Habitat International: A Fact Finding Mission Report

Indonesia-Relief.Org manned by Indonesian journalists, volunteers, and social workers who have involved in Aceh and North Sumatra tsunami relief effort, has strong intention to keep working on the following humanitarian news and information to provide latest update on Indonesia tsunami relief, rehabilitation, reconstruction efforts; Monitoring the progress of rehabilitation and reconstruction effort; Provide background, references, and related information regarding Indonesia tsunami and affected areas. Read more...

India: Guiding Principles for Post-Tsunami Rehabilitation

Preventive/Protection and Mitigation from Risk of Tsunami. National Disaster Management, Government of India. Read more...

INDONESIA: A Web Portal on Tsunami Recovery
Indonesia-Relief.Org manned by Indonesian journalists, volunteers, and social workers who have involved in Aceh and North Sumatra tsunami relief effort, has strong intention to keep working on the following humanitarian news and information to provide latest update on Indonesia tsunami relief, rehabilitation, reconstruction efforts; Monitoring the progress of rehabilitation and reconstruction effort; Provide background, references, and related information regarding Indonesia tsunami and affected areas. Read more...

Asia Foundation: The Aceh Rehabilitation and Reconstruction Appraisal (ARRA)

The first report of a 16-month assessment designed to accelerate and guide the revitalization of Post-Tsunami Aceh, Indonesia. ARRA's findings are intended to provide a reference regarding both those matters that are going well and those matters that still require improvement in the rehabilitation and reconstruction in Aceh. Read more.....

India: Community Led Disaster to Development: A Year After Tsunami. Swayam Shikshan Prayog


Resilience, hope against all odds and the courage to see a light at the end of this long dreary passage marks these communities. Whatever has been listed in the pages below is not a statement of what difference we have made in the lives of the affected communities, but the bare minimum we could have done in the given circumstances to set them on their feet on the long walk to recovery and development. Read more...


World Bank: Tsunami Response


Tsunami Response and initiatives of World Bank and International Agencies. Read more...

Tsunami Recovery Network: Getting Back Home: Impact On Property Rights

For many of the survivors of the earthquake-tsunami that smashed into the coastlines of countries bordering the Indian Ocean on 26 December 2004, their property rights were the only assets that survived with them. Even these sometimes tenuous rights to space for shelter, cultivation and trade were imperilled by this terrible disaster and its equally overwhelming aftermath. This paper tries to identify how the property rights of the survivors can be restored, secured and, where possible, enhanced, writes Shaun Williams October 2005. Read more...


UNICEF: Tsunami One Year Update

Issuing a one-year update on its recovery efforts in countries affected by the Indian Ocean tsunami, UNICEF says 2005 has been an unprecedented year of emergencies for children, with an extraordinary series of natural disasters, food crises, and conflicts tearing at the fabric of life for tens of millions
of people. Read more...


INDIA. UNDP: Tsunami One Year: A Joint Report

Government of India and UNDP have published a joint report on Tsunami Reconstruction and Recovery in India. Read more...

UNDP India: Tsunami Information

This portal provides information and resources on Tsunami Disaster in India. Read more...

OXFAM: Settlement and Livelihood Needs and Aspirations

Oxfam's Tsunami response will last four more years, and has already helped more than 1.8 million people in seven countries to start rebuilding their lives. One year after disaster struck, find out how we are spending donations, what impact Oxfam has had and where we go from here. Read more...

ACTION AID: Six Months Update on South Asia Tsunami

ActionAid's approach was to seek out the poorest and most marginalised groups and make sure they were not left out of the relief effort. And to champion the cause of people who face loosing coastal land and livelihoods Over 70 per cent of those we supported have been women and girls who are often the most vulnerable after a disaster has struck. Read more...

India: Government of Tamil Nadu

Tamil Nadu goverment policy initiatives, tsunami response and activity update. Read more...

SRI LANKA: Relief and Rehabilitation Initiatives

To know more about government response on Tsunami Reconstruction and Rehabilitation. Read more...

FRITZ Institute: Recipient Perception of Aid Effectiveness

Rescue, Relief and Rehabilitation in Tsunami Affected Indonesia, India and Sri Lanka In an effort to understand the dynamics of disaster assistance, Fritz Institute undertook a largescale quantitative study in partnership with TNS, a reputed global social science research organization with a local presence in India, Indonesia and Sri Lanka. The study was executed in two parts. The first part, conducted 60 days after the Tsunami, asked 1,406 aid recipients from 196 villages in India and Sri Lanka about their perceptions of aid effectiveness during the rescue and
relief phases. Read more...

The Economist: Going the Last Mile - Thailand and Indonesia

An Economist Intelligence Unit briefing paper Sponsored by DHL Asia-Pacific
It looks at relief operations for tsunami- affected areas in Thailand and Indonesia, the lessons learnt, and how governments, aid agencies and companies can use these lessons to improve last-mile logistics management in disaster response in the long term. Read more..

India: Tsunami Response Watch - Responsible Web Reporting

The special section of Tsunami Response Watch provides review articles on tsunami response by experts in the field. Read more..

ASHOKA: Changemakers Net

Changemakers Innovation Award Competitions: Meeting Disaster, How to Prepare and Respond. Read more..

HABITAT JAM: Relief and Rehabilitation Work

Tens of thousands of people from all countries of the world and walks of life participated during the 72-hour event. The views and ideas shared in the JAM will be identified and published in January 2006. This dialogue will form a significant part of the discussions at the World Urban Forum 3 in Vancouver, Canada, in June 2006. Read more..

India: SIFFS Kerala Information Centre

The Tsunami in Kerala: An overview of tsunami rehabilitation in Alappad and Arattupuzha. Read more.

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