India: ASSESSMENT PUTS PRELIMINARY NEEDS AT US$1.2 BILLION

A preliminary report shows that India faces great challenges as it recovers from the tsunami of Dec. 26, 2004. Yet in those challenges, India also has opportunities to not rebuild the vulnerabilities that made life precarious for the people living along the sea coast of the country. Read the Report

SriLanka: WORLD BANK

At the request of the Government of Sri Lankan (GOSL), a joint mission comprising of staff from the Asian Development Bank (ADB), Japan Bank for International Cooperation (JBIC), and the World Bank initiated a joint assessment of the damage. The largest share of output losses appear in the fisheries and tourism sectors due to lost income and production. Many coastal fishermen and small scale farmers' livelihoods were impacted by the tsunami, causing greater vulnerability to poverty. Read more

ILO: STRATEGIES

Strategy for the Reconstruction, Rehabilitation and Recovery of the Earthquake and Tsunami-affected countries in Asia.
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SriLanka: UNDP

UNDP Needs and Damage Assessment on Sri Lanka Tsunami.
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SriLanka: ADB ASSESSMENT

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Indonesia: WORLD BANK ASSESSMENT

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Indonesia: ADB ASSESSMENT

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WFP: TSUNAMI ASSESSMENT

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Maldives: STUNNING DAMAGES

The numbers are stunning - damages caused by the tsunami are nearly two-thirds of the archipelago's annual domestic economic output. Tourism was most affected, with losses of US$100 million (though half of that is covered by insurance).

Joint needs assessment - World Bank, Asian Development Bank, UN System.
ADB Assessment
World Bank Report

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