Shelter
Housing, temporary camps, land management, shelter policies and legislation
moreOrganizations
IRP partner organizations and organizations working in recovery.
moreMeetings and Trainings
Professional development on recovery issues through conferences, workshops, training and academic programmes
- IRP Regional Workshop in Yogyakarta (PDF, 270.6KB)
Action for Effective Management of Post-Disaster Recovery 3-5 Nov 2009 [IRP] - IRP regional recovery forum
Beyond lessons learned from post-disaster recovery 8 Nov 2007 [IRP] - International forum on tsunami and earthquake
Progress of the implementation of the Hyogo Framework for Action and recovery from tsunami and earthquake 15-16 Jan 2007 [IRP] - First regional workshop on the earthquake risk reduction and recovery preparedness programme (ERRP) for South Asia
10-12 Aug 2008 [ADRC, UNDP] - View all
moreIRP Case Studies
Case Studies aim to provide useful information essential for post disaster recovery
moreTools and Guidelines
Find tools and guidelines useful for recovery operations
- Guidance note on early recovery (PDF, 3.1MB)
2008 [UNDP] - Guidance note on early recovery (PDF, 3.1MB)
2008 [UNDP] - Gender and Shelter (PDF, 297.5KB)
2009 [IRP] - Handbook for estimating the socio-economic and environmental effects of disasters (PDF, 7.4MB)
2003 [ECLAC] - South Asia earthquake 2005: Learning from previous recovery operations (PDF, 681.4KB)
2005 [ProVention Consortium] - View all
morePublications
Select recovery documents and publications. Contributions welcome
- GUIDING PRINCIPLES FOR POST-TSUNAMI RECONSTRUCTION (PDF, 413.1KB)
[UNEP] - Earthquake Resistant Confined Masonary Construction (PDF, 2.5MB)
- India Reconstruction Following the 2004 Tsunami: Livelihoods (PDF, 49.2KB)
- Shelter Security in Kashmir - Long-term Recovery (PDF, 848KB)
- IRP Recovery Status Report 01 Yogyakarta
The Yogyakarta and Central Java Earhquake 2006 Current Status Report 2010 [IRP] - The Great Hanshin-Awaji Earthquake (PDF, 572.7KB)
Overall Verification and Recommendations 2005 [Hyogo Prefectural Government, Japan] - Disaster Reconstruction in Japan: Lessons Learned from the Kobe Earthquake (PDF, 596.2KB)
an ADRC presentation at World Bank 2006 [ADRC] - Housing Reconstruction in Gujarat (PDF, 612.1KB)
A Comparative Analysis 2006 - South Asia Earthquake 2005 (PDF, 681.4KB)
Learning from previous recovery operations 2005 [ALNAP] - Responding to urban disasters (PDF, 225.1KB)
Learning from previous relief and recovery operations 2009 [ALNAP] - Supporting community recovery and risk reduction in Yogyakarta (PDF, 3.2MB)
2009 [IFRC] - Lessons from Aceh: key considerations in post-disaster reconstruction (PDF, 6.8MB)
2010 [DEC] - Post tsunami construction manual (PDF, 581.1KB)
2006 - Handbook on Good Building Design and Construction: Aceh (PDF, 2.1MB)
2007 [UNDP] - Assessment of Post-Tsunami Housing Reconstruction (PDF, 841.6KB)
2006 - Shelter after tsunami (PDF, 454.5KB)
- Benefits of flood insurance for better recovery (PDF, 542.5KB)
- Rebuilding Housing after Hurricane Mitch (PDF, 790.8KB)
[IFRC] - Masonary buildings damage: Lessons from Japan (PDF, 1.5MB)
- Seismic design of steel buildings Lessons from Japan earthquake (PDF, 5.5MB)
- DESIGN OF SAFE SHELTERS post tsunami (PDF, 1.2MB)
2005 [UNDP] - Field Report: - Building back better in Pakistan (PDF, 209.3KB)
2007 [UN-HABITAT] - POST DISASTER RECONSTRUCTION (PDF, 218.8KB)
- Seven Principles for Planning and Designing for Tsunami Hazards (PDF, 532.9KB)
2001 - IMPROVING EARTHQUAKE RESISTANCE OF SMALL BUILDINGS (PDF, 924.5KB)
2005 - Homeowners Guide Safe Shelter_Gujarat (PDF, 1.4MB)
2006 [Cabinet Office, Japan] - Cash grants aid recovery in the Bahamas after Tropical Storm Noel (PDF, 604.9KB)
2008 [IFRC] - Shelter projects 2008 (PDF, 46.7MB)
2008 [IFRC, UN-HABITAT] - Lessons from the Great Hanshin-Awaji Earthquake
2008 [JICA] - Report on the 2008 Great Sichuan Earthquake
2009 [] - Rebuilding after Hurricane Mitch: Housing reconstruction in Honduras and Nicaragua (PDF, 790.8KB)
2007 [IFRC] - Learning lessons from disaster recovery: the case of Mozambique (PDF, 2.2MB)
Disaster risk management working paper series No.12 2005 [The World Bank] - Reducing risk through environment in recovery operations (PDF, 983.9KB)
2009 [UNEP, UN/ISDR] - Turkey Marmara earthquake assessment (PDF, 820.4KB)
1999 [The World Bank] - Belize: Assessment of the damage caused by Hurricane Keith, 2000 (PDF, 1MB)
Implications for economic, social and environmental development 2000 [ECLAC] - Indonesia: Preliminary damage and loss assessment (PDF, 3.1MB)
The December 26, 2004 natural disaster 2005 [BAPPENAS] - Tsunami: Impact and recovery (PDF, 309.2KB)
Maldives post-Tsunami damage and needs assessment 2005 [The World Bank] - India: Post-Tsunami recovery program (PDF, 1.9MB)
Preliminary damage and needs assessment 2005 [ADB] - Pakistan 2005 earthquake (PDF, 1.2MB)
Preliminary damage and needs assessment 2005 [ADB] - Indonesia: Post-earthquake damage and loss assessment for Central Java and Yogyakarta (PDF, 5.8MB)
2006 [ADB, BAPPENAS] - Survivors of the Tsunami: One year later (PDF, 2.1MB)
UNDP Assisting Communities to Build Back Better 2005 [UNDP] - Cyclone Sidr in Bangladesh: Damage, loss, and needs assessment for disaster recovery and reconstruction (PDF, 7MB)
2008 [European Commission] - 2008 Cyclone season in Madagascar: Damage, loss, and needs assessment for disaster recovery and reconstruction (PDF, 6.2MB)
Cyclone Fame, Ivan and Jokwe in Madagascar 2008 [The World Bank] - Post-Nargis joint assessment (PDF, 3.6MB)
A report prepared by the Tripartite Core Group comprised of Representatives of Government the Union of Myanmar, the Association of Southeast Asian Nations and the United Nations with the support of the Humanitarian and Development Community 2008 [ASEAN] - Pakistan 2005 earthquake (PDF, 3.8MB)
Early recovery framework 2005 - IRP regional recovery forum 2007 (PDF, 1.9MB)
Beyond lessons learned from post-disaster recovery 2007 [IRP] - From relief to recovery (PDF, 1.7MB)
The GUJARAT experience 2001 [UNDP] - Indonesia: Notes on reconstruction the December 26, 2004 natural disaster (PDF, 2.2MB)
A technical report prepared by BAPPENAS and the international donor community 2005 [BAPPENAS] - Rebuilding homes and livelihoods in Jamaica after Hurricane Dean (PDF, 477.3KB)
2008 [IFRC] - Rebuilding homes and livelihoods in Grenada after Hurricane Ivan (PDF, 488KB)
2008 [IFRC] - Sri Lanka 2005 post-Tsunami recovery program (PDF, 551.8KB)
Preliminary damage and needs assessment 2005 [ADB] - Learning lessons from disaster recovery: the case of Bangladesh (PDF, 523.2KB)
Disaster risk management working paper series No.11 2005 [The World Bank] - Review of International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies recovery operations summary report (PDF, 669.1KB)
2006 [IFRC] - International Recovery Forum on Tsunami and Earthquake (PDF, 523.2KB)
Progress of the implementation of the Hyogo Framework for Action and Recovery from Tsunami and Earthquake 2007 [IRP] - View all
moreProjects by IRP Partner Organizations
IRP member organizations related recovery projects
- Earthquake Risk Reduction and Recovery Preparedness Programme for South Asian Region
2007 [ADRC, UNDP] - Earthquake risk reduction and recovery preparedness programme for Nepal
2008 [UNDP] - Safer Homes, Stronger Communities
A Handbook for Reconstructing After Natural Disasters 2009 [GFDRR] - View all
moreRecovery Cases & Reports
- Rebuilding homes and communities after disasters (PDF, 1.9MB)
Supporting a people's process of recovery 2007 [UN-HABITAT] - Early recovery and risk reduction - Yogyakarta & Central Java Earthquake (PDF, 6MB)
Lessons learned by PMI-IFRC 2007 [IFRC] - Rebuilding a safer Aceh against earthquake hazard (PDF, 2.2MB)
2007 - Measuring shelter recovery in Aceh - Indonesia (PDF, 309.7KB)
Was community recovery achieved? Are communities less vulnerable? 2007 [UN-HABITAT] - Reconstruction in Pakistan (PDF, 1MB)
2007 - Post Tsunami restoration (Andaman and Nicobar Islands) (PDF, 6.4MB)
2007 - Two years after the Tsunami (Aceh and Nias) (PDF, 219.9KB)
2007 [UN-HABITAT] - Recovery reports: Pakistan (from South Asia Earthquake 2005) (PDF, 5.5MB)
2007 [ERRA] - Tsunami Recovery Status Report: India (PDF, 1.5MB)
Recovery from the Indian Ocean Tsunami; The Indian experience 2007 [NDMA] - Tsunami Recovery Status Report: Maldives (PDF, 2.1MB)
2007 [Ministry of Housing, Transport and Environment, Maldives] - ERRA rural housing reconstruction program (PDF, 203.4KB)
Progress report quarter ended 31st December 2008 2008 [ERRA] - Case study: Housing reconstruction in Mexico City
[The World Bank] - A case for an international platform (PDF, 145.1KB)
Comparative study on recovery and reconstruction [ADRC] - A preliminary assessment of damage from the flood and cyclone emergency of February-March 2000 (PDF, 258.6KB)
2000 [The World Bank] - Emergency reconstruction support program (PDF, 1.3MB)
Following the earthquake of 13 January 2001 2001 [The World Bank] - Gujarat earthquake recovery program assessment report (PDF, 148.4KB)
2001 [ADB] - Guyana: Preliminary damage and needs assessment (PDF, 730.9KB)
Following the intense flooding of January 2005 2005 [The World Bank] - Invest to prevent disaster: Case study 1 (PDF, 1.2MB)
Microfinance and disaster preparedness: an innovative approach for housing preventive reinforcement against cyclone and flood damages, Viet Nam [UN/ISDR] - South Asia earthquake 2005: Learning from previous recovery operations (PDF, 681.4KB)
2005 [ProVention Consortium] - Bam: One year after (PDF, 41.1KB)
A lessons Learned on building reinforcement 2004 [UN/ISDR] - South Asia earthquake 2005: Learning from previous earthquake relief operations (PDF, 674KB)
2005 [ProVention Consortium] - View all
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