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A new revised building code for Pakistan,where minimum regulations for earthquake is considered in building systems.
For decades, aid actors have widely acknowledged the importance of facilitating effective transitions from relief to development and grappled with the operational and policy challenges of...
The 2010 Pakistan floods called for the largest ever humanitarian appeal from the United Nations, with over 20 million people affected and nearly 1.8 million houses damaged or destroyed. The...
School safety and education are both key to reducing the impact of disasters. The role of education in reducing disaster risks is enshrined in all global commitments and frameworks. Foremost among...
This volume debates and informs on themes such as housing, participation, and vulnerability in relation to large-scale post-disaster reconstruction. It is a contribution to ongoing debate in terms...
This issue of the journal 'Humanitairan Exchange', has a special feature which focuses on the humanitarian crisis in the Sahel region of Africa, where aid agencies estimate that more...
School safety and education are both key to reducing the impact of disasters. The role of education in reducing disaster risks is enshrined in all global commitments and frameworks. Foremost among...
Shelter Projects 2010 is the third annual compilation of shelter programmes. This book contains summaries of shelter projects that have been implemented in response to conflicts, complex...
The Cairo based World Health Organization Regional Office for the Eastern Mediterranean published in 2007 theWHO e-Atlas of disaster risk for the Eastern Mediterranean Region, Volume 1: Exposure...