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Post-disaster reconstruction: lessons from Nagapattinam district, India

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  • Elizabeth Jordan
  • Amy Javernick-Will
  • Bernard Amadei

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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.

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  • Elizabeth Jordan & Amy Javernick-Will & Bernard Amadei, 2015. "Post-disaster reconstruction: lessons from Nagapattinam district, India," Development in Practice, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 25(4), pages 518-534, May.
    • Handle: RePEc:taf:cdipxx:v:25:y:2015:i:4:p:518-534
    DOI: 10.1080/09614524.2015.1028334
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