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Disaster Recovery Frameworks

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Disaster recovery frameworks enable countries to drive a process forward that unites all government, private sector, donors, development partners, and community efforts with a focus on building back stronger, faster and more inclusively over the short, medium to long term timeframes of recovery. The DRF helps in articulating a vision for recovery; defining a strategy; prioritizing actions; fine-tuning planning; and providing guidance on financing, implementing, and monitoring the recovery. Depending on the scale of recovery required, the framework should be developed within a month or max 45 days after a disaster, or ideally before a disaster occurs.

Expected outcomes of implementing recovery frameworks are:

  1. Informed institutional and policy-setting for recovery.
  2. Prioritization and programming based on an inclusive, transparent process that ensures participation of all stakeholders and uses national and international good practices.
  3. Effective coordination among all parties during the recovery and reconstruction processes.
  4. Comprehensive framework for recovery financing.
  5. Improved implementation and monitoring and evaluation systems for recovery programs.

DRF guidance and frameworks

Documents and publications

Engaging local actors in disaster recovery frameworks

This guide is based on the Guide to Developing Disaster Recovery Frameworks, which aims to support governments at the national level to assist with recovery planning and implementation.
The Initial Planning Framework for the Reconstruction of Mosul
Documents and publications

The Initial Planning Framework for the Reconstruction of Mosul

This report provides an analysis of the current reconstruction and recovery activities in Mosul and highlights emerging needs for the urban recovery and medium-term development of the city.
Policies and plans

Vanuatu: Maewo response & recovery action plan - Ambae volcano

This document is designed to highlight the response and recovery activity in the immediate (September-November 2018), intermediate (December 2018-May 2019) and long-term (July 2019/202) with respect to the current Ambae Manaro volcano operation. This plan covers emergency response and recovery activities, including mass evacuation, across a range of sectors such as health, WASH, education and gender. It outlines the priorities and gaps, as well as financial requirements. In order for relocated communities to rebuild a sustainable future, this plan describes the economic and social effects of evacuation.
Documents and publications

Transformation and innovation in the wake of devastation: an economic and disaster recovery plan for Puerto Rico

This economic and disaster recovery plan lays out the Government of Puerto Rico’s strategic vision and goals and provides a detailed framework for achieving them.
Somalia Recovery and Resilience Framework
Documents and publications

Somalia Recovery and Resilience Framework

The Somalia Recovery and Resilience Framework (RRF) is a strategic initiative that supports Somalia’s journey from early drought recovery to long-term resilience and disaster preparedness.
Tonga-Disaster-Recovery-Framework-for-Tropical-Cyclone-Gita
Documents and publications

DISASTER RECOVERY FRAMEWORK FOR TROPICAL CYCLONE GITA

This Disaster Recovery Framework will help guide and coordinate decisions on rebuilding over the next three years till 2021 and inform more detailed recovery programs, plans and projects that will be developed and implemented by the government ministries.
Build Back Better Puerto Rico November 2017
Documents and publications

Build back better Puerto Rico: request for federal assistance for disaster recovery

This document represents an aggregation of the best available disaster damages caused by the 2017 Hurricane Maria in Puerto Rico and is an initial assessment of the cost to rebuild a stronger, more resilient Puerto Rico
National Disaster Recovery Framework Building Back a Disaster-Affected Malawi Better and Safer Volume II Drought
Documents and publications

National disaster recovery framework (NDRF): Building back a disaster-affected Malawi better and safer (Volume II: Drought)

Recovery efforts defined within the NDRF are guided by a central vision and goal. An initial vision and goal were determined following the 2015 floods; these have been updated in response to the 2015/16 drought.
Process for Preparing Disaster Recovery Frameworks
Documents and publications

Process for Preparing Disaster Recovery Frameworks

This Process Note explains the process for preparing a DRF. It is intended to support the government officials, partners, affected population, and other stakeholders who will plan and prepare the DRF.
Documents and publications

Post-disaster recovery plan: Sri Lanka, floods and landslides

The PDRP specifies priority recovery needs and financial requirements, embedded in nine key sectors and three cross-cutting areas. It is expected to ensure that recovery is resilient and supports the development agenda of the country.

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