Livelihood
Training in skills, employment generation programmes, credit programmes, agriculture and associated trades, and other economic activities
IRP partner organizations and organizations working in recovery.
Professional development on recovery issues through conferences, workshops, training and academic programmes
Case Studies aim to provide useful information essential for post disaster recovery
Select recovery documents and publications. Contributions welcome
- Boat rebuilding in Aceh (PDF, 5.4MB)
[FAO]
- India Reconstruction Following the 2004 Tsunami: Livelihoods (PDF, 49.2KB)
- India Reconstruction Following the 2004 Tsunami (PDF, 322.4KB)
- IRP Recovery Status Report 01 Yogyakarta
The Yogyakarta and Central Java Earhquake 2006 Current Status Report 2010 [IRP]
- 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]
- Recovery from the Tsunami: Microfinance: Grammen Foundation (PDF, 1MB)
- Rehab of fisheries post tsunami after one year (PDF, 178.7KB)
[FAO]
- rehabilitation of fisheries and aquaculture in tsunami affected areas (PDF, 131.3KB)
[FAO]
- Aquaculture Farm Rehabilitation post tsunami : FAO (PDF, 2.1MB)
- assessment of disaster impact on food supply in Madagascar (PDF, 128.1KB)
2000 [FAO]
- Rapid assessment of the tsunami's impact on livelihoods (PDF, 2.1MB)
2005 [ILO]
- Drought livelihoods: Learning from previous recovery responses (PDF, 291.9KB)
- Cash for Work Program Post-Tsunami (PDF, 958.7KB)
2005
- Rebuilding livelihoods better than before (PDF, 1.5MB)
[FAO]
- Improving Employment and Livelihood Post Tsunami (PDF, 5.4MB)
2005 [ILO]
- Drought Contingency Planning for Pastoral Livelihoods (PDF, 478.9KB)
2001
- Supporting Recovery: A Guidebook for Microfinance Institutions (PDF, 462.7KB)
2005 [The World Bank]
- Rehabilitation of fisheries and aquaculture post tsunami (PDF, 131.3KB)
2005 [FAO]
- ADAPTIVE STRATEGIES FOR RESPONDING TO FLOODS AND DROUGHTS IN SOUTH ASIA (PDF, 384.5KB)
2004
- Approaches to Equity in Post-Tsunami Assistance (PDF, 426.3KB)
2006
- Livelihoods recovery post drought: Cash Transfers (PDF, 701.2KB)
[IFRC]
- Lessons from drought recovery - Kenya - Livelihoods (PDF, 497.3KB)
2002
- Lessons for livelihoods in drought recovery: Iran (PDF, 480.6KB)
2004
- Cash grants aid recovery in the Bahamas after Tropical Storm Noel (PDF, 604.9KB)
2008 [IFRC]
- The Tsunami Legacy (PDF, 5.8MB)
Innovation, Breakthroughs and Change 2009 [IFRC]
- 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]
- Rebuilding after Hurricane Mitch: Housing reconstruction in Honduras and Nicaragua (PDF, 790.8KB)
2007 [IFRC]
- Ethiopian droughts: reducing the risk to livelihoods through cash transfers (PDF, 701.2KB)
2007 [IFRC]
- Cash and voucher in relief and recovery: Red Cross Red Crescent good practices (PDF, 745.1KB)
2007 [IFRC]
- Recovery and risk reduction through livelihood support in Timor-Leste (PDF, 966.1KB)
2008 [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]
- World Conference on disaster reduction (PDF, 894.3KB)
18-22 January 2005, Kobe, Hyogo, Japan 2005 [UNDP, UN/ISDR]
- 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]
- Environmental management and disaster preparedness (PDF, 869.1KB)
Lessons learnt from the Tokage Typhoon (Typhoon 23 of 2004) in Japan 2005 [UNEP]
- Invest to prevent disaster (PDF, 644.1KB)
2005 [UN/ISDR]
- Survivors of the Tsunami: One year later (PDF, 2.1MB)
UNDP Assisting Communities to Build Back Better 2005 [UNDP]
- 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
- IRP regional recovery forum 2007 (PDF, 1.9MB)
Beyond lessons learned from post-disaster recovery 2007 [IRP]
- Learning lessons from disaster recovery: the case of Honduras (PDF, 660.8KB)
Disaster risk management working paper series No. 8 2004 [The World Bank]
- 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]
- Supporting communities to rebuild in Sri Lanka (PDF, 407.3KB)
2007 [IFRC]
- Community participation in rebuilding in the Maldives (PDF, 401.2KB)
2007 [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]
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- Back to business in a conducive environment (PDF, 685.7KB)
GTZ-supported economic reconstruction in Aceh in the frame of German development cooperation 2007 [GTZ]
- Post disaster livelihood planning - the Sri Lanka experience (PDF, 541.4KB)
2007 [ILO]
- Aceh economic rehabilitation and reconstruction strategy (PDF, 39.2KB)
2007 [BRR]
- Invest to prevent disaster: Case study 2 (PDF, 1.2MB)
Microfinance for Disaster Risk Management in Bangladesh [UN/ISDR]
- Progress in building an "end-to-end" Tsunami Early Warning and Mitigation System (PDF, 498.5KB)
2007 [UNESCO]
- Recovery reports: Thailand (from Indian Ocean Tsunami 2004) (PDF, 2.3MB)
2007 [Ministry of Interior, Thailand]
- 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]
- Tsunami Recovery Status Report: Sri Lanka (PDF, 3.2MB)
2007 [Ministry of Disaster Management and Human Rights, Sri Lanka]
- Tsunami Recovery Status Report: Indonesia (PDF, 3.3MB)
Lessons learned and recovering from tsunami disaster 2007 [State Ministry Of Research And Technology, Indonesia]
- Global Facility for Disaster Reduction and Recovery (PDF, 1.1MB)
New initiative to enable / accelerate the implementation of the Hyogo Framework for Action 2007 [The World Bank]
- Rehabilitation support to Indian Ocean Tsunami; Were lessons learned from Hanshin-Awaji Earthquake utilized? (PDF, 741.9KB)
2008 [JICA]
- Further implementation of the Hyogo Framework for Action - expectations for Hyogo - (PDF, 342.8KB)
2008 [UN/ISDR]
- 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]
- Building Back a Green and Low-Carbon Community (PDF, 534.1KB)
Putting environment and climate change at the heart of recovery and reconstruction 2009 [ILO]
- Sustainable recovery and reconstruction framework (SURRF) (PDF, 357.4KB)
2008 [GFDRR]
- Regional workshop on best practices in disaster mitigation
Lessons learned from the Asian urban disaster mitigation program and other initiatives 2002 [UNDP, UN/ISDR]
- 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]
- 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]
- Natural catastrophes and developing countries project
2001
- Forearmed for surviving natural disasters
2005 [UNDP]
- Gujarat Earthquake 2001 (PDF, 235.7KB)
Comparative study on Recovery and Reconstruction [ADRC]
- Eruption of Mount Pinatubo in the Philippines in June 1991 (PDF, 141.1KB)
Comparative study on Recovery and Reconstruction [ADRC]
- Decent work, climate change and disaster risk reduction (PDF, 118.6KB)
Briefing Note No. 16 - ILO Note for the International Recovery Forum 2009 2009 [ILO]
- 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]
- South Asia earthquake 2005: Learning from previous recovery operations (PDF, 681.4KB)
2005 [ProVention Consortium]
- Invest to prevent disaster: Case study 4 (PDF)
The Experience of SEWA [UN/ISDR]
- Invest to prevent disaster: Case study 3 (PDF, 1.2MB)
A Road Towards Building Disaster Resilient Communities [UN/ISDR]
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