Guidance for Disaster Recovery

The International Recovery Platform (IRP) provides a collection of comprehensive guidance for disaster recovery to help countries and communities develop effective recovery plans and strategies. These guidelines are designed to ensure that recovery efforts are sustainable, resilient, and inclusive.

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Guidance documents from IRP Steering Committee members.

Documents and publications

Disaster Recovery Guidance

1 August 2023

Good Practices in Financing Recovery and Building Back Better (Consultative Edition July 2023)

This recovery brief provides recovery practitioners with lessons and good practices on financing post-disaster recovery, recovery preparedness and building back better.

Documents and publications

Disaster Recovery Guidance

15 June 2023

Private sector recovery and development in crisis and post-crisis settings

This document outlines UNDP’s approach to private sector recovery and development in crisis and post-crisis settings

Documents and publications

Disaster Recovery Guidance

14 June 2023

Building resilience through livelihoods and economic recovery

This guidance note presents UNDP's updated approach to livelihoods and economic recovery programming in Fragile and Post-Crisis/Transition Settings (FACTS).

Documents and publications

Disaster Recovery Guidance

2 June 2023

Disaster recovery planning: Explanatory note and case study

This publication outlines why post-disaster needs assessments (PDNA) should provide comprehensive details of the economic and social impacts of disasters on countries to swiftly mobilize resources and support resilient recovery.

Documents and publications

Disaster Recovery Guidance

7 September 2022

Toward More Gender-Inclusive Emergency Recovery Projects Responding to Natural Disasters: Sectoral Entry Points

The objective of this guidance note is to identify entry points for gender considerations in sectors typically financed by Emergency Recovery Projects.

Documents and publications

Disaster Recovery Guidance

30 August 2022

Reopen, Recover and Resilience in Education: Guidelines for ASEAN Countries

These guidelines are intended to help Member States of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) to reopen schools and keep them open for safe in-person education.

Policies and plans

Disaster Recovery Guidance

30 August 2022

COVID-19 response and recovery guidelines for resilient and sustainable international road freight transport connectivity in ASEAN

The Guidelines were designed to support ASEAN Member States in establishing their regional and national transport connectivity recovery plans with a focus on resilience and sustainability.

Documents and publications

Disaster Recovery Guidance

30 May 2022

Urban Recovery Framework: An enabling institutional and policy framework to support resilient urban recovery at scale and the renewal of the social contract in urban crisis contexts

This is the Urban Recovery Framework that aims to create an enabling environment for more effective recovery in urban areas, affected by natural or man-made crises, including conflict.

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Documents and publications

Disaster Recovery Guidance

1 August 2023

Good Practices in Financing Recovery and Building Back Better (Consultative Edition July 2023)

This recovery brief provides recovery practitioners with lessons and good practices on financing post-disaster recovery, recovery preparedness and building back better.

Documents and publications

Disaster Recovery Guidance

15 June 2023

Private sector recovery and development in crisis and post-crisis settings

This document outlines UNDP’s approach to private sector recovery and development in crisis and post-crisis settings

Documents and publications

Disaster Recovery Guidance

14 June 2023

Building resilience through livelihoods and economic recovery

This guidance note presents UNDP's updated approach to livelihoods and economic recovery programming in Fragile and Post-Crisis/Transition Settings (FACTS).

Documents and publications

Disaster Recovery Guidance

2 June 2023

Disaster recovery planning: Explanatory note and case study

This publication outlines why post-disaster needs assessments (PDNA) should provide comprehensive details of the economic and social impacts of disasters on countries to swiftly mobilize resources and support resilient recovery.

Documents and publications

Disaster Recovery Guidance

7 January 2023

Achieving equitable recovery a post-disaster guide for local officials and leaders

This guide provides a framework and actionable strategies for local leaders to ensure an inclusive and equitable recovery process following a disaster, with a focus on addressing the needs of all community members.

Documents and publications

Disaster Recovery Guidance

7 September 2022

Toward More Gender-Inclusive Emergency Recovery Projects Responding to Natural Disasters: Sectoral Entry Points

The objective of this guidance note is to identify entry points for gender considerations in sectors typically financed by Emergency Recovery Projects.

Documents and publications

Disaster Recovery Guidance

30 August 2022

Reopen, Recover and Resilience in Education: Guidelines for ASEAN Countries

These guidelines are intended to help Member States of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) to reopen schools and keep them open for safe in-person education.

Policies and plans

Disaster Recovery Guidance

30 August 2022

COVID-19 response and recovery guidelines for resilient and sustainable international road freight transport connectivity in ASEAN

The Guidelines were designed to support ASEAN Member States in establishing their regional and national transport connectivity recovery plans with a focus on resilience and sustainability.