Infrastructure
Public buildings (e.g. schools, hospitals, government offices), transportation (e.g. roads, bridges), and communication (e.g. telephone, television, radio)
moreOrganizations
IRP partner organizations and organizations working in recovery.
moreTools and Guidelines
Find tools and guidelines useful for recovery operations
morePublications
Select recovery documents and publications. Contributions welcome
- Innovative design for water supply during floods - India (PDF, 2.5MB)
2010 [UNDP] - EARTHQUAKE RESISTANT reconstruction: Pakistan (PDF, 3.6MB)
[UN-HABITAT] - GUIDING PRINCIPLES FOR POST-TSUNAMI RECONSTRUCTION (PDF, 413.1KB)
[UNEP] - IRP Recovery Status Report 01 Yogyakarta
The Yogyakarta and Central Java Earhquake 2006 Current Status Report 2010 [IRP] - Guidance Note on Safer School Construction - Hindi (PDF, 1.6MB)
Guidance Note on Safer School Construction - Hindi 2009 [UN/ISDR] - Guidance Notes on Safer School Construction - Chinese (PDF, 4.5MB)
Guidance Notes on Safer School Construction - Chinese 2010 [GFDRR, UN/ISDR] - Lessons from Aceh: key considerations in post-disaster reconstruction (PDF, 6.8MB)
2010 [DEC] - Rapport d'évaluation des besoins après désastre Cyclones Fay, Gustav, Hanna et Ike (PDF, 6.5MB)
2008 [European Commission] - Guidelines for use of foreign filed hospitals (PDF, 496.5KB)
2003 [WHO] - Guidelines on non-structural safety in health facilities (PDF, 3.9MB)
2004 [WHO] - Guidelines for assessment of vulnerability of water systems (PDF, 975.3KB)
1998 [WHO] - Post tsunami construction manual (PDF, 581.1KB)
2006 - Handbook on Good Building Design and Construction: Aceh (PDF, 2.1MB)
2007 [UNDP] - Recovery in Education: UNESCO (PDF, 1.6MB)
[UNESCO] - Izmit, Turkey Earthquake (PDF, 495.6KB)
1999 - Learning from Earthquakes: seismic reconstruction (PDF, 2.7MB)
- Reconstruction of health facilities: Bam (PDF, 258.1KB)
[WHO] - APELL for School Safety (PDF, 180.3KB)
[UNESCO, UNEP] - Seven Principles for Planning and Designing for Tsunami Hazards (PDF, 532.9KB)
2001 - Hospital seismic safety in California (PDF, 469.1KB)
2007 - IMPROVING EARTHQUAKE RESISTANCE OF SMALL BUILDINGS (PDF, 924.5KB)
2005 - INEE Minimum Standards for Education in emergenices (PDF, 1MB)
2004 - Protecting New Health Facilities from Natural Disasters (PDF, 982.2KB)
[WHO] - Reconstruction programs in Jamaica post hurricane Gilbert (PDF, 40.6KB)
- Seismic rehabilitiation of hospital buildings (PDF, 1.8MB)
2003 - Safe Hospitals Checklist (PDF, 209.9KB)
[WHO] - Report on the Reconstruction: Earthquake in Marmara (PDF, 227.9KB)
[ADRC] - Lessons from the Great Hanshin-Awaji Earthquake
2008 [JICA] - Report on the 2008 Great Sichuan Earthquake
2009 [] - Gender policy for earthquake affected areas (PDF, 530.6KB)
2007 [ERRA] - 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] - Evaluacion del impacto acumulado y adicional ocasionado por la Niña en 2008 en Bolivia (PDF, 2.5MB)
2008 [The World Bank] - 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 - 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] - 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] - Community participation in rebuilding in the Maldives (PDF, 401.2KB)
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moreProjects by IRP Partner Organizations
IRP member organizations related recovery projects
- Guidance Notes on Safer School Construction (PDF, 3.6MB)
2009 [UN/ISDR] - Safer Homes, Stronger Communities
A Handbook for Reconstructing After Natural Disasters 2009 [GFDRR] - View all
moreRecovery Cases & Reports
- Recovery reports: Pakistan (from South Asia Earthquake 2005) (PDF, 5.5MB)
2007 [ERRA] - Tsunami Recovery Status Report: Maldives (PDF, 2.1MB)
2007 [Ministry of Housing, Transport and Environment, Maldives] - Overview of innovative techniques in environmentally-aware recovery for infrastructure, and reducing future risk and serving the poorest most vulnerable communities (PDF, 1.8MB)
2009 [SEACAP] - Overview of innovative techniques in environmentally-aware recovery for infrastructure (PDF, 694.1KB)
Applications of selected research outputs for the mitigation and management of crisis and recovery operations 2009 [SEACAP] - Overview of innovative techniques in environmentally-aware recovery for infrastructure (PDF, 2.2MB)
2009 [SEACAP] - Recent recovery experience with regards to the integration of environment and climate change concerns (PDF, 2.2MB)
2009 [CPGU] - A case for an international platform (PDF, 145.1KB)
Comparative study on recovery and reconstruction [ADRC] - Survey report on the reconstruction following the earthquake in Marmara, Turkey on August 17, 1999 (PDF, 227.9KB)
Comparative study on recovery and reconstruction [ADRC] - Latin American cases (PDF, 193.9KB)
Hurricane Mitch(1998), Flash Floods and Landslides in Venezuela(2000), El Salvador Earthquakes(2001) [ADRC] - Good practices
Total disaster risk management [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] - Grenada: Hurricane Ivan preliminary assessment of damages (PDF, 52.6KB)
September 17, 2004 2004 [The World Bank] - Guyana: Preliminary damage and needs assessment (PDF, 730.9KB)
Following the intense flooding of January 2005 2005 [The World Bank] - Natural catastrophes and developing countries project
2001 - Eruption of Mount Pinatubo in the Philippines in June 1991 (PDF, 141.1KB)
Comparative study on Recovery and Reconstruction [ADRC] - ECHO/ISDR good practices for resilient communities
World Conference on Disaster Reduction (18-22 January 2005, Kobe, Japan) 2005 - Sharing Japan's experience in natural disasters
Anthology of Good Practices - to create a global culture of prevention - [Cabinet Office, Japan] - National report of Japan on disaster reduction (PDF, 2.5MB)
for the World Conference on Disaster Reduction (18-22 January 2005, Kobe, Hyogo, Japan) 2005 [Cabinet Office, Japan] - Bam: One year after (PDF, 41.1KB)
A lessons Learned on building reinforcement 2004 [UN/ISDR] - View all