This is the report of Regional Earthquake Recovery Dialogue for Building Back Better, organized by the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP) from 1 to 2 October 2015 in Kathmandu, Nepal.

Resilient Business for Resilient Nations and Communities shows how the private sector can act as a key partner for reducing disaster risk that can affect a country's overall resilience to disasters. This report is among ...

This study is part of an annual series, developed by the Information and Communications Technology and Disaster Risk Reduction Division of ESCAP. It provides a yearly overview of natural disasters in the Asia-Pacific region ...

The current paper provides a review of natural disasters and their impacts in Asia and the Pacific by disaster type, subregion and level of development. The first section looks at the occurrence of natural disaster events. ...

The 2004 Indian Ocean Tsunami resulted in widespread loss of human life and livelihoods, severe damage to infrastructure and ecosystems and large economic costs. Following this disaster, there was a strong recognition ...