International Recovery Platform

This brief paper focuses only on current microinsurance products designed to protect poor microentrepreneurs in the event of massive disasters by covering damage to assets used for income generation such as livestock and property and disruption to their

As part of the rehabilitation strategy for India tsunami response in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands, SEEDS initiated few programme aiming towards disaster mitigation and preparedness amongst the community members of the islands. The aim is to spread

In Priority Five of the Hyogo Framework for Action (HFA), strengthening preparedness for response at all levels, the HFA highlighted the essential role that disaster preparedness can play in saving lives and livelihoods particularly when integrated into