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This paper provides information on the sub-national areas (regions/districts/provinces) most vulnerable to climate change impacts in Southeast Asia. This assessment was carried out by overlaying...
Following the violent eruptions of the Soufriere Hills volcano in 1995 the Island of Montserrat suffered extensive damage and loss to its housing stock. The post disaster reconstruction Program...
This study was commissioned by GTZ PO Nord-Kivu, on behalf of UNHCR, DRC East. The objective of the study was to investigate the feasibility of low-cost housing as a permanent shelter solution for...
Community, environment and disaster risk management, volume 1. This book portrays lessons from innovative urban risk management approaches in Asian cities, drawn from seven Asian countries. The...
For the fishers and farmers working along the Indian Ocean, extreme weather has long been an adversary. However none of these hardships prepared poor fishers and farmers for the devastation...
Disasters had great affects on the region and community that they occurred physically, socially, economically and psychologically. The community sometimes uses most of its capacity to overcome the...
In emergency conditions, the realization of a settlement develops according to an unplanned process then affecting the transformation - often permanent - of places through the imposition of...
Many structures currently in use have been built adopting traditional practices. In recent years, the role of intermediate construction technology has emerged, and this trend has led to the...
The beginning of the 20st century was marked in India by two major disasters. In January 2001 a severe earthquake stroke Gujarat. Less than four years later the Indian Ocean tsunami hit coastal...
The increased occurrence of natural disasters over the years have led to greater awareness of their impacts and the need to be prepared. New Zealand has encountered tsunamis, earthquakes and...