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A People's Guide to Building Damages and Disaster Safe Construction is a popular learning material brought out bu UNNATI. It's not exhaustive in its contents but touches upon some of the most...
The IDSR Library for Disaster Reduction. "This Library focuses initially on addressing the needs of countries most affected by the Indian Ocean tsunami disaster of 26 December 2004, and is...
This 7-minute mini-documentary shows life in the Nagapattinam district of Tamil Nadu five years after the Tsunami. The Vulnerability Reduction of Coastal Communities (VRCC) program was prepared...
In October 1999 a super cyclone hit the coast of Orissa. An estimated 10, 000 people died and the livelihoods of many of the survivors were shattered. This study aims to share lessons from the...
The bar charts show the degree of exposure to natural hazards and the percentage of area affected (per country). Tsunami and storm suges are a threat to coastal regions, particularly gulfs, bays,...
The catastrophic risk analysis quantifies the risks of hazard, exposure, vulnerability, and loss, thus providing the decision maker with the necessary information to make optimum decisions on...
Comprehensive National Hazard Profile is an effective and powerful tool for mainstreaming Risk Management into development planning. It is also the first step for a country to develop evidence-...
The December 2004 tsunami took a devastating toll on the Indonesian province of Aceh, killing more than 130, 000 people and leaving mere than half a million homeless.
A staggering 116, 000...
A Building Materials Services Bank provides the dual advantage of rapid response to reconstruction needs after a major disaster such as the Tsunami in Coastal South India and continuity in habitat...
This Handbook is made to provide simple information to house owners, house designers and builders, and building monitors to teach principles of good design and good construction in a natural...