"This briefing paper provides a synthesis of key lessons learned from relief responses to past earthquakes. The main intended audiences are operational decision-makers and relief programme managers working in the South Asia earthquake relief operation."
"This briefing [paper] provides a synthesis of key lessons from post-disaster recovery programmes", covering "targeting, participation, assessment, shelter and housing, risk reduction and policy, drawing out main lessons in each area ..."
Collaboration among ALNAP, OCHA, WHO, the Red Cross and other partners to 1) promote a sector-wide approach to evaluations of the tsunami response in order to optimise sector-wide learning and 2) develop procedures for the future establishment of an ongoi
Outline of the overall management structure of the five multi-agency thematic evaluations being undertaken as part of the work of the Tsunami Evaluation Coalition.
This site outlines "a paradigm shift from Post-disaster reconstruction & relief to Pre-disaster Pro-active approach".
Reflection by Ricardo Zapata Martà on his "recent experience in the evaluation processes of some recent disasters in which he participated in assessing the damage and losses caused to countries of different size and level of development".
Improving communication with beneficiaries: an analysis of information flow to tsunami affected populations in Aceh Province
Handbook on participatory capacities and vulnerabilities assessment, recoginizing "the importance of local knowledge built on people's experience of disasters and of poor people taking the lead in addressing their vulnerabilities".
Report assessing the environmental impacts of the tsunami conducted by the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) and the Sri Lankan Ministry of Environment and Natural Resources.
Report issued by the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) assessing the impacts of the Indian Ocean tsunami on the Maldives environment.
