Publications

UNDP
Survivors of the Tsunami: One Year Later - UNDP Assisting Communities to Build Back Better
This is a snapshot report on UNDP’s assistance to tsunami recovery and reconstruction efforts in 2005. UNDP has published a report on its assistance to the tsunami recovery and reconstruction efforts for the past year. It is meant to provide examples of how UNDP is helping people who survived the tsunami rebuild their lives now, and for the future.

BRR
Aceh and Nias One Year after the Tsunami - The Recovery Effort and Way Forward
A Joint Report of The BRR and International Partners, December 2005

FAO
Habitat rehabilitation for inland fisheries - Global review of effectiveness and guidance for rehabilitation of freshwater ecosystems
Habitat rehabilitation for inland fisheries. Global review of effectiveness and guidance for rehabilitation of freshwater ecosystems. FAO Fisheries Technical Papers.

FAO
Tsunami communities’ reborn - Rebuilding livelihoods better than before
This online booklet shares stories of those victims whose livelihoods were shattered by the tsunami and highlights how FAO and its partners have been able to help them piece their lives back together.

CONSRN - WorldFish Center
Rehabilitating Livelihoods in Tsunami-Affected Coastal Communities in Asia
Part two of two policy briefs on post-tsunami rehabilitation have been prepared by the WorldFish Center as part of a series of briefs being developed by CONSRN (Consortium to Restore Shattered Livelihoods in Tsunami Devastated Nations)

CONSRN - WorldFish Center
Rebuilding Boats May Not Equal Rebuilding Livelihoods
Part one of two policy briefs on post-tsunami rehabilitation have been prepared by the WorldFish Center as part of a series of briefs being developed by CONSRN (Consortium to Restore Shattered Livelihoods in Tsunami Devastated Nations).

R. Pomeroy, B. Ratner, S. Hall, J. Pimoljinda, and V. Vivekanandan - WorldFish Center
Rehabilitating Livelihoods in Tsunami-Affected Coastal Communities in Asia
The tsunami of December 2004 had its greatest impacts on rural coastal communities, many of which were already poor, vulnerable and with few livelihood options. With a high dependency on a severely depleted and over-ished natural resource base and on badly degraded coastal ecosystems, few coastal communities could, prior to the tsunami, see a path out of poverty. This is not a situation to which communities should be returned as a result of post-tsunami rehabilitation efforts. Rehabilitation should look beyond returning to the status quo and seek to address the root causes of vulnerability – issues of resource access, marginalization, market access, power imbalances, lack of information, and unsustainable resource use – and build resilience to cope with future threats and opportunities.

WorldFish Center
Culture of Fish in Rice Fields
This review is to synthesize available information and highlight the important role that aquaculture in rice-based farming systems can play for food security and poverty alleviation. Aquatic production, in addition to the rice crop itself, is a critically important resource for rural livelihoods in developing countries; its local consumption and marketing are particularly important for food security as it is the most readily available, most reliable and cheapest source of animal protein and fatty acids both for farming households as well as for the landless.

WorldFish Center
Carp Genetic Resources for Aquaculture in Asia
This publication focuses on cyprinid species that are bred in hatcheries and used in aquaculture and restocking activities. Introduced and threatened species of cyprinids in Asia are also discussed. We are well aware that we have not covered many other cyprinid species that are utilized by people in Asia in various ways: wild species in capture fisheries, self-recruiting species in aquaculture ponds and other water bodies, and aquarist species.

FAO
INDONESIA Post-Tsunami Consolidated Assessment
Of all countries hit by the December 2004 tsunami, Indonesia suffered highest losses and severest damages. More than 126,000 people were killed by the earthquake and the floods. Economic losses from the earthquake and resultant tsunami were severe, particularly on the West Coast. Agriculture and small traders were seriously affected. Infrastructure to support economic activity has been devastated and its repair is critical to any rehabiliation effort. Current estimates indicate that as many as 92,000 farms and small enterprises have been partially or wholly destroyed.