Cover -- CONTENTS -- EDITORIAL ADVISORY BOARD -- Indian Ocean tsunami and aftermath -- Earthquake and tsunami questionnaires in Banda Aceh and surrounding areas -- Sustainable livelihood considerations for disaster risk management -- Some aspects of tsunami impact and recovery in India -- Compounded loss: the post tsunami recovery experience of Indian island communities -- Tsunami reconstruction and redevelopment in the Maldives -- Tsunami public awareness and the disaster management system of Sri Lanka -- Reputational disaster in Phuket: the secondary impact of the tsunami on inbound tourism -- Tales from the margins: small fishers in post-tsunami Thailand -- Taking care of people and communities -- Tsunami construction risks in the Mediterranean - outlining Malta's scenario -- A snapshot of the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami: societal impacts and consequences -- Warning for the 26 December 2004 tsunamis -- The drinking water response to the Indian Ocean tsunami, including the role of household water treatment -- Not through women's eyes: photo-essays and the construction of a gendered tsunami disaster -- Letter to the editor.