Post-disaster reconstruction: lessons from Nagapattinam district, India

Elizabeth Jordan, Amy Javernick-Will and Bernard Amadei

Development in Practice, 2015, vol. 25, issue 4, 518-534

Abstract: As disaster losses continue to rise around the world, it has become increasingly important to understand the long-term outcomes of post-disaster recovery programmes. Often, disaster recovery projects have an abbreviated planning period, involve multiple NGOs, and lack long-term plans for evaluation. This article describes outcomes of the shelter reconstruction programme following the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami in Nagapattinam, India. Quantitative and qualitative data were collected to assess the effect of the programme on housing, community infrastructure, and livelihoods. The study provides useful lessons for future reconstruction programmes and demonstrates the importance of evaluating post-disaster recovery programmes after projects end.

Date: 2015
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DOI: 10.1080/09614524.2015.1028334

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