Analysis of the delivery of emergency financial benefits, such as pensions, Social Security, and Temporary Assistance for Needy Families, as well as payments relating to the disaster such as emergency food stamps, unemployment insurance, and emergency cash assistance.
Study showcasing examples of natural hazard mitigation activities and successes from 39 communities in 24 states across the U.S.
Report for the Mississippi Governor’s Commission on Recovery, Rebuilding, Renewal - Affordable Housing Subcommittee on affordable-housing policy and implementation options that have potential application for long-term reconstruction decisions in the wake of natural disasters, such as Hurricane Katrina.
Project to facilitate spatial analysis in early childhood service which has included development of a Disaster Risk Index which Identified four categories of vulnerability indicators for the early childhood sector.
esearch project focused on better understanding tribal drought management issues among the Hualapai Tribe in northwestern Arizona.
Short article about collaboration of Western Union, Radio Shack, and Trumpet Mobile to send remittances via mobile phone.
A list of projects that are bringing new creative energy, attracting tourism, rebuilding homes, overhauling the educational system, and stimulating economic activity to underscore how far the city has come in recovering from Hurricane Katrina.
CEA is a city-sponsored non-profit organization program to significantly reduce energy and water use in Cambridge, Massachusetts. The scheme is planned to have no up-front costs and project financing will be repaid by participants from the energy savings realized through effeciency upgrades.
Wiki set up to corrdinate hurricane response information.
Social networking site on Ning set up for gathering information for Hurricane Gustav but now expanded to address hurricane response more generally.