UNDP POST ‐ DISASTER RECOVERY PROGRAMMES • APEC Seminar on Capacity Building for Disaster Recovery and Rehabilitation • Shanghai, 27 ‐ 28 Jun 2012 • Hossein Sarem Kalali, UNDP
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UNDP’s Strategy to support national Recovery processes: 1.Building National capacities for recovery through: Training programmes Promoting South ‐ South Cooperation and exchange of experience Knowledge Management and knowledge sharing 2.Improving Living Conditions of Affected Communities through effective recovery programming Reinforce local administration capacity for recovery management. Improve community security and social cohesion. Stabilisation of Livelihoods. 3.Promoting gender sensitivity in recovery process
UNDP’s Strategy to support national Recovery process: 4. Improving and Maintaining Coordination . Support for recovery financing and Aid coordination Support to UN Resident Coordinator Office for Early recovery Coordination 5. Strengthening Institutional mechanisms for recovery Promoting Participatory Approaches and Decentralised Planning Support for establishment of national institutional and legislative systems for recovery Support and reinforce national policy and planning processes. Support and reinforce local level implementation capacity. 6. Promoting resilience by Enhancing Safety and Standards and Integrating Risk Reduction in Reconstruction and Development. Building nationals capacities in Disaster Risk management
RELIEF CRISIS Breakdown Lost momentum Partial solution Rebuilding risk Dependency Forgotten Relapses ETC.
UNDP support for Recovery Programming Support for Provision of livelihood intermediate/ recovery transitional shelter Promoting equity and inclusion in recovery & reconstruction
UNDP Recovery Support for Indonesia: Enhancing National Capacities • Regulatory reform covering also Recovery • Institutional reform in Disaster Management including the establishment of new National Agency for Disaster Management • Mainstreaming DRR into regular development planning Public Awareness and Public Education • Demonstration of DRR application
UNDP Recovery Support for Indonesia: Enhancing national Capacities 3. Recovery 4. Monitoring & 1. Post 2. Recovery Implementation Evaluation Disaster Programming Assessment •Restoring •Support •Implementing •Multi ‐ Livelihoods Monitoring Post Disaster stakeholder And Develop by the Needs Workshops for Economic Community Assessment prioritization, Opportunities via Village which includes policy ‐ making, Of The Information Damages and programming Affected System Loses and Population in •Monitoring Assessment budgeting. Merapi impact of the and Human •Coordination Recovery recovery at Recovery among central community Need ‐ local and Assessment. government households and non ‐ state level by period actors for role of 5 years sharing. Longitudinal Study
UNDP Recovery Support for Haiti : Enhancing transition • 12 January 2010. 16:53 • 7.2 on Richter Scale, dozens of aftershocks up to 5.9 on Richter Scale, epicenter near Leogane, Strongest quake since 1770 • 220,000 dead, 300,000 injured, 1,000,000 homeless • 7.8 Billion in damages – 120% of 2009 GDP • Impact throughout the country…and the Island
UNDP’s Recovery Programmes in Haiti Goal – To enable smoother transition from Relief to longer term recovery – To restore livelihoods, Government capacities and shelter
UNDP Recovery Support for Haiti: Enhancing transition to development Early Recovery • Providing emergency employment to the affected people through ‘’ Cash for Work ‘’ programmes Removing Rubble • • Re ‐ establishing the Government’s capacity to deliver basic justice Strengthening Government • institutions in aid management and supporting the Post Disaster Needs Assessment, Organizing Donor Conference
UNDP Recovery Support for Haiti: Enhancing Transition to Development Longer term Recovery: • Livelihoods : cash for work, Area ‐ Based Recovery and debris management • Governance: Decentralization and administrative reform • Rule of law and justice and security • Disaster Risk Reduction and hurricane preparedness
UNDP Support to Recovery for Bangladesh: Recovery of Housing • C yclone Sidr (Nov 2007): – 16,000 disaster resilient houses or ‘core family shelters’ for families who lost their homes; – shelter interventions combined with livelihood recovery activities, promoted early recovery and community resilience • C yclone Aila (May 2009): – temporary shelter materials distributed to 26,000 families; – Disaster Resilient Habitat supported with 43 unit family homes and 1 community centre/school
UNDP Support to Recovery for Bangladesh: Recovery of Housing • Shelter – not a UNDP core area • Positioning through – Policy dialogue – Leading Shelter Working Group and standardization of design – Leveraging partnership with Government – Use of pre ‐ qualified NGOs for speedy delivery and community participation
UNDP Support to Recovery for Bangladesh: Recovery of Housing Main achievements • Continuous improvement of disaster resilient features through implementation and learning • Women’s engagement in construction increased their status within the family and community Strong partnership with • communities, beneficiaries, local authorities, and other stakeholders promotes creative/cost effective solutions
UNDP recovery Support for Nepal Strengthening Local Government 18 th August, 2008 at 12.45 hrs: The breach on the embankment of the Koshi River occurred Displaced Population: 70,000, Displaced Households: 7,563 Nepalese HHs, 2,328 Indian HHs Death: 1 5000 ha land swept away in 4 VDCs in Nepal and larger part in India Estimated loss worth NRs. 2.5 billion (USD 33 million) and fully destroyed local livelihood systems of 7563 HH East ‐ West highway disconnected at 4 points within the span of 18 Km.,. Basic services: VDC offices, Schools, Health Centre, water s ppl s stem telephone and electricit lines disr pted
UNDP recovery Support for Nepal Strengthening Local Government UN/UNDP’s response to relief and recovery through Local Governments • General Coordination Committee to coordinate various relief and response interventions by government and development partners • Support for conducting initial assessment of the damages • Support for Rapid Hazard and Risk Assessment. • Support for the creation High level Parliamentary Taskforce for recovery. • Comprehensive Compensation Package (CCP) • support to the Local Government to establish Return and Rehabilitation Unit. • Land demarcation conducted based on the intensity of damages (Green, Yellow and Red)
UNDP recovery Support for Nepal Strengthening Local Government UNDP supported preparation of Transitional Recovery Plan • Cash/Food for work programme : Implemented jointly with WFP, through LG and Local NGO • Community infrastructures and Local Government’s capacity development • Micro enterprise • livelihood and wetland/environment protection programs
Humanitarian Enhancing Early Recovery coordination Development UNDP Recovery Support for Sri Lanka: Transition WASH e a r l y r e c o v e r y n e t w o r k Protection Health and Nutrition Shelter and NFIs Education Infrastructure Governance Livelihoods Early Recovery Housing Mine Action Food Security and Agriculture
UNDP Recovery Support for Sri Lanka: Enhancing Early Recovery coordination • Local Level: Early Phase – Technical assistance to facilitate Government planning and coordination: conducted needs assessments, carried out partner mapping, established standards for basic livelihood assistance packages etc. Middle Phase – Encouraged government participation/involvement Final Phase – Handover residual recovery coordination leadership to Local Government
Colombo Districts ERG Sub-Groups ERG (District) Livelihoods Civil Administration Permanent Housing Basic Working Working Working Infrastructure Group Group Group . Division and Sectoral Working Groups
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