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Mrs. Sarah Ernst from Architecture Sans Frontières (ASF) presented the draft version of the guide "Reducing RIsk and Promoting Sustainability", with a case study of...
This paper aims to contribute to this discussion through an exploration of local perceptions of housing reconstruction in the aftermath of the earthquake that hit Gujarat in India on 26 January...
PROSPER-India is a three-year intervention that seeks to consolidate and upscale achievements of "Applying Bihar Recommendations: Building State-Level Emergency Response Capacity" program...
The Odisha government is preparing for Cyclone Phailin — which is expected to hit the east coast on Saturday evening (October 12, 2013) — on a war footing, Mihir Bhatt from the All India Disaster...
Disasters offer unique, if transient, opportunities for change. Relief efforts in a disaster scenario can serve not only to reverse losses but to spearhead long-term sustainable recovery. As the...
Odisha, due to its sub-tropical littoral location is vulnerable to various natural disasters like tropical cyclones, floods, storm surges, lightning, tsunami and whirlwinds etc. Changing climatic...
The EU takes pride in having continuously supported communities in major reconstruction efforts in the aftermath of war, tsunami and earthquakes in South Asia. This has been possible by the...
HFH/TCIS commissioned a study to understand how low-income households make decisions on housing design and construction, and what actors and social norms influence these decisions in three diverse...
This Collection contains case studies and reports relative to context of fire hazards disaster response.
Current guidance comes from leading local and global organizations: Asian Disaster...
This report is a desktop review of best practices in forest fire management across the globe. It identifies and documents various best forest fire management practices in the world, along with...