Learning from Learning from Disaster Disaster RecoveryRecovery

International Recovery International Recovery Platform (IRP) Review of Platform (IRP) Review of

Emerging Lessons Emerging Lessons

The Indian Ocean The Indian Ocean TsunamiTsunami

Hurricane KatrinaHurricane Katrina

Kashmir Earthquake Kashmir Earthquake

What is disaster What is disaster recovery?recovery?

“ …“ ….the permanent construction or .the permanent construction or replacement of severely damaged replacement of severely damaged physical structures, the full restoration physical structures, the full restoration of all services, and local infrastructure, of all services, and local infrastructure, the re-vitalization of the economy and the re-vitalization of the economy and the restoration of social and cultural the restoration of social and cultural life.”life.”

An overview of Disaster Management, An overview of Disaster Management, UNDP, 1991UNDP, 1991

Who is undertaking this Who is undertaking this review?review?

This is a combined operation involving:This is a combined operation involving: Government of JapanGovernment of Japan UNDPUNDP ISDR secretariat incl. PPEWISDR secretariat incl. PPEW ADRCADRC

The review is being edited by a team The review is being edited by a team led by Professor Ian Davisled by Professor Ian Davis

Resilience Centre, Cranfield University, Resilience Centre, Cranfield University, UKUK

Why is this learning Why is this learning needed?needed?

Because there is a gap. Currently, Because there is a gap. Currently, there is no documentation that there is no documentation that compares disaster recovery lessons compares disaster recovery lessons across sectors, cultures and hazard across sectors, cultures and hazard types.types.

To document vital experiences of To document vital experiences of recovery management in order to recovery management in order to share relevant knowledge with those share relevant knowledge with those needing it.needing it.

Without this study there is a Without this study there is a serious risk of decision makers serious risk of decision makers ‘re-inventing wheels’. ‘re-inventing wheels’.

A template is needed to enable A template is needed to enable future recovery studies to be future recovery studies to be undertaken to aid comparison undertaken to aid comparison and analysis. and analysis.

The Learning Cycle The Learning Cycle

GAIN NEW EXPERIENCE

REFLECT ON

EXPERIENCE

APPLY IN FUTURE

What aspects of recovery What aspects of recovery will be examined?will be examined?

Following Following naturalnatural disasters. disasters. Following Following all main natural hazards.all main natural hazards. Recovery Recovery in all phasesin all phases, from early phases , from early phases

to long-term recovery.to long-term recovery. All sectorsAll sectors (e.g. livelihoods, shelters) of (e.g. livelihoods, shelters) of

recovery management.recovery management. Administrative patternsAdministrative patterns to support to support

recoveryrecovery Analysis of recovery will follow Analysis of recovery will follow thematic thematic

lineslines of the project. of the project.

Who are the audience?Who are the audience?ALL STAKEHOLDERS: ALL STAKEHOLDERS: Government officials responsible Government officials responsible

for recovery management.for recovery management. UN staff in agencies with recovery UN staff in agencies with recovery

roles (i.e. UNDP, UNICEF, roles (i.e. UNDP, UNICEF, UNESCO, UNCHS, ISDR etc.)UNESCO, UNCHS, ISDR etc.)

Staff in International Development Staff in International Development Banks.Banks.

National and International National and International NGO’s.NGO’s.

Private Sector (Construction, Private Sector (Construction, Small Business Sector, Small Business Sector, Agriculture, Financial Agriculture, Financial Investment, Insurance, etc.).Investment, Insurance, etc.).

Donors supporting Disaster Donors supporting Disaster Recovery.Recovery.

Three dimensional Three dimensional recoveryrecovery

The review will seek to find lessons The review will seek to find lessons concerning the three dimensions of concerning the three dimensions of recovery:recovery:

PSYCHO-SOCIALPSYCHO-SOCIAL ECONOMICECONOMIC PHYSICAL (including the PHYSICAL (including the natural natural

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The review will identify lessons concerning The review will identify lessons concerning three dimensions of recovery:three dimensions of recovery:

Typical issues Typical issues to be includedto be included

Long-Term Long-Term effects of earlyeffects of early decisions decisions

‘‘Temporary Housing’ in Temporary Housing’ in Skopje that survived and Skopje that survived and

shaped a city….shaped a city….

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Time Time ConstraintsConstraints

In RecoveryIn Recovery

Risk Risk Reduction in Reduction in RecoveryRecovery

How will this be How will this be undertaken?undertaken?

Key recovery documents have been Key recovery documents have been assembled to form a data base (currently assembled to form a data base (currently 56 disaster recovery examples compiled 56 disaster recovery examples compiled by IRP). by IRP).

A team of staff in IRP (Hyogo), ISDR A team of staff in IRP (Hyogo), ISDR Geneva, Platform for the Promotion of Geneva, Platform for the Promotion of Early Warning (PPEW Bonn), Colombia Early Warning (PPEW Bonn), Colombia and Oxford will develop the recovery and Oxford will develop the recovery review from December 2005-April 2006 review from December 2005-April 2006 based on analysis along five thematic based on analysis along five thematic lines.lines.

What will be the result What will be the result of this exercise?of this exercise?

Improved global recovery managementImproved global recovery management Better understanding concerning the Better understanding concerning the

integration of psycho-social, economic, integration of psycho-social, economic, and physical recovery actions.and physical recovery actions.

Advice on ways to incorporate risk Advice on ways to incorporate risk reduction into recovery.reduction into recovery.

Better use of money invested in Better use of money invested in recovery through an ‘evidence based recovery through an ‘evidence based approach’ based on what works and approach’ based on what works and what fails. what fails.