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Post-disaster challenges and opportunities: Lessons from the 2011 Christchurch earthquake and Great Eastern Japan earthquake and tsunami

This paper seeks to inform policy changes that can be considered in the post 2015 framework for disaster risk reduction, drawing lessons from the Christchurch earthquake in New Zealand and the Great Eastern Japan earthquake and tsunami in 2011. Both events offer the opportunity for researchers and practitioners to review current practice…
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Tsunami risk reduction

The aim of this paper is to review the application of Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR) methodologies related to tsunami risk, with a focus on south-east Asia, especially Indonesia and Sri Lanka, which were highly impacted by the 2004 Indian Ocean Tsunami. This publication offers the following recommendations for bridging the potential implementa…
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United Nations city disaster resilience scorecards: USA, Chile, Angola

Stamford (USA), Puerto Montt (Chile) and Luanda (Angola) cities held workshops with multiple stakeholders to complete the United Nations City Disaster Resilience Scorecard. The workshops were notable in identifying both technical requirements, and also gaps in understanding and communications between different agencies. These gaps, if left unaddressed,…

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