The restoration, and improvement where appropriate, of facilities, livelihoods and living conditions of disaster-affected communities, including efforts to reduce disaster risk factors.
8 Jun 2016, The Globe
When disasters strike, the propensity is to put everything back as close to the way it was as quickly as possible, leading to equal or greater vulnerability. Findings from the Institute for Catastrophic Loss Reduction's investigation of the resilience to wildfire of certain homes in Fort McMurray can aid the recovery process and help put a new paradigm in place.
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