and undertreated chronic medical problems and

Intense rainfall from 1998 Hurricane Mitch, triggered in excess of 500,000 landslides, particularly debris flows, throughout the country. Landslides damaged an estimated 70% of the road network in Honduras. Numbers of fatalities due to landslides are not

This handbook sets forth standards for the integration of gender issues from the outset of a new complex emergency or disaster, so that humanitarian services provided neither exacerbate nor inadvertently put people at risk; reach their target audience

This report addresses: the large number of damaging encounters between airplanes and the ash clouds from the 1991 eruptions of Pinatubo that prompted volcanologists, meteorologists, and aviation authorities to reevaluate the hazard that these clouds

This document is from MCEER special report series "Engineering and Organizational Issues Before, During and After Hurricane Katrina" that was initiated to present the findings from the field reconnaissance mission.  The topics addressed include advanced

National disaster law and policies, regional, bilateral and international agreements, declarations and regulations regarding the disaster response law in Turkey within the framework of the 1999-Marmara Earthquake are discussed in this study.

The International Conference on School Safety was held from 18th to 20th January, 2007 in Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India. Reaffirming the priority for Action 3 of the Hyogo Framework for Action 2005-2015, to use knowledge, innovation and education to build a