On September 5, 1996, Hurricane Fran made landfall near Cape Fear, North Carolina, and generated considerable rainfall, moderately high winds, and storm surge and waves along the coast. This report focuses on the damages along the North Carolina coast
Survivors of the Asian tsunami report that there were several massive waves that in rapid succession hammered the coast the Andaman Ocean provinces of Phang Nga, Phuket, Krabi, and Ranong, Trang and Satun on the morning of December 26, 2004. Those walls
One of the areas of importance to effective risk reduction lies in the provision of safe, structurally secure shelter, which is closely related to the sustainability issues of the type of construction, for example. It is important for the reconstruction
The 28 March 2005 earthquake devastated the island of Nias, an already very poor region before the disaster hit . The March earthquake - coming less than three months after the December 2004 tsunami that also affected Nias - killed almost 1,000 people and
This manual explains how the choice of appropriate design and construction methods and sustainable materials and technologies during the planning, implementation and maintenance phases of reconstruction can protect natural resources and reduce energy consumption and pollution. Sustainable reconstruction management provides numerous environmental, safety and financial benefits.
This report turns the spotlight on the vulnerable groups, examining how and why they face discrimination. It calls on communities, governments and agencies to work harder to identify the most vulnerable and work together to ensure that their specific
International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC)
This manual deals with the construction techniques and materials which are being used in the SIFFS tsunami housing reconstruction projects. The biggest challenge the building industry in India is facing today is to ensure good quality in construction. The