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Tag archives for disaster recovery
One Year Later—the Road to Resilience After Typhoon Haiyan
USAID is taking the lessons learned from Haiyan, and scaling up the best solutions for building resilience, especially in areas of recurring shocks. USAID launched the Global Resilience Partnership, to catalyze locally driven, high-impact solutions to resilience challenges. Do you have innovative ideas for building resilience?
USAID Remains Focused on Typhoon Response in the Philippines
![[caption id="attachment_26240" align="alignright" width="240"] Deputy Assistant Administrator Greg Beck discussing continuous Typhoon Haiyan/Yolanda relief operations with a DSWD representative Photo credit: USAID.[/caption]](https://blog.usaid.gov/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/beck_csis_ph3-240x192.jpg)
We are now beginning our pivot to the early recovery stage and we will continue to focus on some critical areas. Transitional shelter, livelihoods, health, cash-for-work, microfinance, temporary schools, and the rebuilding of rural health units will be very important focus areas for us over the next three to 12 months.
Rebuilding Haiti One Concrete Block at a Time
Governments, private businesses and NGOs all have an important role in the rebuild of homes, roads and even an airport runway in Haiti. Read more >>
Pounds of Prevention – Focus on Money & Microfinance
What does having access to savings and credit have to do with disaster risk reduction? In this Pounds of Prevention series, we discuss the important role that financial services play in reducing vulnerability to disasters and facilitating post-disaster recovery. Read more >>
