Build Back Better

IRP provides recovery guidance and a comprehensive library of recovery resources to support the practice of disaster recovery and building back better.
All Recovery Resources
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Hurricane Maria Two-Year Update American Red Cross
2019
This report covers the American Red Cross's response and recovery efforts for damage caused by Hurricane Maria on Puerto Rico in the past two years after its occurrence.
American Red Cross
WRC5 Joint Communique
2022
The Joint Communique sets out the agreements reached at the conclusion of the 5th Edition of the World Reconstruction Conference on 23-25 May 2022 in Bali, Indonesia.
World Bank, the Global Facility for Disaster Reduction and Recovery, the United Nations Development Programme - Headquarters Bureau for Crisis Prevention and Recovery - UNDP United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction International Recovery Platform
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2022
This paper summarises the findings of a mission that conducted damage assessment following an earthquake in Turkey and Greece in October 2020, which was followed by a tsunami.
Frontiers in Built Environment
Japan and UNDP Partnership for Building Back Better- Annual Report of 2020 Approved Projects
2022
This annual report provides an overview of the 26 UNDP-Japan funded projects implemented in 20 countries across Africa totaling USD 40 million.
United Nations Development Programme - Headquarters
Herald 33
2022
IRP Herald Volume 33 is the knowledge report for the International Recovery Forum 2022: Redesigning Systems for Resilience through Recovery: Assessing Progress and the Unfinished Agenda at the Midpoint of the Sendai Framework.
International Recovery Platform
IRP Herald 32
2022
IRP Herald Volume 32 is the knowledge report for IRP-supported sessions at the Regional Platforms for Disaster Risk Reduction in 2021.
International Recovery Platform
Haiti 2021 PDNA DRF Case Study
2022
This case study documents the lessons learned and contributions of the post disaster needs assessment and disaster recovery framework toward implementing recovery from the August 2021 earthquake in Haiti's Southern Peninsula.
United Nations Development Programme - Headquarters Bureau for Crisis Prevention and Recovery - UNDP
Global Rapid Post-Disaster Damage Estimation (GRADE) for Hunga Tonga–Hunga Haʻapai Volcanic Eruption
2022
This is the Global Rapid Post-Disaster Damage Estimation report on the January 15 eruption, providing estimated costs of the physical damages caused by the volcanic eruption and tsunami.
Tonga - government World Bank, the Global Facility for Disaster Reduction and Recovery, the
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2022
This paper presents a selection of 25 components used to define resilience, and an interesting linkage emerges between these components and the dimensions of risk management.
International Journal of Disaster Risk Science
Response and Recovery after Maria Lessons for Disaster Law and Policy
2018
This article analyzes the reasons for the flawed response to the 2017 Hurricane Maria in Puerto Rico and proposes improvements in future disaster policy.
University of California, Berkeley