UNDP & Tsunami Recovery

Natural Disaster Recovery & Reduction

UNDP Supporting Community-based Tsunami Early-Warning System in Thailand, 29 July 2005

Bangkok, 29 July 2005 —UNDP will support a Thai Government effort to implement a community-based, multi-hazard early warning and disaster preparedness system in the country as a result of an agreement signed today with the Asian Disaster Preparedness Center (ADPC ).

The early warning system project, UNDP officials say, will help establish a culture of safety that starts with a tsunami early-warning system and ends with a heightened awareness of disaster planning and mitigation at all levels of Thai society. Full story

Every family now has a roof over their head as a result of a partnership between Banyan Tree Resorts and UNDP. Video...

Naalaafushi, Maldives, 18 April 2005 —It is almost four months since the tsunami washed away almost every home and building on Naalaafushi, but today, every home on the island has been rebuilt and every family has a roof over their head. Full story